THIS STUDY BELONGS TO A BASIC STUDY WHICH IS GETTING SUGGESTION TO IMPROVE SEASCAPE AND AIMS AT GRASPING THE SEASCAPE IMAGE IN JAPAN. IN THE PRESENT PAPER WE INVESTIGATED THE TRANSITION OF PUBLIC SEASCAPE IMAGE BY THE METHOD OF COLLECTING LYRICS IN JAPANESE POPULAR SONGS.THE CONCLUSION IS FOLLOWING;1)THE SEASCAPE IMAGE CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO 3 TYPES. TYPE 1: NATURAL STAGE "THE GREAT SEA" TYPE 2: ARTIFICIAL STAGE "THE SEA PORT TOWN" TYPE 3: MENTAL STAGE "THE BACKGROUND SCENERY OF THE ROMANCE"2)NATURALLY, PEOPLE COULD CATCH SIGHT OF THE SEA AS QUALITATIVE. RECENTLY, THE SEA CAN BE CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MENTAL STAGE. THERE IS A TENDENCY THAT THE SEASCAPE IMAGE TRANSFERS FROM TYPEL OR TYPE2 TO TYPE3.
