In Japan, the population is declining and the outflow of population from rural areas to cities continues, the phenomenon of Rural Return has been pointed out. Vacant houses, which are considered as one of the regional problems, may become a kind of asset for promoting migration in depopulated areas. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relationship between vacant houses and migrants, based on a 10-year survey on Ogijima, remote islands in Kagawa Prefecture. Then, the effectiveness of utilizing vacant houses was clarified as a factor in promoting migration and inherits the local communities in Ogijima.
