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Fig. 4.9 Landscape of Nakamachi

a better experience of Monzenmachi. Hanasakicho was mainly concerned with the
relationship between Ichikawa Danjuro and Shinshoji as the performance of
Monzenmachi, but followed the landscape improvements of Kamicho (Fig. 4.10 ).
In Nakamachi, the attitude to the town building project was less enthusiastic than
the attitudes in Kamicho and Hanasakicho, because Nakamachi, being closer to
Shinshoji, expected to attract large numbers of customers at the New Year Shinshoji
and Narita events. This shows that the Hanasakicho community-planning had deter-
mined Shinshoji to be used as a recreation center, along with Ichikawa Danjuro,
while Hanasakicho also had a specialized shopping street for local residents and
foreigners. These refl ect differences in the landscapes created by the three towns.
The towns succeeded in placing a priority on guesthouses, from worshipers to the
local residents, as indicated by Fujimoto ( 1970 ). Narita Airport also indirectly
affected the changes in commercial space of Omotesando after the landscape of
Omotesando had formed, and particularly infl uenced the development of shops
aimed at foreigners.

4.1.6 Unity of Omotesando and the Uniqueness of Each Town

These considerations allow the classifi cation of Shinshoji-Omotesando commercial
space into fi ve periods. Each town also presents unique unchanging features. The