1990 年 25 巻 p. 673-678
IN JAPAN, EVERY SCHOOL HAS ITS OWN SCHOOL SONGS. SUCH A SONG HAS A COMMON STYLE WHICH CELEBRATES ITS HOMETOWN'S HISTORY AND NATURAL FEATURES AS WELL AS ITS EDUCATIONAL SPIRIT. BECAUSE OF THIS CONVENTIONAL PATTERN, A LANDSCAPE REPRESENTED IN A SCHOOL SONG IS SUPPOSED TO REFLECT A LANDSCAPE IMAGE SHARED BY THE LOCAL RESIDENTS. THIS STUDY PICKS UP LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS CELEBRATED IN ALL SCHOOL SONGS IN THREE CITIES -TSU, YOKKAICHI AND MATSUSAKA WHICH LIE ON THE ISE COASTAL AREA OF THE MIE PREFECTURE. THEN IT ANALYZES FREQUENCIES AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF THESE ELEMENTS AND EXPLAINS LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE REPRESENTED IN THOSE SCHOOL SONGS.