Abstract
Japan's COVID-19 infection control measures are less stringent and mainly call for self-restraint for limited periods and areas, appealing to residents' intentions. In order to assess their effects on travel intentions, this research specifically analyzes the factors influencing travel intentions and their impacts by examining three periods in the Tokyo Metropolitan area. As a result, we find that factors such as risk perception and ability to control one's own behavior are more important than trust in the government, among others. Additionally, subjective norms, which include following the ideas of family members and others, have a major impact on decision for domestic travel during the control measures. Furthermore, the probability of deciding to travel domestically is, on average, reduced by approximately 0.15 during the period with the restrictive measures compared to the period without them. We believe that these specific results can contribute to future considerations for infection control.
