Abstract
This study aims to clarify the area image occurred to inhabitants. We analyzed the songs of 231 primary school and 99 lower secondary school to recognize conceptual figure of the area image. We took up Oumi district with lake BIWA as a case study. Some images are changed when times have changed, but the other images are not changed. For example, words written modern structures as Image were increased in these songs. In Oumi district the most important image elements are “Lake”, “mountains” and “livers”, and these elements have the effective range.
