Abstract
This paper clarifies the actual situation of migration to rural areas based on the questionnaire findings for the households which migrated to Wakayama Prefecture. The findings indicate that, first, when the motives for migration and determining factors in the destination of migration could be achieved, the degree of life satisfaction with the migration increased. Second, when the degree of life satisfaction was high, the number of migrant who resettle increased. Last, the research pointed to several important problems on the acceptance side, such as the substantiality of migration inquiry counter services and the dissemination of information about migration to rural areas.
