Abstract
Six years have passed since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and at present collective relocation projects are being completed all over the tsunami stricken area. While safety is much improved it is considered that the lifestyle of migrated residents is to be affected due to steep slope topography and out of previous living area. In this research, the effect on the lifestyle of migrants was analyzed in Kesennuma City by looking at the walking accessibility of elderly people with their physical burden. The accessibility to be nearest living facility, including bus stops of public transport, shops and hospitals, from each collective relocation site including topographic aspect was assessed. The result shows that 60% of collective relocation sites are located out of walkable distance from the closest public transport and 15% of collective relocation sites are located extremely far from any closest living facilities. This research is expected to raise knowledge that will aid other collective relocation in the future.
