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THIS ARTICLE STUDIES ON THE CONCENTRATION OF ACTIVITIES ALONG THE TRUNK ROAD FOCUSING THE RELATION BETWEEN ROAD-SIDE AREA 'GAWA' AND BACKGROUND AREA 'AN'. WE SELECT 6 AREAS WITHIN NIIGATA PREFECTURE, SURVEY THE CONDITION OF EACH AREA AND INQUIRE THE OPINIONS FOR THE CONDITION TO THE RESIDENTS. BY FIELD SURVEY, WE FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY PARKING ACCESS POINTS FACING NARROW SIDE ROADS AND MANY CARS USE SUCH ACCESS POINTS NOT THOSE FACING TRUNK ROAD. FROM THE OPINIONS OF RESIDENTS, WE FIND THAT MANY RESIDENTS SUGGEST TRAFFIC JAM AS THE PROBLEM CAUSED BY ROAD-SIDE-SHOP AND THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF EACH AREA REFLECTS TO THE OPINION.