Abstract
This paper presents the process and mechanism of the phenomenon in which a person who has moved into a new environment begins to picture the landscape of his or her hometown as "the archetypal landscape". After examining the theoretical framework of this phenomenon, the paper presents a survey of this topic with attention paid to attitude intensity, and considers the processes of formation of and value production of the archetypal landscape. As a result of the work presented here, it was understood that the formation process of the archetypal landscape is one in which "self" and "place" become unified so as to seem to the person as if the landscape is part of his or her being. On the other hand, the production of value of the archetypal landscape was understood as a process through which the totality of the place the person lived in heretofore is viewed as an object; this process typically occurs when the person moves into a new environment. Moreover, it was considered that, in establishing the archetypal landscape, both the processes of formation and value production are necessary. The paper also considers and explains the mechanism behind preservation of self-identity through these processes.
