深川公園の変遷とその社会的背景
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Fukagawa park was once counted among the so called "Five Public Parks of Tokyo", built in response to the "Cabinet Declaration" of Jan. 15, 18 73 (the sixth year of Meiji) and inspite of its special historical significance it had to follow much the same fate as the other four parks after all. Fukagawa Park had its origin in the precincts of the Tomi(ga)oka Hachiman Shrine, as may easily be gathered from the fact that since the middle of the Edo Period the place had usually attracted crowds of people as the most famous"place for recreation of the crowds" in the area on the east side of the Edo river. Further, two other main causes may be cited as making the place a fashionable resort. First, the geographical environment of the Fukagawa District which was originally located near the sea (Tokyo Bay), and the many canals surrounding it, coupled with the increasingly rapid growth of the city, naturally gave birth to timberyards (Jap. 'Kiba'). Second, a restful mood felt by the people in the fact that there is a large river (the Sumida River) between the center of Tokyo and the Fukagawa quarters, went to determine the position of Fukagawa as a pleasurresort, in line with the policy of the feudal goverment. Since its formal establishment in 1873, the park has undergone occasional changes in many respects, chiefly attributable to the question to the title of the grounds, which formerly had belonged to the Shrine, the sudden changes in the social environment, the 1923 Earthquake and Fire in the Kanto District, the war damage in World War II, etc., which fact is well illustrative of the inevitable fate of the land belonging to a shrine or a temple determined to be a public park by influence exerted from above, as in the present case.
- 社団法人日本造園学会の論文
- 1959-12-31