Abstract
Shiga Prefectural government is now planning to refurbish lakeshore parks as one of the measures of Lake Biwa Comprehensive Preservation and Improvement Project. The objective of this study is to investigate into the actual conditions of people's uses of the shoreline spaces, and then to gain feedback for redesigning the parks. On-site observations of activities were executed at one of the lakeshore parks on two weekdays and on two weekend days in the summer of 2004. The space of the park was also analyzed through simple survey of the site and investigation of the construction documents. The results are as follows. The site has a simple section composed of a flat ground between two slopes. Most visitors access by automobiles. Leisure activities such as barbecue and fishing dominate, while activities such as playing with water and underwater observation are minor. Fewer visitors use the shorelines and the slopes, contrary to the previous researches. More visitors use the spaces closer to the parking lot. Facilities and furnitures are used well. Trees also afford activities if their sizes, forms, layout and density are appropriate. These facts imply that more studies on the relationship between landforms and activities are necessary.
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