History and Geography of Japanese Cities - Castle Town NAGOYA -

Prof. Dr. NAKAJIMA, Shigeru(Aichi Prefectural University)

Fig. 1 Kiyomizu Temple & Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto

Fig.2 Historical Town in Japan(1)

Monzen-Machi(religious town)TOYOKAWA( in Aichi Pref.)

Shukuba-Machi(stage)SEKI(in Mie Pref.)

Fig.3 Historical Town in Japan(2)

Minato-Machi(port town)TOMO(in Hiroshima pref.)

Ichiba-Machi(market town)ICHINOMIYA(in Aichi pref.)

Fig.4 The Japanese Modern Municipalities “Shi” in 1889

Kagoshima

Kumamoto

Kurume

NagasakiSaga

FukuokaShimonoseki

Hiroshima

MatsueOkayama

Tottori

Matsuyama

Kochi

Tokushima

Himeji

Kobe

Kyoto

Wakayama

Sakai

Osaka

Tsu

FukuiKanazawaTakaokaToyama

Niigata

Kofu

Gifu

NagoyaShizuoka

Yokohama

Tokyo

Mito

Sendai

Yonezawa

Yamagata

Akita

Morioka

HirosakiBlack : Castle TownRed : Port Town

Fig.5 Castle Town

Himeji Castle (National Treasure)

Himeji city (in Hyogo pref.)

Fig.6 Nagoya Metropolitan Area

The Distant View from East Side(APU)

The Business Center

Fig.7 Old Plan of Nagoya (mid-18th century) ‘Nagoya narabini Atuta Zu’

Fig.8 The Main Castle Towns in Aichi Pref.

Fig.9 Nagoya Castle & Town Center in mid-18th century

Fig.10 Present Plan of Nagoya City Center

(by 1/10000 Topographical Map ‘Nagoya Jo’, 2005, The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) )

Fig.11 Old Street System in Present City Center

Fig.12 Nagoya Castle in City Center

Fig.13 Okayama Castle Town Plan in 1701- 04

A part of ‘Okayama Ezu’

: A part of road shifting

Fig.14 Not Straight Crossroad in Okayama City Center

Fig.15 Nagoya Castle from Castle Garden

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