A Survey of Demand about the Elementary School Students in Ichikawa City and Study of Traditional River Usage and River Scope in Edogawa River

摘要

Ichikawa City,located on the downstream in Edogawa River,has the largest population around the river. From Edo Era,Ichikawa on Edogawa River was drawn in many pictures,such as the Port of Gyoutoku which was famous for the key point of waterways of Tone River.The river scope and people's daily life of this area was drawn in the tourism books of "Edo Meishyo Zue (Guide to Famous Edo Sites)" and "Meisyo Edo Hyakkei (One Hundred Famous Views of Edo at Ukiyoe)" and etc.,by Settan Hasegawa and Hiroshige Udagawa.Till 1970, there were many citizens who used to row boats and swim in Edogawa River from photographs luch as at Kounodai-shita on Ichikawa. At present,we are not able to row boats and swim in the river at Kounodai-shita on Ichikawa in daily life. In this study, authors planned to develop the examinee's recognition of the usage of river and waterway in Edogawa area. The examinees are the elementary school student in Ichikawa City. At first,photographs of various usages on river and river bank and boat and ship are shown to the examinee. Next,questionnaire asked that the demand of usage of river and its bank, the demand of quality in water and its bank, and the demand of course of ship as daily transportation and recreation. Analysis of various usage of river and current consciousness of the elementary school students in Ichikawa City,will be the part of the useful answer to the usage of river,waterway,bank,ship in contrast of historical point of view. And the analysis of the answer of river and waterway usage,river and waterway scope will be applicable in Japan near future and also in Asian-Pacific.