Hisory of Japanese Urban Space

Numbering Code U-ENG24 14057 LJ74 Year/Term 2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Lecture
Target Year Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Tue.3
Instructor name IWAMOTO KAORU (Graduate School of Engineering Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course The objective of this course is for students to understand the historical characteristics of Japanese cities and the housing in which the residents of those cities have lived and acted along the course of history.
Course Goals Students will learn an outline of the history of Japanese cities and housing and acquire the basic principles used to shape society in the present and future.
Of the learning and education objectives listed by the department: B. Expertise and Basic Knowledge, B2. The ability to understand the design and planning aspects of architecture.
Schedule and Contents 1 What is urban history?
2 Spatial structure of ancient cities
3 Transformation of ancient cities and appearance of townhouses
4 Central and local cities in the Middle Ages
5 Medieval religious cities
6 Castle cities in the Warring States period
7 Urban culture seen in Rakuchu Rakugaizu
8 Early modern governance system and castle cities
9 Kyoto in the early modern period
10 Osaka in the early modern period
11 Edo in the early modern period
12 Local cities in the early modern period
13 Urban modernization
14 Modern urban culture
15 Feedback
Student Assessment - 1 class
Evaluation Methods and Policy Examination at the end of the term
Course Requirements Sufficient reading and writing of Japanese, listening ability and basic knowledge of Japanese history are required.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) Read the material introduced in the class.
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