Because Landscape management includes a variety of methods for beautifying forests, a clear definition of Landscape management is difficult. Nonetheless, this study aims to define Landscape management clearly. Therefore, we examined the development process known as " Forest aesthetics, the origin of landscape management, from its introduction in the middle of the Meiji period until the early Showa period based on related documentation. As a result, we were able to classify the development of Forest aesthetics into three categories. The first of these is Landscape management in Arashiyama, an old location whose existence predates the Meiji period. The second is the establishment and development of a study system for Forest aesthetics, while the third category is the transition to preserving forests and creating scenic forests in national parks chosen for their new outlook on scenery.
