Abstract
This study aimed at clarifying the theoretial background of the planning of Tokyo Park System. It has been recognized that Tokyo Park System started in response to influence to the resolution about the greenbelt in International Town Planning Conference Amsterdam in 1924. However, in this study clarified following 3 knowledges. 1) The greenbelt was not recognized as what prevent the formation of endless seas of houses, in 1932 which Tokyo Park System Conference launched. 2) Keienchi Parks Plan which Tokyo Park System Conference draw up first had received influence in an American Park System, the concept of regional plans and the forest parks. 3) The word "Ryokuchi" was used as a the natural ground in the sense of a recreational place not as a non-building area which prevents expansion of cities.
