This study aims to clarify the feature of Ginkgo trees landscape spread all over old Yamazaki village, Inazawa city, Aichi as cultural landscape through analysis of the process of planting ginkgo trees from relationship with village structure and planting design in outside spaces . Through field surveys and mapping analysis by using aerial photographs and historical documents, the process to plant ginkgo trees can be divided to four stages as result. The places of ginkgo plantation has been shifted from surroundings of houses to the whole of the village, affected by economical reasons. Present ginkgo landscape around this area was generated from 1980’s to 2000’s, when 70% of present ginkgo trees were planted, caused by a reduction in rice acreage. The aim of its plantation turned out to have changed by the time. At the beginning, there was no particular aim in planting, except symbol of premises. However, an information that ginkgo trees could be traded at high value brought about the intentional cultivation of ginkgo trees. Ginkgo plantation have come to be controlled more definitely. The control of the heights of the gingko trees can brings the characteristic landscape in Yamazaki, where people enjoy yellow leaves near tree canopies.
