<RESEARCH NOTES>A Mapping and Geographical Analysis of Japanese Gardens in the Kyoto Basin

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  • 京都盆地に分布する日本庭園の地図化と地理的条件

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This study analyzes the location of 164 renowned Japanese gardens in the Kyoto basin, that is the Kamogawa alluvial fan and the Katsuragawa fl ood plain. The gardens were mapped using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. The mapped data indicate that physiographic environments constrain the location of the gardens. Rock gardens (karesansui type gardens) are located accross the whole area of the alluvial fan, while water gardens (chisen type gardens) are concentrated along the piedmont spring zones and the artifi cial canals of the irrigation system known as the Biwako sosui (constructed in 1890). In brief, hydrological conditions affect the location of Japanese gardens, which is primarily constrained by surface geomorphic units.

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