The purpose of this study is to derive policy suggestions and planning method for the historical city in Korea compared to Kyoto City in Japan. Kyoto is a typical case to perceive the advance strategies for preservation, regeneration and creation of urban historical district. In particular, this research has focused on the possibility of regeneration for the historical city in Korea. First of all, a city planing trend has been analyzed in the aspect of preservation and regeneration for the historical urban-center in Kyoto. Namely, the study examined how Kyoto has been proceeded in the historical aspect with consideration of preservation and regeneration.
The major research method is literature surveys through the Japanese books, articles and journals of Jinnai Hidenobu, Yukio Nishimura, Okawa Naomi who have deeply researched on the preservation and regeneration of Kyoto as historical city in Japan. ‘Nishijin(西陣)’ and ‘Fushimi(伏見)’ as Aesthetic Control Zone have been considerably selected as case-study districts. The research contents and materials are based on the statistic data of Kyoto City-Hall. The research contents are consisted of following three parts. Firstly, the development of city-districts was comprehended. Secondly, the characteristics of Landscape Preservation districts were reviewed. Thirdly, the strategies for revitalization of Kyoto’s urban historical center were investigated through improvement of environment, architectural control and consideration. Finally, the study describes the possibility and limitation, and suggests the policies and valuable tools for the regeneration of old city centers in Korea.