THE ARTICLE STUDIES THE PROBLEMS OF THE LOOSE REGULATIONA AREAS WITHIN EXISTING LAND USE INSTITUTUION BY EXAMINING THE STRUCTURE OF LAW AND THE CONDITION OF DEVELOPMENT. WE SELECT SHIRONE CITY IN NIIGATA PREFECTURE. AND WE FIND THAT 1)AS THE TREND OF THE PREFECTURE THE DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE IN LOOSE REGULATION AREAS MORE THAN IN REGULATION AREAS, AND 2)IN SHIRONE CITY, OVER 70 PERCENTAGE OF DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE IN LOOSE REGULATION AREAS. AND THERE IS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT WHICH DOSEN'T NEED PERMISSION BECAUSE OF ITS SMALL SIZE.
