Abstract
The purpose of this study is to clarify that spatial structure of national land was a significant factor that made between success and failure of the relocation project of capital function, which includes headquarter ministries of the national government. The authors selected two contrasting countries: (1) Japan, which did not reach a national consensus on the relocation of central government functions, and (2) South Korea, which succeeded in implementing it. We compared the access conditions between the current location and relocated potential locations of the national governments from all different parts of the countries, and found that in South Korea’s case, Chungcheong region was advantageous to Seoul allowing the potential relocation site to be narrowed down to a single option. In contrast, in Japan’s case, no such single region could be found. We also investigated the process of debate and discussion in both countries. As a result, we confirmed that spatial structure of national land had a significant impact on success or failure of capital function relocation projects.
https://ror.org/04dt6bw53 
