FACTS ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS OF THE TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS : Case study in San-machi district, Takayama, Japan

This report is case study about the improvement works of the traditional residence (following parts; the roof, wall, floor. fittings, eaves), dozo (warehouse), fence, waterway and so on, in San-machi preservation district for groups of historic buildings. By researching the actual state of the improvemet, and the change of the construction cost, since 1979 - when San-machi area was designated as a preservation district - , to 1996 - the previous year when preservation district was enlarged - , it suggests that the government should subsidize for the owner of the traditional residence to improve not only the facade but also the interior, to maintain the building function as the element of the vital town scape.