LITERATURE WORKS CONTAIN THE EXPRESSIONS OF UNDERSTANDING OF LANDSCAPE. THESE EXPRESSIONS ARE THE DATA WHICH EXPLAIN CHARACTER OF LANDSCAPE. BUT THE METHOD OF READING LANDSCAPE FROM LITERATURE WORKS ONLY IS INCOMPLETE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS AS FOLLOW; 1)TO REFINE THE METHOD OF READING LANDSCAPE FROM LITERATURE WORKS. 2)TO MAKE CLEAR THE GENERALITY OF LANDSCAPE IN LITERATURE WORKS. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE PURPOSE, THIS STUDY ANALYSES 8 LITERATURE WORKS WHICH HAD BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT TAKAYAMA CITY. THE CONCLUSION IS AS FOLLOW; 1)LANDSCAPE WRITTEN LITERATURE WORKS CAN BE UNDERSTOOD BY THE METHOD BASED ON STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS AND PAST STUDIES. 2)THERE ARE COMMON PARTS OF LANDSCAPE BETWEEN EACH OTHER.
