JOURNAL OF THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF JAPAN
Online ISSN : 1349-838X
Print ISSN : 0019-2341
ISSN-L : 0019-2341
Research Note
A Low Illuminance Lighting Arrangement to Enhance the Natural Experience in a Resort Area
Shigeo KobayashiYuho NakamuraSeiken Hosoya
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2017 Volume 101 Issue 2 Pages 82-87

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The purpose of this research was to create a lighting environment that enhances the beauty of the natural landscape of a resort area with a wealth of nature. Lighting with a low color temperature and low illuminance was used. Though snow coverage was taken into consideration, light fixtures were positioned as low as possible. In addition, highlighting essential elements in the landscape was considered. Although the average illuminance was less than half of what it was before, the number of difficult places to walk decreased significantly, and there were more spots in which to take photographs. A possibility that low-illuminance outdoor lighting could also affect a person’s sense of hearing in the natural surroundings was pointed out.

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