This study investigated day service facilities that incorporate work-related activities for the elderly needing care. Activity locations were categorized into four types: “within facility,” “attached store,” “outdoor,” and “external store.” We analyzed how location characteristics influence operational methods and environmental arrangements. “Within facility” involves craft-based activities that are accessible even to the elderly with higher care needs. “Attached store” involves cooking and customer service, with retrofitted buildings facing barrier-free design issues, whereas newly built ones offer greater flexibility. “Outdoor” involves physical tasks, while “external store” involves activities such as cleaning that are conducted alongside staff in regular workplace environments.

Depopulation of regions due to population decline has become an issue in many places, and activities to attract travelers to the region are being attempted in order to maintain logistics, human flow, economic scale, building use, and landscape. This report targets lodging facilities operated with these activities in mind, confirming the conditions set by the organizations and the actual conditions of cases that do not belong to the organizations, taking a “cross-sectional” view of these activities, organizing the historical background, institutions and frameworks related to the cases, and clarifying the full picture of the spread of diverse activities.

Traditional village houses have nurtured regional culture and played a crucial role in preserving and transmitting traditional culture. Rehabilitating and utilizing these architectural stocks as regional resources is effective not only for cultural preservation but also for regional revitalization through tourism. This study focuses on Xizhou Ancient Town in Dali City, Yunnan Province, China, examining the current state and history of minpaku clusters. It explores challenges and possibilities for balancing cultural preservation and tourism-driven regional revitalization by analyzing the effectiveness of external influences in rediscovering regional value, methods of inducing and provoking internal development, and internal and external cooperation.

Kenji Hirose, famous as the an architect of the SH series, produced several important wooden houses both before and after that period, but many of these no longer exist and not a few of design intent remains unclear. This study traces the alteration of Kenji Hirose’s building system design in his wooden houses by interpreting the original drawings and recreating them in 3D models, examining his design intent in light of the state of housing production at the time. As a result, particular his later works revealed that he was one of the earliest architects to consider the sustainability of wooden houses from the perspective of extending their lifespans, and aimed to revive and apply traditional techniques.

This study aims to clarify the situation of resident’s change and moving on Saikazaki area through interview survey. There used to be more houses where the resident changes into children or relatives, however currently increasing into non-relatives. And now resident’s change realizes through not only the approaches of themselves or relatives, but also real estate agent. There are five main reasons for moving, and moving to “improve the living environment” is particularly common after 2010, regardless of occupation or age. While the convenience of accessibility is important for residents, this condition is not so important for new residents.

This study aims to clarify urban concentration through public facility reorganization and obtain knowledge on effective reorganization methods for concentrating urban functions in city and district centers under location optimization plans. Analysis of 81 Japanese local cities revealed decreasing public facilities outside urban function promotion areas and increasing new facilities in city and district centers. Although facility integration progressed, concentration of urban functions was insufficient through reorganization alone. Furthermore, over 80% of district centers have not undergone facility reorganization, revealing significant challenges.

This paper discusses the operational status of river occupancy in Tokyo. The results are given follows;

1. River occupancy in Tokyo tends to be limited to small-scale space usage by private companies.

2. The occupying parties are responsible for regional contributions and occupancy fees, etc. In cases where there are diverse types of space utilization, government support for utilization of public spaces, such as subsidies, has been provided.

3. In utilizing river space more effectively, it is important to establish a business scheme in which river administrators and private companies work together.

In this study, a questionnaire was used to identify the components of place engagement and structural characteristics. Factor analysis revealed that place engagement consists of “Community Involvement and Contribution Orientation Factor” and “Place Attachment and Orientation Toward Unity Factor.” In addition, latent variables extracted from the results of the factor analysis were analyzed using a structural analysis of covariance. The results revealed the following:

(1) “Community Involvement and Contribution Orientation Factor” positively influences “Leadership Factor in Community Development Activities”.

(2) “Place Attachment and Orientation Toward Unity Factor” has a negative impact on “Leadership Factor in Community Development Activities”.

In this study, with the aim of gaining insight into the improvement of the attractiveness of urban centers, we conducted a questionnaire survey of residents in Sapporo, Sendai, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka to understand their image and satisfaction evaluations of urban centers. We then analyzed the relationship between these and overall attractiveness. The results showed that in all cities, the greatest influence on overall attractiveness was found in image and satisfaction evaluations related to eating, drinking, shopping, and walkability, regardless of age and whether or not the respondents were city center residents.

The main conclusions of this paper are as follows.

1. As it was still difficult in the early 20th century to protect the general ‘landscape’ in Italy, Minister Croce used the theory of ‘aesthetics’ to clarify values and how the law limited its scope to ‘natural beauties’ and ‘panoramic beauties’.

2. The Croce Bill (1920) explained that the purpose of the protection of ‘natural beauties’ is the public interest of the State and that the emotions felt when looking at ‘natural beauty’ derive from the same source as the pleasure felt when looking at art, derived from vision or intuition.

This study analyzes the utilization and effectiveness of local mascot characters in municipalities across Japan’s Kanto region, focusing on population size differences. Through questionnaire surveys of 149 municipalities, the research reveals that while mascot utilization patterns are relatively similar across municipalities, their effectiveness varies significantly. Matrix analysis categorized municipalities into four types based on character utilization: efficient utilization, successful active utilization, needs improvement, and passive operation. The study found that larger municipalities tend to achieve more balanced internal and external effects, while smaller municipalities show greater variation in effectiveness. Key challenges include costume maintenance and operational costs.

The purpose of this study is to estimate a function that evaluates the possibility of finding buyers for vacant detached houses when those housing stocks are sold. Therefore, we surveyed households who consider purchasing detached houses about their intention to purchase used houses and willingness to pay of full renovated used houses. By analyzing the results of survey, a function that can evaluate the distribution potential of vacant detached houses was estimated. Moreover, it is verified that the low er the distribution potential, the longer the remaining period on market tend to be.

The purpose of this study is to clarify potential demands and willingness to pay for renovations used detached houses by people considering to purchase those housing stocks. As a result of conducting a questionnaire survey in Hokkaido, potential demand is high for all renovations except “heat source replacement”. Moreover, the results of a survey on the willingness to pay for renovations to people who want to renovate according to their own preference revealed that it is necessary to set a high subsidy amount in order to promote the distribution of used detached houses.

To help young workers learn skills efficiently, it is effective to present practical tips as formal knowledge. This paper identifies key tips for planing work. A review of 41 references and a questionnaire survey of 20 skilled workers were conducted. The results revealed the following tips: appropriate height of the work material, optimal posture, correct way to hold the plane, and proper force application.

This study targeted the four Okura-syo located at shipping place on an estuary in the Kaga Domain’s territory that were used for “Kaimai”. These Okura-syo had differences from the principle of spatial structures, and from the nature of Okura-syo of “Nihonkai Type” in Tohoku Region. In addition, the characteristics of Okura-syo used for “Kaimai” in the Kaga Domain’s territory were clarified, through comparing the nature between the Okura-syo owned by Kaga Domain and the Okura-syo located on the Shinano Estuary. The cause of characteristics of Okura-syo was the peculiar environments in Kaga Domain’s territory, and the management/construction by domain.

This research aims to clarify the construction date and subsequent changes of the Tsutsui House, a nationally registered tangible cultural property established as the residence of the substantial developer of the “Sekiun-biraki”, a newly developed field opened in the Mozuno Plain near Sakai during the Kan’ei era. By integrating the results of renovation trace surveys and radiocarbon dating, it was revealed that this residence represents an archetype of a management office for new land development in the suburbs of Osaka and serves as a case study illustrating the development process into a Shoya residence in the late Edo period.

The purpose of this study is to unravel the students' acceptance of modern Western architecture at institutions of higher education in Japan before WWII through magazines, based on a survey of Western architectural magazines collection of each institution at the time. The institutions subscribed to a variety of magazines, primarily from Germany, the U.K., and the U.S., and it may be related to language education. The magazines which many institutions subscribed, such as The Studio, and Moderne Bauformen, were particularly rich in illustrations and photographs. Subscription of magazines was active between the 1920s and the 1930s, then stagnated around 1941.

The purpose of this study is to deepen the understanding of the design philosophy of the late 19th century Van Eetvelde House through an analysis of the way Victor Horta displayed artworks such as paintings within his architecture. He has been widely studied for his use of curved decorations typical of Art Nouveau in his architecture. The author focuses not only on the curved decorations in this mansion, but also on the design surrounding the placement of artworks related to his interior design as a whole, and analyzes and considers them based on old photographs, previous research and discourse.

This article examined the global supply trends of nail-rod from the 1860s-80s through an analysis of “COMMERCIAL REPORTS RECRIVRD AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE FROM HER MAJESTY’S CONSULS.” The following points become clear.

The reports collected reports from 71 regions during this period. Of these, reports on nail-rod were only from five regions: Italy, the Dutch East Indies, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States. Additionally, nails supplies were also observed in these five regions. At this time, nail rods had become obsolete worldwide, but they continued to be imported into Japan.

China’s rapid economic development and mass construction wave have propelled its cities into dramatic modernization since the reform and opening-up, with some as competitive global megacities. In line with global city marketing trends, Chinese local governments have created city promotional videos to attract attention and share information domestically and internationally. Eighteen city promotional videos from populous, economically significant cities were analyzed. This study discussed the form of depiction based on camera techniques and scene organization, followed by a comprehensive analysis. Through this, patterns are conducted to clarify how video media characteristics influence the framework of city image formation.

This study examines the topography of the Old City of Herat to reconstruct the traditional water supply network and drainage system that are no longer in use. The analysis indicates that the historical water supply network originated from canal water in the northeast corner and ran through the four quarters, connecting cisterns based on the topography. Conversely, the traditional drainage system was organized within each quarter, with rainwater and wastewater directed to over 80 ditches across the Old City. Here, wastewater either infiltrated into the ground or was discharged through terracotta pipes to the moat outside the city wall.

This study examines the spatial and functional transformation of kashi-chi (riverside land) in Tokyo during the Meiji period, focusing on its role within urban space and the activities of leaseholders. Inherited from the water infrastructure of Edo, kashi-chi served as key nodes linking waterways and urban space. Using historical sources such as riverside property registers, maps, and lease documents, the study traces spatial reorganization and changes in land use and governance. By analyzing dynamic interactions between administrative policies and leaseholder practices, it clarifies how restructuring kashi-chi shaped Tokyo’s waterfront and contributed to the broader transformation of the city’s urban structure.

Resilience of Lodging Facilities from the Perspective of Continuity of Lodging Facilities after an Earthquake, we investigated and analyzed the factors of continuity. We conducted a field survey on the continuity of lodging facilities after the Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred on January 1, 2024. The results showed that there were differences in the continuity of lodging facilities among those that opened before 1981, those that opened between 1981 and 2000, and those that opened after 2000. It was also observed that non-continuity was found in facilities that were so-called “traditional house” when structural reinforcement was not performed.