Many urban areas suffered damage by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Urban renewal projects occurred in areas stricken by the greatest damage. When renewal projects were completed, the previous urban form and character was lost, making uniformity an issue. By this occurrence, city planning efforts to involve citizens in the continuation of regionalism was conceived. Therefore, this research embanked upon a hearing with the lead person of the city office for district urban renewal projects as a means to organize ways to continue regional identity. To clarify the relationship of regionalism and landscape, Area one of Western Ashiya city was used a test case by investigating conditions before the earthquake and current of tree preservation and resident questionnaires. The findings verified the trees remaining after the earthquake contributed to the continuation regionalism and establishment of regional identity.
