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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The segments of an industrial agglomeration consist of physical infrastructure, institutions, human resources and living conditions. The “economies of sequence” is defined as building segments in an efficient sequence. Prerequisite conditions on segments comprise those segments that contribute to a reduction in transport costs. The Granger causality test identified sequences such as the opening of the Tsukuba Express Railway followed by the development of residential towns, the renovation of Kyoto Station followed by implementation of new express schedules, and increasing airline routes between Naha Airport in Okinawa and other Asian cities preceded by the expansion of the airport.</jats:p>