Abstract
When studying the economic impact of cultural industries on the region with the Input-Output table, we find the cultural industries have a considerable multiplier effect on the economy in Tokyo. This effect has the remarkable characteristics of revitalizing the service industry, and expanding economic activity in the region. Compared to the new railway construction, the arts characteristically tend to induce more production in Tokyo. However, compared to the New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Region, the economic impact of the cultural industries in NY-NJ is much greater than that of Tokyo.
