Abstract
This research has been conducted to examine a subject group of first-time visitor foreign tourists in the sightseeing area of Takayama. The purpose of this study is to extract knowledge on the subjects' human behavior patterns by examining the results of their excursion movements and results of their subsequent interviews. Specific analysis focused on the subjects view of the sightseeing area's basic tourist reception function. Based on the simultaneous free-movement excursion patterns of 8 subjects, the tendencies of movement distance minimization, lateral movement, selecting tourist attractions were examined, and from the interviews, the following results were found. 1) The importance of adequate provision of information 2) The importance of 'induction' for tourist sites 3) A strong interest in Japanese and Japanese lifestyles 4) The importance of the place of wandering.
