A study on the relationship between the Japanese cultural landscape YUKIGATA and the Chinese zodiac culture

YUKIGATA is a pattern formed by remaining snow and black mountain surface that appears from spring to summer. In Japan, not only natural landscape, but has also been used as crop calendar in the past. However, because of progress agriculture, lost its value calendar, it become extremely difficult transmit YUKIGATA's culture. Therefore, necessary explore cultural new perspective for inheritance conservation. As result, this study, we clarified relationship between Chinese zodiac culture revealed value. Specifically, have examined following aspects. Firstly, extracted shape literature surveyed all over Japan. Secondly, investigated depiction characteristics meaning these shapes Thirdly, use Finally, similarities differences meanings Japanese cultures through