Abstract
The study focused on three communities that are different in nature: a large-scale classical residential development located in the suburb of a major city (Takashimadaira Housing Complex, Tokyo), a bay area apartment complex that combines a residential environment with urban design, in which homes are located near workplaces (Makuhari Bay Town, Chiba Prefecture), and the city center of a small regional city that is dependent on an urban sphere (Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture). A survey and analysis were conducted regarding the amount of time spent in leisure activities by local residents, the number of activity categories, the frequency of activities, the number of people involved in activities, the distance from facilities used and other attributes of activity occurrence. The objective was to gain basic knowledge of region-specific temporal and spatial complementary relationships and activity characteristics with regard to the leisure activities in neighboring spaces for different regions.
