A large number of Kyoto’s traditional wooden townhouses (referred to here as “KWTs”; kyo-machiya in Japanese), characterized by various types of gardens, have been demolished in recent years as lifestyles have changed. Against a background of limited research into the ecological status of such gardens (referred to here as “KWT gardens”), the authors investigated related changes in a school district where numerous KWTs have been removed, although many still remain, based on the aerial photographs of the local area and related distribution data. The results indicated that KWT gardens as a percentage of overall vegetation cover (“VC”) decreased from 39 to 28% between 1987 and 2008, and that separation/miniaturization of green spaces had progressed. However, some KWT gardens still remained at new houses renovated from KWTs. It was found that, although VC and the connectivity of KWT gardens had decreased due to KWT demolition, such areas still represent a significant part of VC in the ancient city of Kyoto. Accordingly, it is necessary to evaluate remaining KWT gardens and promote their preservation as cultural and ecological assets.

大量京都的传统木排屋（这里称为“KWTs”京町家近年来，随着生活方式的变化，以各种类型的花园为特征的房屋已被拆除。在对此类花园（此处称为“ KWT花园”）的生态状况进行有限研究的背景下，作者根据航拍照片调查了一个学区的相关变化，该学区已拆除了许多KWT，尽管仍然存在许多局部区域和相关分布数据。结果表明，从1987年到2008年，KWT花园占总植被的百分比从39％下降到28％，绿色空间的分离/小型化已经取得了进展。但是，一些KWT花园仍然保留在KWT翻新过的新房屋中。结果发现，尽管由于KWT拆除而使VC和KWT花园的连通性下降，在京都古城中，这些地区仍然是VC的重要组成部分。因此，有必要评估其余的KWT园林并促进其作为文化和生态资产的保护。