Abstract
The Tamamo-Park, which is located at the core area of Takamatsu city, has been the (former) site of Takamatsu castle. And, in 1955, it was opened to the public, Even up to now, it still retains the historical characteristics, in spite of the current urban renewal of the surrounding area. The aim of this paper is to clarify the change in characteristics of this Tamamo-Park, in conjunction with the change in both people's use and urbanization process in the surrounding area. As a result, it also aims to characterize the modern Tamamo-Park, historically. Therefore, this is the case study, which intends to consider the meaning and possibility of making use of the cultural heritage to the public. During the periods from the latter period of Meiji Era to the just before World War II, the Ruins of Takamatsu Castle had been holding not only the historical symbols but also the modern symbols at the same time in various combinations. However, such historical characteristics were unified as (a) Park", when this site was opened to the public as the Tamamo-Park. Therefore, due to the changes in the surrounding area and also the increase in the number of other parks, the present Tamamo-Park seems to be very weak in characterizing its proper attractiveness.
