Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture

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During the isolation of the country and the beginning of the opening country of Japan; i. e. through Edo era, the foreignvisitors described about the Japanese landscapes in their travelogues and personal diaries. They had found the beauty of Japanese landscapes and left the admiration of magnificent views of the sites. Their impressions on the landscapes were summarized as follows:
1) They appreciated such as compact undulation of topography, rich vegetation, terraced fields on the mountain slope, pleasant pastoral promenade in the suburbs of Edo, beautiful inlet of Nagasaki, fine view of Mt. Fuji, and magnificent avenues of conifers.
2) They also recognized diversity of plants, artistic shape of large trees, beauty of fresh verdure, various types of beautiful autumn leaves, and juxtaposition of tropic and frigid plants.
3) They found that most Japanese people were interested in the plants, with the enthusiasm for travel and plowed fields like a garden.

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