Basic Study on the Possibility of Multi-habitation for Improving Monopolar Centralization in Tokyo

2024 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K01048
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 04020:Human geography-related
• Research Institution: Takasaki City University of Economics
• Principal Investigator: SATOH Hideto 高崎経済大学, 地域政策学部, 教授 (00396798)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中村 広幸 芝浦工業大学, 工学部, 教授 (70351731)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
• Keywords: 多拠点居住 / テレワーク / 東京一極集中 / 地方都市 / 居住地選択

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the residential preferences of multi-habitation practitioners and the relationships between their locations from a geographical perspective. Moreover, it intends to elucidate the specific attributes and objectives of people who practice multi-habitation. The multi-habitation practitioners were primarily office workers aged 30–60 years and belonging to the upper-middle class. They could be broadly divided into two groups: those whose bases were located close to and those whose bases were far apart from one another. In the former case, frequent movement occurs between bases and is primarily used for daily life activities like telecommuting, commuting, and remote work. In the latter case, less travel occurs between locations. While one base location is used for daily life, another is used for hobbies, cleaning and organizing, and caregiving, among others. This clarifies the differences in the use of each location.

Free Research Field

都市地理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

人口減少社会を迎え、地方圏ではUIJターンや多拠点居住者の誘引をはかり、地域活性化につなげようとする自治体がある。本研究の分析対象者に限られるが、地方圏を志向する移住者ニーズと地方自治体の施策が、必ずしも合致してはいないのではないかとの疑問が生じる。
多拠点居住の有無にかかわらず、人口減少社会下の居住地選好では、社会関係資本の存在など、その土地に何らかのゆかりを重視する場合がある。ゆかりが無ければ、多拠点居住者を惹きつける地域資源があるか、首都圏からのアクセスの良さが重視されると考えられる。
従って、地方圏であっても多拠点居住者に選ばれる地域と、選ばれない地域に取捨選択される可能性は高い。