This paper has two purposes. The first purpose is to examine the function of the civic center for the ages in terms of their use of and attitude to it. The second purpose is to make clear the difference of such use and attitude between the aged living in the central area and those in the suburbs. By questionnarire survey and interview in Yokohama City, it is concluded that the civic center for leisure or shopping is indispensable for quite a few aged people, and that the aged living in the central area feel more affinity to the civic center than those in the suburbs.
