This report has been made on our enquiry into the relation market chains have had to the process of making of the central area of a city, as observed in the case of Osaka city.
In the case of Osaka, the following facts have been revealed, that is;
(1) A large number of street-stalls in workmen's home region; encircling the central area.
(2) Also in the central area, there were once seen lots of Markents, but these gradnally have died out, as the phenomenon of urbanization has kept going.
(3) In view of (1) and (2), the determining oft he central area has been made possible by the existence or non-existence of market chains.
(4) By examing market chains periodically, the process of urbanization can be illustrated.
Nevertheless, as there are still many facts to be probed ino by a further research, we hope for our more constructive study, together with a comparative study in the other cities.