Abstract
The Dutch factory garden at Dejima in Nagasaki is considered the oldest Western style garden in Japan. In this study the author concluded 6 periods of the Dutch factory garden consernning its form by means of analyzing 70 paintings of Dejima. They are (1) the period of eary garden construction, (2) the first period of Western style formal garden, (3) the latter period of Western style formal garden, (4) the transition period of geometric to landscape garden, (5) the period of landscape garden, and (6) the period of the ending of the garden. It is noted that the garden had formal changes from geometric style to landscape style similar to the European gardens in 18th century.
