Orio Aishin Junior College

TRADITIONAL TOURISM STUDIES HAVE PAID LESS ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM OF HOW TOURIST SITES IN A WIDE AREA SHOULD BE LINKED TO ENHANCE THE NETWORK EFFECT OF THE TOURIST SITES AS A WHOLE, UTILIZING EFFECTIVELY THE INHERENT ADVANTAGE OF EACH SITE. RECENTLY IN KYUSHU, TWO BIG THEME PARKS, HAIS TEN BOSCH AND SPACE WORLD, HAVE OPENED AND THE NATIONAL PARK PRESERVING YOSHINOGARI REMAINS IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION. CLEARLY SOME LINKAGES AMONG THEM SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED. FROM THESE CONSIDERATIONS, THIS PAPER TRIES TO EXTRACT LONG SIGHTSEEING TOUR ROUTES IN KYUSHU AND TO ESTIMATE THE NETWORK EFFECT OF THE TOURIST SITES AS A WHOLE FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF TOURISTS' TRIP-AROUND BEHAVIORS USING DATA OBTAINED FROM THE SURVEY FOR TOURISTS DROPPING AT FUKUOKA CITY.