Abstract
Many local governments in the area struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake incorporated construction plan of memorial parks which transmit memories and lessons of earthquake disaster into the restoration plans from the earthquake disaster. But there is no model design plan, or management plan to be referred for the planners who will make these plans. On the other hand, in Hyogo Prefecture there are many parks and park facilities which were constructed in the restoration projects after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster to transmit memories of the earthquake disaster and have been managed for these nearly fifteen years at the longest. So, this research is aimed to get many suggestions for design and management plans of earthquake disaster memorial parks which will be constructed in East Japan, by analyzing present situation and the past history of earthquake disaster memorial parks in Hyogo Prefecture. As the results, we made clear that 1) Facilities in memorial parks which transmit memories of earthquake are classified into four groups of facilities for transmitting the memories or lessons and one group of facilities for giving benefits to users, 2) Facilities for transmitting the memories or lessons are thought to be effective by the managers, 3) Remains of earthquake should be conserved against disapproval of citizens in early time, because the needs for conservation increase later according to citizens’ consciousness changes, and so on.
