In this paper, we utilize travel cost methodology in an attempt to estimate the economic value
of a public park in Saga city, Japan to be as a case study by applied the alternative of the
individual method. Since it was studied that the different characteristics of this kind of public
space affects different individual’s patterns of activities, the modes and frequencies of
utilization (Iamtrakul et al., 2004). The individual perceived the value of public parks in
different way due to their personal characteristics, such as age, income, education and past
experience of using public park service and the different attractiveness and accessibility of
park also resulted to the different value of park benefits from different patterns of public park
utilization. Therefore, the different value on different park can be very useful information to
guide local planning agency to locate suitable plan for current and future policy for public
park service improvement and to enhance the quality of life of the community.