Abstract
This paper aim to clarify the situation of the isolation in urban districts of large city and a district of intermediate and mountainous area among residents in the view point of recreational life. Modern consuming life such as an internet life and delivery services, convenience shop spreading, the change of traditional way of thinking as a hierarchy social system breaking, as democratic social system spreading, and the labor circumstances changing to severe under globalization, are backgrounds of isolation. We want to compare the situation of isolation and of social bonds breaking through case studies. We send questionnaire survey at the Miyako-dai district in Matsudo city, Chiba prefecture, at the Kanayama district in Sapporo city, Hokaido prefecture and at the Umegashima district in Sizuoka city, Sizuoka prefecuture. Miyako-dai district is selected as a urban district of large city in metropolitan area. Kanayama district is selected as a urban district of large city in province area. Umegashima is selected as a village district in an intermediate and mountainous area. 343 questionnaire sheets are recollected at the Miyako-dai district(1795 families live, recollecting rate is 19.1%). 397 are recollected at the Kanayama district(1415 families live, recollecting rate is 28.0%). 103 are recollected at the Umegashima district( 172 families live, recollecting rate is 59.9%).
We have to pay attention that under limitation of case study, this study does not point out the whole situation of Japan. Analyzing the whole situation of Japan is the next study subject to do.
It makes clear as follows.
1) About from 40% to 60% residents do not join each local association activities while about 10% resident do in intermediate and mountainous area.
2) About from 20% to 35% resident do not join almost all of local association activities and about 10% resident do not join almost all of association activities.
3) About 40% residents in urban district of large city in metropolitan area and about 20% in an urban district of large city of province area are isolated in their regional society.
4) About 10% residents in urban district are isolated in whole society except relatives.
5) Such isolation groups of residents are seen in every ages which is not seen in a specific age.
6) In general, at viewpoints of the way of thinking, life style, and information, village societies are said to have become urbanized. But the village society of the case study seem to have maintained social bonds which have passed from ancient times.
7) Including previous studies, isolation are serious in urban district, while it is not serious in intermediate and mountainous area. But the tendency of suburban village district is middle of urban district and village district in intermediate and mountainous area.
