Abstract
Many typhoons passed through the Eastern district of Kochi prefecture. Traditional houses are provided with a windbreak to prevent strong wind and wave. This study aims to investigate functions of four types of facilities such as a stone wall, a cobblestone fence, a tiled roof for dripping and a wooden shatter with a folding stool, and survey those geographical distribution.
Stone walls, Ishigaki, are existed in Takaoka near Muroto cape and Shimura near Gyoto cape to prevent a strong wind.
Cobblestone fences, Ishiguro, are often existed in a hill area because of a strong wind from the seashore. Some of them are designated as important cultural property in Nahari and Kiragawa.
Tiled roofs for dripping, Mizukiri-gawara, are used for the front and the wall side of buildings along an old road in the town. Some of them are designated as important cultural property for elaborated design.
Wooden shatters with folding stools, Bucchou, are facade used as a structure to prevent a storm more effectively because of spaitial restrictions. They are exisited in Toyocho in the east end of Kochi Prefecture because those structural design has been brought by a trade with Kansai district. It is urgent that they should be maintained and preserved as cultural property.
