Abstract
Mountain villages suffer from the depression of industries such as agriculture and forestry industries, the lack of public facilities for daily living, and the fragility of social organization. For the depression of industries such as agriculture and forestry industries and the lack of public facilities for daily living, various measures were taken. However, for the fragility of social organization, particular measures were not taken. As a result, many local societies are on the verge of collapse. To revitalize these societies, it is necessary to promote the society change which forms new identities in these societies. And "endogenous development" plays an important role to promote this society change. "Endogenous development" exists on a network of local inhabitants, and this network is tied up in "thought (bonds) " that is going to protect a local inhabitants common "important thing". The stronger such "thought" to protect an "important thing" becomes, the more vibrant will be the activities to protect an "important thing". And the more vibrant such activities to protect an "important thing" becomes, the more "local resources (the commons) " will be required.
