In 1930, the Government established the Board of Tourist Industry and the Committee of Tourist Industry to attain foreign currency. They had discussed what they should do to construct resorts for foreign tourists, and chosen intensive resort area. The aim of this paper is to make clear states of developments of Kamikochi, where they had chosen. Developments of Kamikochi had begun opening ground and road for power stations. Therefore, members of the Board and Committee had regarded Kamikochi as a mountain resort. They, especially Gyoji Arai and Kishichiro Okura, had tried to promote to improve roads and a hotel.
