A study of "Machi no Ibasho(Third place)" in a mobility society: A case study of people living in multiple locations and high-frequency travelers

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K20468
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0304:Architecture, building engineering, and related fields
• Research Institution: Kanazawa Seiryo University
• Principal Investigator: ISHIKAWA Misumi 金沢星稜大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (50733672)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-08-30 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: まちの居場所 / サードプレイス / 複数拠点生活者 / 高頻度旅行者 / モビリティ社会

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study identified the process of acquiring a “Machi no Ibasho (third place)” for people that move either frequently or irregularly and the characteristics of that place. The first research target group included multilocation dwellers who frequently move their place of residence. The second study population included frequent travelers. In the former, for example, many of them had a “third place” in each place of residence.

Free Research Field

観光研究

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、「まちの居場所」やサードプレイスに関する研究が、いわゆる定住人口である住民に偏りがちであること等を先行研究の整理で指摘した。その上で、複数拠点生活やワーケーションなど新しい生活様式が浸透しつつある社会での人びとの「まちの居場所」の実態について、量的・質的調査を通して一定の知見を提示できた点に学術的・社会的意義がある。