A Study on Demand for Michi-no-Eki for Regional Well-being

Abstract

Recently, Michi-no-Eki is expected to be the area with various functions for regional revitalization in Japan. However, it might be difficult to introduce Michi-no-Eki considering regional characteristics, because the method to quantitatively evaluate the necessity of various functions has never been developed. In particular, little attention has been given to Michi-no-Eki for regional well-being which includes a supermarket, a playpark for children, a restaurant, and others. This study focuses on Michi-no-Eki for regional well-being and mainly aims to clarify the factors which influence on demand for Michi-no-Eki for regional well-being, in order to obtain fundamental knowledge to develop the method for quantitatively evaluating the necessity of Michi-no-Eki for regional well-being. As a result, we found that (1) local residents mainly use a supermarket in Michi-no-Eki and about 85% of them spend 1-3,000 JPY/time there and (2) six factors influence on demand for Michi-no-Eki for regional well-being in common with three scenario analyses.