Abstract
The purpose of this study is 1) to examinewhether bonding and bridging social capital haveregional differences; 2) to determine regional characteristics which form bonding and bridging social capital; and 3) to identify special units in which boding and bridging social capital are formed. The questionnaire survey was conducted in all rural areas of three cities in northern Kyoto prefecture in 2006 (32,685 households of 445 agricultural settlement), and9,291 samples were analyzed.As a result, bonding social capital has regional differences depending on regional characteristics, while bridging social capital doesn’t have significant regional differences. In conclusion, bonding social capital can be regarded as the property of areas, while bridging social capital can be regarded as the property of individuals.
