A study of Chayamachi district’s public spaces on the use by staying people

Abstract

　The purpose of this study is to clarify the characteristics of the use by conducting a survey of Chayamachi district, where there are some public spaces with different characteristics. The actual situation of use was understood by the following method. A route census survey conducted in October 2021 on weekdays and holidays, and we confirmed them by weekday / holiday, time period, and space type. As a result, we found that the public spaces in the Chayamachi district accommodate a variety of user groups, with different trends in use on weekdays and holidays and at different time period. Also, their public spaces are used differently according to the different characteristics of the space, such as spaces that are used for long time and spaces that are used for temporary time. Therefore, the district as a whole accommodate the different purposes of use of the people who spend time in the district.