THIS PAPER AIMS TO CLARIFY CHARACTERS OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA IN WHICH KOREAN PEOPLE HAVE DENSELY SETTLED DOWN IN JAPAN. MANY KOREANS KEEP TO LIVE IN HIGASHINARI AND IKUNO WARDS IN OSAKA CITY FROM PRE-WAR TIME. WE ANALYZED THE IMPROVEMENT PROCESS OF SOCIAL OVERHEAD CAPITAL AND FOUND THAT THE ASSOCIATION OF LAND OWNERS HAD CONSIDERABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT BY THE PRIVATE INVESTMENT. AT LAST WE CONCLUDED THAT KOREAN PEOPLE DENSELY SETTLED DOWN ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF THE ARABLE LAND READJUSTMENT PROGRAM EXCUTED BY THE TSURUHASHI ASSOCIATION
