日本已经进入了人口减少的时代,都市的退缩即将成为现实。作为近代固有的都市扩张的最前线,郊外的发展前景令人瞩目。本文把关注的焦点放在尚很少成为风景理论研究对象的郊外,追踪其风景中隐藏的思想的系谱。文明的表象——作为宇宙观的风景对于近代以前的日本城市,郊外是赏花、纳凉、参拜社寺等游山玩水的四季名胜所在。其风景可以说还是城市中的外国居民发现的。在19世纪中叶以后来到日本的西方人眼里,日本的郊外风景让他们 Japan has entered an era of population decline, and the retreat of the city is about to become a reality. As the forefront of urban expansion inherent in modern times, the development prospects of the suburbs are remarkable. This paper focuses on the pedigree of the hidden thoughts in the landscape, which is seldom become the study object of landscape theory. The appearance of civilization - As a cosmopolitan landscape For the Japanese city before modern times, the outskirts are flowers, cool air, visits to temples and other tourist attractions of the Four Seasons. The scenery can be said or found in the city’s foreign residents. In the eyes of Westerners who came to Japan after the mid-19th century, Japan’s suburban landscape gave them