The purpose of this study was to survey the information which was needed by recreational users in advance for their appropriate management on Ishikari Coast, Hokkaido.1,000 questionnaire surveys which asked advanced information, information source and information facilities they used and also asked to evaluate their importance and quality were distributed on the beach of Ishikari Coast, 375 were returned back by mail, and 341 were analyzed.About a half of respondents did not used advance information before their visit, but other most of all visitor checked the weather report. The advance information they needed were different with their purpose of visit, their age and their experience of visit.Thirty's years old (and/or younger) visitors and 10 times or more repeated visitors did not check any information and did not visit any information facilities in Ishikari Coast. As a conclusion,on-site interpretive activities are important to establish the appropriate recreational management of visitors, and should turn gently to the off-site information provision, like a portal web site of Ishikari Coast, in the future.
