抄録
In Amami-Oshima, coral stone walls are made as a windbreak hedge in local houses and also contributes to a scenic village landscape. In recent years, many coral stone walls were replaced with brick fences and there are almost no villages where the coral stone walls remain in Amami-Oshima. This research grasped the distribution of the coral stone walls and the actual conditions of its landscape. The study also clarified the residents' evaluation of the village landscape of the coral stone wall through a case study in Nishikomi village, Setouchi city. This research has shown that residents need the coral stone wall for the aspect of function and village landscape in their daily life.
