This paper makes out the original urban forms in medieval times of Nara. Medieval Nara which had established on the ancient gridiron plan had the typical residential districts called "Kosatsuki Gou". "Kosatsuki Gou" consisted of small "Gou" which had the wayside shrines at the street comers This type of "Gou" formed their residential area around the crossroads. The paper concludes that medieval Nara made cross-shaped urban area around wayside shrines at the crossroads. This cruciform urban area was different from the form of "Ryougawa-Chou" which stood on the both side of street in Kyoto.
