The article is in general well written, shows evidence of a deep research, and is of potential interest to a broad international audience. However, fine tunning, especially related to structuring and writing up the research, are required before publication.

In more details, the final paragraph of the introduction repeats the abstract, presenting a summary of findings and their implications. They do not belong to the introduction, but to the abstract. The introduction should end with the sentence concluded on line 56.

The discussions would benefit upon expanding them to include a comparison with other similar studies carried out in other countries, and also underlining the specificity of the Japanese findings. For example, other studies indicated that there are differences between the perception and use of nature - see Priego, C.; Breuste, J.; Rojas, J. Perception and Value of Nature in Urban Landscapes: A Comparative Analysis of Cities in Germany, Chile and Spain. Landscape Online 2008, 7, 1-22 (https://www.landscape-online.org/index.php/lo/article/view/LO.200807).

Last but not least, the English language needs polishing, by the means of assistance form a native speaker. While the article can be understood, the pharsing and choice of words are often ackward, and hinder the understanding of the article.