Water-front design based on the Lake Biwa Canal under modernization

Abstract

In this paper, we deal with the water-front of Okazaki Area in Kyoto Higashiyama as the space for amenity based on the Lake Biwa Canal under the modernization. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of the Lake Biwa Canal in planning of water-front, and show the knowledge and process of creating the urban amenity by using historical materials. As a result, this infrastructure have sustained the urbanization of Okazaki Area directly and indirectly, and contributed creation of water-front amenity for citizen.