Geographical Review of Japan

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Recently, there is a remarkable tendency toward the specialization of area, especially in large cities, which is called urbanization.
There are significant influences on living ways of inhabitants in the urban fringe, and some regional. patterns to the area are constructed.
The author compares suburban villages of paddy fields and upland farms which show the different reaction to the urbanization. It is represented as the agricultural landscapes and shown by the structure of farming villages. The northern area of Kyoto City is discussed.
1. The different system of land utilization between villages of paddy fields and upland farms in the urban fringe remains in the different stages of farming.
2. Paddy fields are urbanized more rapidly than upland farms, and in some cases, a fertile part is ruined earlier.
3. Suburban effects on farm-houses of paddy fields are shown in agricultural management, while, those of upland farms in farming economy.
4. The scheme of suburban structure is illustrated as Fig. 4. (Diagram of agricultural zones in the urban fringe.) S=city area (Kyoto City), PF=Paddy fields area (Matsugasaki), MF=mixed area (Shugakuin and Kamikamo), UF=upland fields area (Takagamine), FW=agricultural area with forest, F=forest area.

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