The purpose of this paper is to comprehend the streetscape in the old town of Oumi-hatiman, Shiga, Japan. As a hypothesis, the streetscapes are classified into four categories -'homogeneous', 'diverse of figure', 'diverse of ground', and 'complicated'- based on the concept of 'homogeneity-diversity', and 'figure ・ ground'. The usefulness of these categories was found through a description of characteristics of Oumi-hatiman, which involves both homogeneity and diversity from not only the viewpoint of each building, but streetscape and district. These categories are presented as a new clue to the streetscape control.
