The aim of this paper is to clarify the characteristics of leisure facilities affecting utilization of them by the aged who live in urban area. This is based on the results of questionnaire given to the aged living in high-rise housing and in the surrounding residential areas within Tokyo metropolitan area and Nagano City and of investigation into the facilities. First, we show the characteristics of facilities from aspects of location, building and management. And then, we find a tendency of recognition, utilization and the ratio of recognition to utilization. Finally, we were able to clarify the characteristics of facilities which affect utilization of them by the aged are a distance from home, total floor area and main rooms.