no48-53

[53] Study on Third Place and Happiness by Comparing Regional Difference and Before and Under COVID-19 Pandemic

Seiji Hashimoto¹, ○Yoko Imamura², Haruka Uno³, Hirofumi Hori¹ (1. Okayama University, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, 2. Okayama University, 3. Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology)

Keywords:third place, happiness, COVID-19

Recently, the concept of "Third Place" has become widespread. Third place is another place than home and work, and it was proposed in 1989 to reduce issues such as loneliness and lack of community.

In addition, it is considered that the usage pattern of the third place is changing due to the influence of COVID-19, and it is considered that there is a large regional difference between the urban area and the rural area. This study revealed that there were differences in the ownership rate of third places, transportation, happiness, and changes in happiness before and under COVID-19 pandemic between Tokyo and rural areas. Although it was not seen in under COVID-19 pandemic Tokyo, it has shown that there is a relationship in Tokyo before COVID-19 pandemic and region.