A study on the planning theory for upgrading nature trail network by application of landscape potential on historic pilgrimage way

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K12438
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 80020:Tourism studies-related
• Research Institution: Rikkyo University
• Principal Investigator: ONO Ryohei 立教大学, 観光学部, 教授 (40272439)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 自然歩道 / 参詣道 / 景観 / 身体性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is, from the aspect of tourism planning, to clarify characteristics of landscape experiences on historic pilgrimage routes in mountainous areas in Japan and utilize them for planning nature trail.
As the results by case studies, it was revealed that on each route, around a temple or a shrine as sacred destination, visitors can experience the maximum or local maximum visibility to the surrounding environment. Furthermore, some kinds of spatial “lag” was identified in which visitors reach the prospect point after the rise of heavy physical loads to the local maximum. It is believed that these facts illustrate some feature of spatial principle of trial with impressive pilgrimage. Visibility and physical loads can be estimated and evaluated by topography data, therefore their forecasting and adjustment will be helpful for new planning or upgrading of nature trail network.

Free Research Field

観光学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は自然地域における観光計画に関わる、山を巡る自然歩道での風景体験の質を高めるために歴史的な霊場への参詣道に学ぶことをねらいとしたものである。移動にともない変化する景観の質を捉える研究はこれまでにも存在したが、登山道における例は少なく、また視覚的な景観に限られていた。本研究では、風景とそれを体験する身体の状態の関係に注目した点にこれまでにない独自性がある。諸霊場では核心地付近の優れた眺望地に到達する少し手前に身体的疲労の増大のピークがあることなどが明らかとなり、この関係は登山道の新設や見直し計画に活かすことが可能である。