THE CITY OF KYOTO HAS DEVELOPED WITHIN A BASIN. SO WE CAN SEE MOUNTAINS EASTWARD, NORTHWARD, AND WESTWARD THROUGH A SERIES OF TRADITIONAL WOODEN HOUSES. THIS KIND OF TOWNSCAPE WHICH CHARACTERIZE DOWNTOWN KYOTO HAS AMUSED THE CITIZENS IN THEIR DAILY LIFE. IT IS FOUND THAT WE CAN GET VIEWS OF MOUNTAINS AT A SOLID ANGLE OF 0.5 TO 3.0 UNITS FROM ORDINARY POINTS IN DOWNTOWN KYOTO. ( 1 UNIT IS DEFINED AS A SOLID ANGLE FORMED BY VERTICAL 1° AND HORIZONTAL 1°.) VIEWS OF MOUNTAINS, PARTICULARLY FROM SMALL STREETS , ARE INTERRUPTED BY TALL BUILDINGS RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED.
