Abstract
In Sendai there are 1916 branch offices and business establishments as of August, 1966. Out of those, 1008 institutions are located in the urbanized area of Sendai. Their distribution is shown in the attached map. The author thinks that these institutions have more or less administrative functions, and are more useful for the purpose of analysing the regional structure of cities than other elements such as population, land values and so on. Since 1959, these institutions show a trend to move eastward within the urban area. This change is in accordance with the changes in population, land values etc., reflecting the influence of these institutions on other structural elements of the city.
