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

色彩景观是具有神圣色彩的象征性场所，我们采用地理学、民族学和景观建筑学的方法对日本东北部的角馆和日本西部的哈格进行了研究。在这两个城市中观察了建筑颜色的亮度和色调。结果表明，城市的色彩特征与城市周围的自然植被关系不密切。以角馆的一个传统节日为研究对象，探讨了宗教色彩与地方知识在社会生态景观中的关系。在大石上发现的色彩方案，传统的彩车，表明传统的神在村庄和山脉之间移动，与季节的变化联系在一起。

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.