In local cities and their surrounding rigions, the mobilities of inhabitants in the past were determind by the rail roads or bus routes before the development of the motor car. Today the population is more widely dispersed, and mobile, due to the increased owner ship of praivate cars. The aim of this paper is to explain the journeys made by inhabitants who live on the edge of the prefecture, and to chose the Ryomo region, lying across Tochigi and Gunma prefectures, as the object of this study. It is that analysed the area where inhabitants traveled for working, studying and shopping. In this study, the author used the population census of Japan and a questionnair of residents shopping habits.
