Abstract
The propose of this study to identify the landscape resources around the historical road of Nikko which has not been designed until today by the Cultural Landscape Act. The method of this study is to observe the transformation of the rural landscape which indicated on the cadastral maps of 1898, 1945, 1959 and 1990, using cadastres from 1898 to 1959. This paper shows how the Nikko road landscape has changed from 1898, by developments of buildings, construction of railways and service roads. The landscape along the Nikko road maintains fragments as elements belonging to the historical landscape. The conclusion proposes to preserve the landscape around the Nikko road as an integrated environment, by using in the future the landscape ordinance.
