A Study on the Image of the Space for Port in Japan

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to specify characters of the image for port city in japan by comparing between the image by the visual medium and by the experience of living in port. Describing the former is that 37 students evaluated tweleve ports with 25 rating scales and they descrived the scene by free association method under the stimulus of the visual medium. Describing the latter is the same method but with no stimulus. By comparing two images four characters of the port cities are extracted. For example, in the group of Yokohama and Kobe there is a difference between valuations by rating scales snd we can explain by the description of the scene of the producton and transportaton. In the gruop of Maizuru and Yaizu there is no difference between valuations and scenes and we can call it the stable mind scape.