This paper attempts to clarify spatial characteristics of "Closure" of traditional settlements in Japan. The findings are as follows: 1) The settlements are enclosed by greens such as forests and mountains. 2) The settlements which have usually linear forms along a penetrating road have magical stone gods at both entrances of the areas to protect the inside from the outside world. 3) The center of a settlement, that is the sacred area of Shinto shrine, is located at the outskirts of the settlement in the "Green Closure" 4) These characteristics of "Green Closure" are able to be observed in every level of the traditional settlements in Japan.
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