According to the decline in the farming population, reservoirs are likely to lose its values. The values of reservoirs are not only for farming but also as a place of recreation, as a place for the natural creatures, and so on. This study takes a place in Saijo area of Higashihiroshima City where paddy fields and mountains are mostly found. The analysis is done by the comparison of the results of questionnaire survey on the reservoirs done in 1984 and 2003. The purpose of this study is to clarify the change of the consciousness structure to evaluate reservoirs by the inhabitants, since 1984, in Saijo area. As a result of this study, the factors that are to affect the inhabitants' satisfaction and recreational behavior are clarified.
