The purpose of this paper is to clarify the ways Japanese imperial villas were used. The villas that were studied are the Kawara and Shugakuin Imperial Villas, which were built in the early modern age. The peculiarity of Kawara Imperial Palace is clarified through those comparisons. The historical materials studied are mainly diaries written in that period. Consider its tendency and feature through the research on frequency of visit, the season, and type of leisure activity. The court culture at the early modern age has influenced a traditional Japanese culture considerably. Research such a court culture is important for understanding the Japanese culture in Asia. This paper verifies one example of Japanese imperial architecture and is expected to be useful in the field of international comparative studies.
田中 et al. (2011) studied this question.