TRAVEL BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS OF A LOCAL AREA IN JAPAN- A CASE STUDY OF THE KII PENINSULA- Tadashi ITO

Abstract: Surveys of travel behavior in Japan have previously been carried out utilizing two methods. For major metropolitan areas a personal trip survey was utilized, whilst for main road planning, a road traffic survey was utilized. However, a travel behavioral survey for local areas in Japan has not been sufficiently carried out and, therefore, the travel behavior in these areas is not defined. Focusing on the local area in the peninsula region, which is geographically a special environment, this study is aimed at clarifying the travel behavior in this area. For this case study the Gobo-Hidaka area in Wakayama Prefecture was selected. This area is located in the mid western part of the Kii Peninsula and has recently been awarded world heritage status. The aim is to ascertain the actual status of travel behavior in the small cities and surrounding villages of the peninsula area