The Chuo Express Liner is a planned Japanese maglev line designed to ultimately connect Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.　The line is expected to connect Tokyo and Nagoya with a 40 minute travel time from 2027, and eventually Tokyo and Osaka in one hour, running at a maximum speed of 500 km/h.　Intermediate stations will also be constructed in Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano and Gifu Prefectures, and a rail yard is planned for Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture.

This paper focuses on problems with evaluation of community development projects due to the Chuo Express Liner using a residents’ consciousness survey in Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture.　We analyzed the survey results using factor analysis and covariance structural analysis consciousness for town planning and the regional effects of opening a station.

The results of the analysis are summarized as follows.　First, the factor analysis identified three effects for station;function of intermodal passenger transport, comfortability, and two way tourism, and three effects for expectations;regional vitalization effects, town planning and interregional exchange.　Second, the values of the latent variables that can be inferred from measurements of the observable variables provide corroborative evidence of the relationship between the evaluation of the projects for Gifu Station and expectations for community development projects through the covariance structural analysis of residents’ consciousness.

JEL Classification: R11, R12

　　Foreign visitors often travel to many destinations and tourism characteristics are different depending on nationality.　Therefore, it is necessary to consider differences in tourism characteristics and forecast travel consumption after the opening of the high-speed railway.　In this study, we focused on two kinds of foreign visitors from China and Taiwan and differences in tourism characteristics between the two counties was clarified.　Using a consumption model considering trip chains of foreign visitors, we made a comparative analysis on impacts to consumption as a result of the opening of the high-speed maglev line in Japan.

　　In the first half of the paper, after explaining the basic concept and model structure of the travel consumption model used in this analysis, the parameter estimation method is explained.　Then, model parameters are estimated using the OD flow data of Chinese and Taiwanese in Japan, and the differences in tourism characteristics analyzed.　As a result of the analysis, tourists from China are less sensitive to distance because of a longer stay, and their interest in the destinations of three metropolitan regions.　On the other hand, tourists from Taiwan are more sensitive to distance because of a short stay, and they are interested in many destinations in rural regions.

　　In the second half of the paper, we compare the influence of the opening of the high-speed maglev line on the travel consumption of each tourist using tourist consumption models.　As a result of the analysis, tourists from China make more expenditures in many regions after opening of the high-speed maglev line.　On the other hand, tourists from Taiwan make more expenditures in rural regions along the maglev line, but the consumption in other regions does not greatly increase.　In addition, after opening of the maglev line, especially Kansai and Chubu Airports have improved the access to many destinations including the Tokyo Metropolitan Region. The rate of increase in utility is higher for tourists from China.

JEL Classifications:C68, L83, L92