Study on History and Present State of Drainage Windmill in Sakai, OSAKA

Abstract

Drainage windmills, which were invented in 1920s, used to exist in wide range of areas in Sakai City forming local landscape until 1960s. After that, they dramatically decreased their numbers in parallel with introduction of new drainage technologies and urbanization, and original windmill completely extinguished when the last windmill was demolished in 2004. On the other hand, this research proved that people transplanted abolished windmills to schoolyards or parks for the preservation of memories or for reuse as materials of science education.
Based on hearing survey and local texts, this study attempts to grasp courses and status quo of existing windmills to be transplanted or newly-created in schoolyards or parks, and reveals it as phenomenon of formation of local landscape.