This paper examines the prototype and its transformation of northern planting system of premises forest based on the field survey of the farmhouses in Tsuga Area that were depicted in the Meiji Era. The prototype was composed of 1) simple cedar forest which forms background trees, 2) zelkova tree or evergreen broad-leaved tree which forms “a big tree with a small shrine”, and 3) square-shaped trees called "hi-yoke" surrounding the buildings (mainly kura). Also it has turned out that although these patterns still remain basically, several patterns have transformed differently in response to the change of land use.
