This paper is a revaluation of the value of shopping facilities, especially neighborhood center, systematically constructed in a new town. Formerly, in 1982, we investigated how Koyo New Town shopping facilities had been used, and, more recently, in 1995, we conducted the same survey and compared results with those of our 1982 study. This paper is a discussion of the following three points: 1) Division of the shopping facilities into three categories: a) neighborhood center, b) area center, and c) out-of-town center. Neighborhood center use is compared to the other two, and observations are made relative to changes over the past 13 years. 2) Making the reason for existing of neighborhood center clear, it is necessary to grasp minutely that the way of making use of neighborhood center. 3) Need for the neighborhood center based on user evaluation.
