FRAMEWORK OF SPACE AND SHRINES OF THE OKI ISLANDS AS A SPATIAL PATTERN "ALTERNATIVE CIRCULES" OF LAND AND SEA : A basic study on spatial recognition and composition of landscaping in Japan Part 1

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relations of spatial recognition and the composition in landscaping, and to find the meaning of traditional landscaping in Japan. The natural and geographical features in the Oki islands corresponds to a spatial pattern "Alternative Circles" of land and sea. There are many old shrines that were located in important places in the spatial patterns and the compositions of the landscape in the Oki islands.