東京都文京区の保育施設の園外活動の把握とオープンスペースの役割に関する考察

In urban areas, many nursery schools go for walks to open spaces in their neighborhoods due to the lack of school yards. This study aims 1) to grasp the outside activities including walking by identifying the destinations and routes of daily walks taken by nursery schools and the environmental elements expected of the destinations, and 2) to consider the role of urban open spaces such as parks and green spaces. A questionnaire survey was conducted at nursery schools in Bunkyo-ward, Tokyo, to determine the frequency of walks, the number and ages of children, the number of caregivers, the time from departure to return, and the departure time, as well as the destinations and routes and the environmental elements that were the reasons for these choices. As a result, most of the destinations for walks were urban parks and green spaces owned by local governments such as neighborhood parks, block parks and children's playgrounds, but private lands such as university campuses, temples and shrines were also used. This confirms the diversity in the destinations for walks. It was also thought that parks were selected because of their ample space and the appeal of interacting with nature, while children's playgrounds were selected because of safety-related elements.