Abstract
Currently in Japan, while the decline of rural areas is becoming more serious, there is a growing interest among young people in urban areas to migrate to and settle in rural areas. In rural areas, it will be important to build a co-creative relationship between migrants and locals that transcends their positions. In this study, we conducted a survey and analysis to clarify how co-creative relationships are established between migrants and locals in Ama Town, Oki, Shimane Prefecture, as a case study. As a result, it became clear that in building a co-creative relationship, (1) the change of locals is a more complex transition than migrants, (2) the function of the “mentors” that emerges spontaneously is important for migrants, and (3) a recomprehension of roles and characteristics occurs on both sides in the transformation process.
https://ror.org/04dt6bw53 
