THE AIM OF THIS PAPER IS TO MAKE OUT THE WAY THE RURAL LANDSCAPE HAS BEEN DISFIGURED IN THE AGRICULTURAL VILLAGES IN THE SUBURBS OF A LOCAL CITY TSUYAMA FROM THE VIEWPOINTS SUCH AS THE MECHANISM OF OCCURRENCE OF DEVELOPMENTS, WHAT FACTORS HAVE CHANGED RURAL LANDSCAPE, THE RELATION BETWEEN THE DISFIGUREMENT OF THE LANDSCAPE AND FARMERS' WAY OF THINKING THE URBANIZATION. FOR THE ABOVE AIM, WE SURVEY MAINLY THE CHANGES OF LAND-OWNERSHIP IN EACH DEVELOPMENTS AND HOW FARMERS HAVE USED AND ARE GOING TO USE THEIR LAND (FARM AND WOOD) AND HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENTS AND THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE.
