Abstract
This study tries to clear the locations of the villas owned by British, French, Belgian and Italian embassies at Japan ,and the life styles of European in Lake CHUZENJI in Meiji era. Based on some historical records on owners of villas, the locations and plans of villas, and the evidences obtained from interview survey, the analysis was conducted. Main finding are as follows; 1) The owners of villas were able to have European life styles in not only summer but also other seasons, 2) In doors, they had spent their time in working, reading, opening the tea and dinner parties etc., and out of doors, in collecting plant, climbing, frequently boarding and fishing. 3) The architectural style of four villas was semi-European, and each villa had been built directly in the face of the water and had been keeping each pier.
