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Okayama Culture Zone Rebirth: Appendix I: Sequence for improvements to the Okayama Culture Zone
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Appendix I: Sequence for improvements to the Okayama Culture Zone. Obviously, some of the improvements suggested in this blog are more basic or urgent than others. For example, it would not make sense to redevelop the former Uchisange Elementary School site without first rebuilding Tsukimi-bashi and clearing sight lines toward Okayama Castle. The following list is intended to give a general prioritization for the various improvements suggested in this blog:. 2 Other basic, stand-alone improvements. C) Re...
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Okayama Culture Zone Rebirth: 2009/06
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Opportunity #1: Rebuild Tsukimi-bashi in traditional style. Replace the existing unattractive truss bridge with a showcase bridge built in traditional Japanese style. This is the best hope for saving Okayama City's tourism industry. Next photo: The existing Tsukimi-bashi. Next photo: The Kintaikyo (Brocade Sash Bridge) in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Is Okayama’s star tourist attraction. Okayama Castle. Next 3 photos: close-ups of today’s Tsukimi-bashi. Let's free Okayama Castle from this iron cage:.
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Okayama Culture Zone Rebirth: Opportunity #2: Create a "Lantern Walk" along the Asahi River
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Opportunity #2: Create a "Lantern Walk" along the Asahi River. Install a necklace of traditional Japanese-style lanterns along either side of the Asahi River and encircling Okayama Castle, and convert the riverside pathway to a natural surface. Next photo: Lanterns at Takebe Taisha, Shiga Prefecture. Next photo: Lantern at Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. Is a famous example of tourism development and urban revitalization. Another example of successful riverside development - this one closer to home - is ...
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Okayama Culture Zone Rebirth: Appendix II: Okayama Culture Zone map scans
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Appendix II: Okayama Culture Zone map scans. Click images to enlarge. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Okayama Culture Zone Rebirth. Opportunity #1: Rebuild Tsukimi-bashi in tradition. Opportunity #2: Create a Lantern Walk along the . Opportunity #3: Create a Marunouchi Historical Par. Opportunity #4: Beautify Ujo-Koen. Opportunity #5: Optimize use of the Asahi River. Opportunity #6: Make it easier for visitors to enj. Conclusion: What we stand to gain. Appendix II: Okayama Culture Zone map scans.
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Okayama Culture Zone Rebirth: Conclusion: What we stand to gain
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Conclusion: What we stand to gain. Here are some of the goals we can achieve by working together to revitalize the Okayama Culture Zone:. 1 Enhance the value of residential, business, and public properties around Okayama. The Okayama Symphony Hall. The Okayama Prefectural Library. The Okayama Eisei Kaikan. Left) and Okayama Sankoso. Seen at the right in the next photo):. The teahouse at the north end of Tsukimi-bashi:. Properties in Marunouchi 1-chome and 2-chome:. Riverfront properties in Ishizeki-cho.
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Okayama Culture Zone Rebirth: Opportunity #6: Make it easier for visitors to enjoy all of what the Okayama Culture Zone has to offer
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Opportunity #6: Make it easier for visitors to enjoy all of what the Okayama Culture Zone has to offer. With the enhancements suggested in the other sections of this blog, it is possible to complete an impressive circuit of tourist sights in our city. Some of the lesser-known attractions that already exist along this incipient "tourist circuit" include the Orient Museum, the Prefectural Art Museum, and the Hayashihara Art Museum. Unless travelers are very lucky, they won't ride on the old fashioned " Kuro.
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Okayama Culture Zone Rebirth: Opportunity #5: Optimize use of the Asahi River
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Opportunity #5: Optimize use of the Asahi River. The Nishiki River in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture:. The suggestions in this section are subsidiary to more basic improvements proposed in the sections on Tsukimi-bashi and the Asahigawa Lantern Walk. Assuming such enhancements can be achieved, the Asahi River will become a magnet for tourism and cultural activity. This section brings together some images of how people might be able to enjoy and celebrate the River in the future. Another way to celebrate t...
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Okayama Culture Zone Rebirth: UPDATE: Redeveloping the Okayama Korakukan Jr./Sr. High School and the Former Uchisange Elementry School
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UPDATE: Redeveloping the Okayama Korakukan Jr./Sr. High School and the Former Uchisange Elementry School. Recently, I learned that the City of Okayama is beginning to consider the possibility of future alternative uses for two important sites in the Okayama Culture Zone: the Okayama Korakukan Jr./Sr. High School and the former Uchisange Elementry School. In this posting I will briefly present my opinions on how best to deal with these sites over the short-to-medium term. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Okayama Culture Zone Rebirth: Opportunity #4: Beautify Ujo-Koen
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Opportunity #4: Beautify Ujo-Koen. Replace the bridge at the south entrance, remove automobiles, plant a lawn in the southeastern courtyard, rebuild parapets, and make better use of the Inner Moat. Aerial photograph of Ujo-koen, with suggested improvements (click image to enlarge):. There are a number of relatively inexpensive measures we can take to make Ujo-koen even more beautiful than it already is. 1 Plant a lawn in the southeast section of the park. Unlike tennis courts, a lawn is an aesthetically ...
