Abstract
This paper analyzed changes of the combination of landscape elements on both sides of the edge of valley bottom in Yato area over 50 years in Godo river watershed in Kamakura. As a result, most of the edge of valley bottom is disappeared because of landform destroying, but in city area little destroying is seen in 1950's. And Yato landscape in the past was mainly combination of paddy and field at valley bottom, and forest at valley wall. And also there are grass land as meadow in valley wall, and not so many combination with city area. Now these dominated combinations of vegetation are almost disappeared, various combinations in succession are seen. To keep high quality edge of valley bottom from ecological view, it is important to regard combination of landscape elements between valley wall and bottom in the past.
