CONSTRUCTION OF GIS DATABASE ON HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN BUDDHIST TEMPLES AND SHINTO SHRINES IN THE HISTORIC CENTER OF KYOTO

−An evaluation on distribution of cultural heritage in the historic city−

Abstract

This paper deals with the evaluation of cultural heritage in the historic center of Kyoto. In order to clarify the distribution of cultural heritage, I constructed GIS database on historic buildings by overall fieldwork of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. As a result of this investigation, 2170 buildings and 597 sites were listed, which reached 78 percent of all places. By distribution map concerning the construction period, I can point out the historical significant area, where amount of survived buildings from the conflagration in 1788 are existed. By making the density map, the area where historic buildings concentrated is made visible.