A Study on the Colorscape in Japanese Old Towns with Reference to Forest vegetation.

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Colorscape, that is the symbolized place with sacred colors, was studied in Kakunodate, northeastern Japan and Hagi, western Japan with geographical, ethnographical and landscape-architectural approaches. The brightness and tone of the building colors were observed in those two cities. The results show that the characteristics of painted colors in the cities were not closely related with the natural vegetation around the cities. A traditional festival in Kakunodate was investigated to clarify the relationships between the sacred colors and local knowledge on the social and ecological landscape. The color scheme found on the Dashi, traditional floats, indicates that the traditional god moves between the village and mountains linking with the changing seasons.