SITE SELECTION AND PLANNING OF THE CENTER LINES OF ANCIENT JAPANESE IMPERIAL CAPITALS : Feng-Shui thought and ancient capitals' city planning

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Purpose of our Study is to analyze the theory of city planning for Japanese ancient imperial capitaIs through Feng-Shui thought. Feng-Shui is based on the idea of Yin-Yang. It was systematized in the 3rd century in ancient China. In Feng-Shui, all materials and energy are made from 'Ki'-spirit. An invisible fluid 'Ki' flows in the mountain range and runs out at the special spot called the dragon-hole and spread about the basin (Meido). They looked for the dragon-hole and made the city in 'Meido', and then made the center Iine Iinking the 'desk' and 'chair' mountains. We tried to find the dragon-hole, and the desk and chair mountain of each capitaI.

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