Abstract
The figure shows the rates of the branch offices to all the establishments in the main rental buildings in Sendai. The average rate to Sendai city as a whole is 53.6%, while it amounts to 70.1% in its central district. Additionally, it is higher in the larger buildings than in the smaller buildings in the central district.
The comparatively higher rate occupied by the branch offices in the rental buildings depicts that Sendai is a regional central city promoted by the branch offices.
