Abstract
We tried to survey the the locality constitution of MAEBARA town from the following viewpoint; The most important factor that decides the relationship of the mutural dependance in shopping is the difference of the accessibility and the economical function between the centre locality and the outer localities. We studied the statistics of shops in 1964, traffic affaires and the pattern of the locality arrangement at MAEBARA town. We delivred the investigation cards to students of MAEBARA and ITO middle school, which inquire the place of the shopping, the means of the traffic and the reasons of shopping. MAEBARA town is divided by 6 sections which were former towns and villages befor 1955., there is one centre section, MAEBARA-section, in which concentrated many shops and offices and most of inhabitants depend on these facilities. Bus routes extend to each sections from M.-section and the train service is available there. The other sections are agricultural localities surrounding the M.-section. Most of shops at outer sections sell the daily neccessities, but at M.-section sell the durable goods. Breads and cakes, provisions, row fishes, liquirs and tobaccos are sold at every section and the inhabitants can buy them easily, but Furnitures, kitchinwares, meats, books and magazines, bicycles, watches and glass, medecines, clogs, radio and TV sets and clothes are bought at M.-section, even if they are sold at the outer sections. In conclusion, M.-section is considered as the centre locality, and the inhabitants at MAEBARA town depend on M.-section. There are not mutural dependance between the outer sections.
