Abstract
In the circumstances where city tourism plays a vital role to activate the city, there would be more chances to make people attracted to the city if we can develop people's interest in the whole city from their interest in the segments of information on the city. In this study, we clarified the fact that area-guide books about restaurants in Osaka tend to mention accumulation of restaurants as the regional characteristics of the city, and that the information on restaurants is connected with the city's characteristics. It was proved that, however, people become interested in the whole city when they have an access to the information on certain regional characteristics such as the commercial features, buildings, or the history of the city.
