CHANGES OF THE STORE LOCATION IN INTERMEDIATE AND MOUNTAINOUS AREA

摘要

We explored the main zones accumulated stores by case study in Oguni-town, Niigata pref. The results are as follows: 1. Inhabitants often do their shopping in the zones where the stores are located on new arterial road.2. The process of changes of the store location is various in the zones. The commercial center zone of the town in the past declines. 3. Composition of types of store changes in each zone. 4. Changes of arterial road intensely influence the store location. 5. Operation and relationship with community is different between the stores located on new arterial road and on old one.