Abstract
The aim of this paper is to clarify the feature of the actual state of staying by elderly visitors and the maintenance of the staying space intending Sugamo Jizo-Dori shopping mall.The findings are as follows: 1) Nine features of staying space are clarified. 2) Elderly visitors tend to stay in a sitting position, and stay in a space which has some benches. The features are that they create "Sitting Space" where there are no benches, so they actively look for sitting space and built the situation. 3) A group including elderly people stays in the shopping area longer than a group not including elderly people, but the total length of the walking distance is shorter, and staying time at one time tends to longer.
