抄録
This study aims to clarify the difference in appearance of Black Pine Trees, the composition tree and as a symbol of the regional identity from the streets by focusing on the plants in the shrines and discuss the visibility of Black Pine Trees in the urban areas of Honjo, and Sakata where is adjacent to the coastal forests afforested since Edo-era. There are few Shinto shrines in Honjo, but over half of Shinto shrines in Sakata planted Black Pine Trees on the precincts grounds. Because of planted Black Pine Trees in the Shinto Shrines, in Honjo, appearance of them from the streets is assimilated to the flame of towns, formed by streets and cites, but in Sakata, they are seen not assimilated to the flame of towns and it is thought that visibility of Black Pine Tree in Sakata is higher than in Honjo.
