Abstract
The current situation and the trend of change along local shopping malls located in Tokyo are analyzed with an index to measure distribution pattern of commercial and residential buildings along streets. Six shopping malls are categorized in view of their change pattern of building distribution, total floor area, average building size, and average building height. Those shopping malls can be classified into three categories; commercial core near station, neighborhood shopping mall near station and low-rise mixed land use. The comparison between malls suggests that one mall may change into high-rise mixed land use pattern, which may cause problems on housing environment and promotion of commercial activities.
