Abstract
This study aims to determine both the factors which account for the fluctuation in the number of visitors and the effect of decentralizing visitors in the Oze area of Nikko National Park. After clarifying the fluctuation in the number of visitors to the Oze area over the past fifteen years, the multiple regression equation was used to examine the fluctuation in the number of visitors in terms of social factors, nature factors and traffic control factors in the Oze area of Gunma prefecture over the last three years. The analysis showed that decentralizing visitors on weekdays had a clear effect on all areas of Oze, and there was an obvious dispersion of visitors away from crowded entrance spots in the area of Oze located in Fukushima prefecture. The analysis showed that decentralizing visitors on weekdays had a clear effect on all areas of Oze, and there was an obvious dispersion of visitors away from crowded entrance spots in the area of Oze located in Fukushima prefecture. The flowering period of the giant skunk cabbage seems an increase in the number of visitors to Hatomachitohge, as do weekend for Ohshimizu. The analysis further showed that controlling the number of private cars and sightseeing buses had some effect on the decentralization of visitors in areas of Gunma prefecture.
