The Way of Involving with Sustainable Village Management by Various Outside-Villages Residents

Case Study of Iketani and Iriyama Villages, To-kamachi City, Ni-gata Prefecture

Abstract

This paper clarifies the way of involving with sustainable village management by outside-villages residents, conducting a case study of Iketani and Iriyama villages in Ni-gata prefecture. The various types of outside-villages residents visit the villages with each objective and they come from nearby the villages or distant urban cities. As the targets of hearing survey, we researched residents, the members of the To-kamachishi revitalization executive committee, the people moving or visiting from urban area. The comparative analysis showed that the outside-villages residents play each role of village management in accordance with position.