IN THIS PAPER, THE EFFECTS OF THE FAMILY LIFECYCLE ON OUT-OF-HOME ACTIVITIES ON NON-WORKDAYS ARE ANALYSED USING THE DATA COLLECTED FROM A ACTIVITY DIARY SURVEY IN TOKYO METROPOLITAN SUBURBS. FIRSTLY, THE EFFECTS OF THE FAMILY LIFECYCLE ON THE JOINT ACTIVITIES BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS, THEN, THE PATTERNS OF ACTIVITIES CLASSIFIED BY THE SHAPES OF THE “ACTIVITY PATHS”, ARE ANALYSED. AS THE RESULTS, FOLLOWING POINTS ARE FOUND. THE RATES OF JOINT ACTIVITIES BECOME LOWER ACCORDING THE PROGRESS OF LIFECYCLE. THE PATTERN OF ACTIVITIES OF A HOUSEWIFE WITH SCHOOLCHILDREN DIFFERS FROM THE AVERAGE PATTERNS IN THE OTHER LIFECYCLE STAGES.
