Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to analyze relationship between childern's play and playing spaces and to know the some character of elements and nature in spaces where they can find out attractive place of playing. It has already been known fact that children play not only at the arranged playpark but also at whole spaces in neighbourhood. Therefore, we selected four neighbourhood districts different from its natures and investigated children's playing by observation with short interviews. The main findings by our analysis are the followings: (1) It can be found there are certain relationship between kinds of particular play and natures of space. (2) Children's play is induced when they meet some attractive physical elements in the spaces. The various kinds of elements are grouped by three locational categories such as specialized playground, residential surrounding and other open space. (3) Attractiveness in natures of space can be evaluated by following six aspects : 1. spaciousness of place 2. existence of playing instruments 3. diversity of enviroment 4. existence of intimate sitting spot 5. materials for handiwork 6. existens of natural asset (4) These relationship can be realized when supported by the following fundamental conditions : 1. free availability 2. safety 3. easy access including location
