An aromatic compound represented by the following formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
, wherein ring A is a heterocyclic ring, ring B is a carbocyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring etc., G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 are CH or N, X is —NH—, —O—, —CH2—, etc., Y is —CH2—, —CO—, —SO2—, etc., Z is a single bond, —CO—, —SO2—, —NH—, —O—, —S—, —CONH—, —SO2NH—, etc., R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, etc., and R3 is carbocyclic group, heterocyclic group, alkyl, etc.,
is useful as a controlling agent of the function of CCR4 useful for the treatment or therapy for bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, etc.