Abstract
Landscape formations of Maruyama temples firstly depended on inclinations of the lands. The most steep one, Choraku-ji, was built up with several flat area connected each other, between which they created beautiful gardens. In Anyou-ji, also steep one, there were six separated sites which had ups and downs abundantly, in each site various relations between gardens and buildings made people turn their eyes toward various directions. Finally, Sourin-ji had gentle slope, so they made artificial heaps in their gardens to make their landscapes complex, or they use Syakkei. Afterward, these temples were used as places of cultural communication.
