To reduce the psychological burden of outings is vital for older adults in rapidly increasing aging cities such as Tokyo, Japan. This study aimed to clarify effects anxiety and dissatisfaction with (ADO) on adults' well-being identify differences according age instrumental activities daily living (IADL). A questionnaire survey was administered Japan, September October 2022 (n = 1,504). defined that four factors represent ADO among adults: "troublesomeness," "no purpose," "travel anxiety,"...

Abstract In recent years, the number of foreign residents in global cities has increased rapidly, and they have become an important demographic for housing development. On other hand, research on living environment not been comprehensive as it should be. There also little consideration how to create a that takes into account residential satisfaction residents. This study aimed investigate types environments support can enhance (RS) Japan. Accordingly, questionnaire survey was conducted...

This study aims to elucidate the effects that staying home due COVID-19 has had on households with primary school-age children living in central area. To determine differences states of mind between people area and other areas, we investigated changes their "daily lives" including matters related school; playing outside; associating children; "communication" communication family friends; "use information technologies" secure communication. Moreover, explored are satisfied even when they...

The universal design of public transportation is a crucial task worldwide, especially in aging societies. For this reason, agencies and train operators have advocated for architectural stations, instance, installing elevators designing step-free routes. However, the location often decided on an ad-hoc basis, wheelchair users are forced to take unnecessary detours collision risks. This because few methodologies available making integrated evaluation spatial structure accessibility. paper...

The purpose of this research was to explore the influence on user's behavior by conditions location. analysis cafe user as “The Third Place” can be understood observation research. Place proposed Ray Oldenburg means originally social surroundings separate from two usual environments home and workplace, but in Japan advertise third place meaning private working spots. By grasping through not only mainly conversation cafe, it cleared that location ratio property have effect actions use Place.

This paper investigates parent-and-child spatial usages and parents attention to their children in a regional parenting support facility. The positions of all with parents' head directions were mapped every 5 minutes, trajectories 10 families traced, questionnaire for conducted. investigation reveals that usage strongly depends on distances. When parent child was close each other, they preferred stay together rugs parent's relatively scattered. amount communication time measured by the...

Abstract The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed ‘new barriers’ to people with disabilities (PwDs) who have already experienced many barriers using public transportation. However, there is limited quantitative knowledge of how PwDs been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated impact pandemic on use transportation over time. Specifically, we analysed time-series data wheelchair rail passenger numbers and all in Tokyo from April 2012 December 2021. was more...

Planning schools have pursued originalities through involvement in places and communities. Urban revitalization today requires collaboration so that partnership with public & private sectors academy reveals examples. This paper reports the first year when Design Center Kashiwa-no-ha was started by local community, companies universities to work on urban design for a suburban area being developed around commuting station Tokyo Metropolitan Area.

Organization and place for partnership of local society experts is called urban design center. Architecture planning schools have its examples. This paper reports the first year Urban Design Center Tamura (UDCT) to show how government, community university collaborate revitalize a small city.

In Japan there has been a shift away from 'preventing disaster' towards disaster mitigation, or reducing the damage caused by disaster. order to reduce disasters it is important maintain preparedness for during non-disaster periods. Ota Ward, Tokyo, at both local government and community level made efforts including publication of hazard maps evacuation plans as well drills. The purpose this research twofold; firstly understand relationship between percieved actual awareness points, secondly...

The purpose of this study is to estimate the value conventional easy access system assuming Wheelchair users and measures due spread COVID-19 infection. This conducted a questionnaire survey for elderly in central Tokyo. As result "Contingent Valuation Method," "installing an elevator" escalator" "disinfection places that passengers can easily touch" was high. have stress when moving up down at station. Besides, they tend worry about direct contact with their hands, such as train railings.

This case study examines the seat selection at time of arrival in a small-scale non-territorial office. The questionnaire to workers reveals that 23% consider their selections affect business and 67% prefer change seats avoid other worker’s voice. observation office shows many tend fix own seats. Even when they miss seats, select another same area (table). Some particular areas are hardly used while frequently selected. And corner each occupied first. where worker sit.

New types of public space are produced. Many them remodeling private houses and shops managed by residents. They called small as compared with governmental or municipal facilities. This paper reports an academic-industrial collaborated experiment prefabricated units, which is to be useful urban design in both contextual infill leading impact.

The purpose of this study is to clarify the usage and evaluation structure greenway for elderly. Through a questionnaire survey, “life factor” “walking have an impact on “comprehensive evaluation” from model. And link between “bicycle not significant. For other hands, free description walking environment shows that elderly sensitive safety aspects bicycles. who use as “travel route destination” aware safety.

For the purpose of application to citizen-participated monitoring program on rainwater management, we developed a tool for diagnosing degree contribution runoff control from location, scale, layout, and structure gardens detached house premises. This was applied houses along an actual drainage system in Setagaya ward, pattern location obtained data were analyzed. As result, contributions can be patterned according place composition gardens, it considered that utilized select important areas.

For the purpose of integration river space and town space, we analyzed policy “Kawamachizukuri”. The plan Kawamachizukuri area organized in terms both software hardware policy. As a result analyzing contents application form using text mining analysis, it was found that characteristics were depending on city size year registration.

The situation of the architecture education in nations all around world undergo a lot changes these years. There are strong needs to distinguish clearly architectural design Japan from ones other countries. In this paper, we traced history by through investigation description assignments studio at university Tokyo (1970-2005). This historical study will give us an useful insights consider how should face new education.

本研究は、特定の相手との私用目的のコミュニケーションに着目し、若者カップルのミーティングと通信との相互作用を明らかにすることを目的とする。東京近辺在住の若者カップル15組に対して、4週間の活動ダイアリーと通信ダイアリーを記録するアンケート調査、および調査期間中の活動場所の地図上への記録とコミュニケーションに対する意識を把握するためのデプスインタビュー調査を行った。その結果、携帯メール利用がコミュニケーションの大半を占め、利用回数の約50%が交際相手とのコミュニケーションであり、一人暮らし、家族と同居、同棲といった居住形態の違いが共に活動する時間や通信回数および活動場所に影響を与えることがわかった。また、一日の満足度と交際相手との活動時間の間には相関関係が認められたが、通信回数との間には相関関係が認められなかった。さらに、通信回数は現状でほぼ満足しているが、ミーティングの回数については現状より増加させたいカップルが半数存在し、交際相手とのコミュニケーションにおいて通信はミーティングの代替機能よりも補完機能が大きいことが確認された。

In Asian countries, including Japan, projects to regenerate waterfront areas and ecosystem-friendly environment in urban have been widely implemented. It is necessary improve rivers safely comfortably by considering a wider picture of cities human settlements. This study thus aimed compare priority issues for riverfront based on residential from childhood till present. conducted questionnaire survey residents near the Furukawa River, which flows through Minato Ward. divided respondents into...