Accommodations are generally divided into two categories: western style hotels and Japanese style ryokans (inns). Accommodations are one of the important urban facilities. But few geographers have paid much attention to the locational patterns of the accommodations. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the locational patterns of the accommodations in Nagano City. The result gained out of our research is as follows:
1. The number of accommodations has increased in recent years in Japan. This phenomenon is observed not only in resort areas but also in urban areas.
2. The locational patterns of hotels are different from those of ryokans. Generally ryokans are located around the Temple of Zenkoji, and hotels are generally located in the CBD.
3. The average capacity of hotels is three times as large as that of ryokans. The average rations of the number of hotel users to its capacity is two and a half times as much as that of inns. The average parking capacity of hotels is four times as large as that of ryokans.
4. The average land value is higher where hotels are located than where ryokans are located.