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Réf.

41621

Type

conference item

Titre

Advocacy of Vista-Heritage. The important role of viewing to mountain forsetting in Japan

Langues

English

Auteurs

Akasaka, Makoto

Date

2005

Pages

7 p.

Titre de conférence

15th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Monuments and sites in their setting - conserving cultural heritage in changing townscapes and landscapes’

Lieu de conférence

Xi'an, China

Date de conférence

17 – 21 oct 2005

Mots-clés

setting / visual impact / World Heritage List / mountains / conservation of historic sites / historic buildings / intangible heritage

Pays mentionnés

Japan

Monuments et sites

Shuri-castle and Sefa-utaki, Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, Japan

N° Patrimoine mondial

972

Résumé en anglais

The Shakkei (Borrowed Scenery) in japanese garden is an essencial type of setting. Through the garden space (the near distance) we can see the shape of mountains (the distance) over there. Then the shape of mountains becomes a part of scenery of that garden. The setting is a selected combination of some elements in landscape. The scheme of setting was prefered often in landscapes of Ukiyoe-art (Japanese prints). The scheme of setting was a motif for Katsushika Hokusai and later Andou Hiroshige in 18th~19th century. I would like to advocate “Vista-Heritage” by introducing of three different issues on settings of viewing to mountains in Japan. 1. In an east direction from World Heritage Shuri-Castle(Okinawa, Japan) there is a religious hill for dynasity named “Bengatake”. From that hill we can see the mountain “Sukunamui” to the direction of the other World Heritage “Seifa-Utaki”. The presence of Bengatake is a very important connecting point. But it is excluded from heritage area and the buffer zone.2. There were many viewing points to Mt.Fuji named “Fujimi-zaka” in Tokyo (Edo). Because of increasing of highrises Fujimi-zaka are vanishing. Nowadays there is only one Fujimi-zaka in center part of Tokyo. By constructing a apartment house, that interrupted viewing to Mt. Fuji from the top of slope of “Fujimi-zaka”, occurred against movement of habitants.
3. The snow shapes on the mountainsides in early spring used to show the time of planting. These snow shapes were benamed like a rabitt, horse, farmer, bird, carps etc. The Role as a farmer’s almanac is disappearing but actually it has the other value for habitants.

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