Abstract
The shitamachi -a historic downtown area of Tokyo- is usually described with nostalgic images. However, the typical scenery of Shitamachi seems to disappear rapidly today. In this paper, the authors discuss the transition of Shitamachi through the MDA-OR analysis based on the data taken from scenery survey. As a result of our investigation, the following assertions can be made : (1) The "scene of daily life" remains to be the center of images towards Shitamachi either at the past or present time. (2) The "tasteful" and the "festivals and events" are included in the "traditional scenery" in present. (3) The "basic living", the "festivals and events" and the "specified factors" remain to be prevalence until the present time. (4) The "landscape of early Showa" is suitable contemporary Shitamachi.
