LANDSCAPE AND SHRINES OF THE ISLANDS AS A SPATIAL PATTERN "ALTERNATING CIRCLES" OF LAND AND SEA : A basic study on spatial recognition and composition of landscaping in Japan Part 2

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to research about shrines and their surroundings in the Oki islands, and to clarify the system of composition in landscaping. The characteristic geographical feature as a spatial pattern "Alternating Circles" consists of the compositions that I call a spatial pattern "Projection" and a spatial pattern "Depression" The shrines that are located on hills and its surrounding landscape express and preserve the system of traditional landscaping in Japan.