| Title |
Characteristics of Spatial Formation of Foreign and Domestic Settlement in Yokohama during early Open Port Area |
| Authors |
Kim, Jun ; Hong, Ji-Wan ; Kim Dong-Su ; Yoo, Jae-Woo |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_PD.2018.34.3.35 |
| Keywords |
Yokohama ; open port ; modernized space ; Foreign Settlement ; Modenization |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the formation process and spatial characteristics of the first and largest open port of Foreign Settlement in Yokohama, Japan. Based on the reference records and maps, we traced the process of modernization, example of opening the park and introduction of technology, industrial & infra-structural facilities. And found out the characteristics of formation process of port city Yokohama as the modernized city. The results of this study are as follows: First, the spatial characteristics and significance of the public space of the port open space; second, the difference of the road and parcel systems between the Japanese and the foreign settlements; and third, the meaning of the port open space as the space of separation in that times. These experiences about the open port in Yokohama could be worked as the basic for domestic and colonial city planning. |