公園の開発に及ぼした博覧会の影響

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Late in the Meiji era three famous large parks-Tennoji, Okazaki and Tsuruma Park-were founded in Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya respectively. It is very noteworthy in the park history that an exposition took part in the establishment of these parks. The large site used for an exposition were converted into a city park after its closing, as in the case of Osaka and Kyoto. In Nagoya, on the other hand, the construction of Tsuruma Park, where the 10th Kansai Competitive Exhibition was held, was remarkably promoted. I can point out some interesting characteristics in the design of these completed parks, which are representative of city parks in those days. European techniques are boldly introduced into the park planning besides the traditinal ones. For instance, a large parterre with an arabesque pattern of shrubs in Tennoji Park, or the main axis visually emphasized by creating the allee, and a radial layout of paths with a decorative central feature, an outstanding fountain, serves as a focal point, in Tsuruma Park. It is true that these distinctve characters of the park planning were born under the social conditions in the Meiji era, when Japan had been absorbed in transplanting the Western civilization. But at the same time I can not overlook the direct and indirect influences of modern or progressive ideas existed in expositions and exhibitions of those days.
社団法人日本造園学会の論文
1966-08-30