Abstract
This study was aimed at understanding what makes people feel attached to their local waterfront areas, by conducting an interview to local residents in the southwestern part of Hannan City, Osaka, as it is blessed with various forms of water edges, facing the sea, a river, or a farm pond. In consideration of social or physical changes with the times, the questionnaire to interviewees included where and how they often spent their playing time in their childhood and whether or not they have ever attended local activities, with a view to clarifying the differences among three generations, people in their 20s, their 40s, and their 60s. Based on these results, an analysis was made as to what made a difference in their affection toward their local waterfronts. It showed that the attachment to the local waterfront areas was greatly affected by their frequent experiences of playing there in their childhood and their active participation in local activities after they grew up, and that their loving places are completely different depending on the attributes.
