The purpose of this study is to grasp the factors to continue to live in intermediate and mountainous area through the case of Yamakoshi, Nagaoka City after the mid-niigata prefectural earthquake. From the results of questionnaire survey and case studies, it became clear following 2 aspects.
1. The factors of difficulty to continue to live in Yamakoshi were as followings; abolition of public transportation, inconvenient of medical or social welfare service and closing of commercial facilities.
2. On the other hand, to continue to live in Yamakoshi revitalized some elderly. After they returned to Yamakosi, they had recovered because they started to farming and found their role in their attached community.
