這是一門教大家如何走在街道上，閱讀都市紋理、體驗都市樂趣的課程。
我們每天經過的路上或是日常生活的周遭，充滿了各式各樣的物件，從貼在電線桿上的貼紙，到佇立在街頭的建築看板，從地面上的下水道人孔蓋，到十字路口上的各式路標，從街道上學生們的制服，到路上觀光客的穿著，這些大大小小的物件和現象，存在於我們日常生活周遭，一般人往往不會發現，然而當我們不只是單一地去看這些物件或現象，而是開始仔細去收集、比較、分析它們，進而瞭解其來龍去脈，揭露這些物件背後所隱含的時代背景或社會意義，走在路上的觀察其實也可以成為一門學問。
　日本1980年代開始，有一群人深深為這些出現在路上的有趣物件著迷，赤瀨川原平、藤森照信、南伸坊，即是此一領域赫赫有名的人物，三人在二十年前（1985年）合編了《路上觀察學入門》，為路上觀察學經典之作，也讓日本掀起一股「路上觀察」風潮。路上觀察的源頭，其實可以追溯到1923年日本風俗學、建築學者－今和次郎（1888-1973），他在關東大地震之後所進行的現代都市居民行動研究，成為「考現學」的母胎。他對現代都市生活進行觀察與收集的研究態度，其實是追隨民俗學者－柳田國男（1875～1962）專攻鄉野傳奇、風俗的研究，大正十二年的關東大地震當中，今和次郎目睹了城市的毀滅與重生，而誕生了「考現學」（modernologio）的觀察與研究。
　正如同東京在1923年經歷了關東大地震後，處於一個毀滅與重生的階段，台灣在邁入經濟成長遲緩與高齡少子化的時代，許多城市的舊市區目前也面對著毀滅與重生的關鍵階段，其中台中的舊市區更是一個具體的縮影。
　台中是一個已經有一百多年歷史的計畫都市。二十世紀初的計畫都市範圍，也就是目前台中的舊市區，早年的舊市區因鐵路交通的便捷，促成商業活動的聚集而蓬勃發展，形成台中市最早的中心商業區，同時也是人們工作、居住與生活消費的區域。然而隨著人口的增加，汽車交通工具的普及，台中的周邊開始出現許多重劃區，人口郊區化現象慢慢形成，促使了舊市區漸漸的沒落。而近幾年，隨著宮原眼科等新興文創商業的進駐，以及林佳龍市長的政策推動下，台中舊市區正面臨著毀滅與重生的關鍵階段，許多舊的物件與新的事物並存，因此也成為路上觀察的最佳場域。

This is a course that teaches you how to walk on the streets, read urban textures, and experience urban fun.
The roads we pass every day or the surroundings in our daily life are filled with all kinds of objects, from stickers on telephone poles to construction signs standing on the streets, from sewer manhole covers on the ground to various road signs at intersections, from the uniforms of students on the street to the clothes of tourists on the road, these large and small objects and phenomena, They exist around us in daily life, but most people often don’t notice them. However, when we don’t just look at these objects or phenomena, but start to collect, compare, and analyze them carefully, and then understand their ins and outs, and reveal the historical background or social significance behind these objects, observation on the road can actually become a knowledge.
Since the 1980s in Japan, a group of people have been deeply fascinated by these interesting objects that appear on the road. Akasegawa Haranpei, Fujimori Terunobu, and Minami Nobubo are famous figures in this field. The three of them co-edited "Introduction to Road Observation" twenty years ago (1985). It is a classic work on road observation and also set off a "road observation" trend in Japan. The source of observation on the road can actually be traced back to 1923 by the Japanese customs and architecture scholar Imawajiro (1888-1973). His research on the actions of modern urban residents after the Great Kanto Earthquake became the mother and child of "Kaochenology". His research attitude towards observing and collecting modern urban life actually followed the folklorist Kunio Yanagida (1875-1962) who specialized in the study of rural legends and customs. During the Great Kanto Earthquake in the 12th year of Taisho, Imwajiro witnessed the destruction and rebirth of cities, and the observation and research of "modernologio" was born.
Just as Tokyo was in a stage of destruction and rebirth after experiencing the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, Taiwan is entering an era of slow economic growth and an aging population with a low birthrate. The old urban areas of many cities are currently facing a critical stage of destruction and rebirth, among which the old urban areas of Taichung are a concrete microcosm.
Taichung is a planned city with a history of more than 100 years. The planned urban area at the beginning of the 20th century is currently the old urban area of ​​Taichung. In the early years, the old urban area flourished due to the convenience of railway transportation, which promoted the gathering of commercial activities. It formed the earliest central business district in Taichung City and was also an area where people work, live and consume. However, with the increase in population and the popularization of automobile transportation, many rezonings began to occur around Taichung, and the phenomenon of population suburbanization gradually formed, prompting the gradual decline of the old urban area. In recent years, with the entry of emerging cultural and creative businesses such as Miyahara Ophthalmology, as well as the policies of Mayor Lin Jialong, the old urban area of ​​Taichung is facing a critical stage of destruction and rebirth. Many old objects coexist with new things, so it has become the best place to observe on the road.

1. 路上觀察學入門／赤瀨川原平, 藤森照信, 南伸坊/編著，嚴可婷, 黃碧君, 林皎碧/譯／行人出版,2014
2. 城市的意象／Kevin Lynch 著，胡家璇譯／遠流出版,2014
3. 城市密碼：觀察城市的100個場景／Anne Mikoleit、Moritz Purckhauer 著，洪世民譯／行人出版,2012
4. 偉大城市的誕生與衰亡：美國都市街道生活的啟發／Jane Jacobs 著，吳鄭重譯／聯經出版,2007
5. 台中文獻：台中歷史建築發展回顧（1945年以前）專輯／林良哲、袁興言／台中市文化局出版, 2003
6. 2009台中學研討會: 美術文化篇論文集／洪慶峰／台中市文化局出版, 2009
7. 認識台中／王清乾／王清乾, 2007
8. 細味台中／劉書甫、蘇俐穎／二魚文化,2014
9. 臺中學叢書（共十冊）／廖振富等著／台中市文化局出版,2016
10. 臺中繪葉書：日治時期影像與遊記／王志誠, 張良澤著／台中市文化局出版,2017
11. 臺中歷史地圖散步／中央研究院數位文化中心／台灣東販,2018
12. 中區再生基地團隊（DRF）臉書　http://www.facebook.com/GoodotVillage
13. 大墩社＿中區復興計畫臉書http://www.facebook.com/groups/163229553785809/

1. Introduction to Observation on the Road/Akasegawa Genpei, Fujimori Terunobu, Nanshenbo/Compiled by Yan Keting, Huang Bijun, Lin Jiaobi/Translated/Pedestrian Publishing, 2014
2. The Image of the City/Written by Kevin Lynch, translated by Hu Jiaxuan/Yuanliu Publishing, 2014
3. City Code: 100 Scenes of Observing the City/Written by Anne Mikoleit and Moritz Purckhauer, translated by Hong Shimin/Pedestrian Publishing, 2012
4. The Birth and Decline of Great Cities: Inspiration from American Urban Street Life/Written by Jane Jacobs, translated by Wu Zhengzhong/Lianjing Publishing House, 2007
5. Taichung Documents: Review of the Development of Taichung Historical Buildings (Before 1945) Album/Lin Liangzhe, Yuan Xingyan/Published by Taichung City Cultural Bureau, 2003
6. 2009 Taichung Middle School Seminar: Proceedings on Art and Culture/Hong Qingfeng/Published by Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau, 2009
7. Getting to know Taichung/Wang Qingqian/Wang Qingqian, 2007
8. Taste Taichung/Liu Shufu, Su Liying/Eryu Culture, 2014
9. Taichung Middle School Series (ten volumes in total)/Liao Zhenfu et al./Published by Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau, 2016
10. Taichung Leaf Book: Images and Travel Notes from the Japanese Occupation Period/Wang Zhicheng, Zhang Liangze/Published by Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau, 2017
11. Taichung Historical Map Walk/Academia Sinica Digital Culture Center/Taiwan Dongbu, 2018
12. Central District Regeneration Base Team (DRF) Facebook http://www.facebook.com/GoodotVillage
13. Dadun Society＿Central District Revitalization Project Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/163229553785809/