The process of urban landscape formation at the district of Kurobe river coast in Unazuki hot spring town after the Taisho era

Abstract

This study is aim to clarify the process of urban landscape formation at the district of Kurobe River coast in Unazuki hot spring town, Kurobe City. The landscape of this district is characteristic because it is composed by Japanese-style hotels which are pushing out over the cliff of Kurobe River. The results are as follows: (1) Construction of Japanese-style hotels in this district started from the negotiation between hotel operators and electric company. (2) It is inferred that the building type which is pushing out over the cliff is inherited from before WWII through the analysis of old photos.