Abstract
In the discussion of cooperative funding, there are separate issues and problems as well as common points between the rural and mountain areas. The purpose of this study is to explore the viewpoints regarding the use of cooperative funding to rural areas and to clarify the characteristics of the contents of management projects for rural areas that are expected by their tourists; the study’s subjects are tourists who have visited Yufuin. This study was conducted using the implementation results of a questionnaire survey in Yufuin on the conceptual framework of the management project surrounding the tourists. The results show that this is a useful conceptual framework through which to discuss cooperative funding. The results also indicate that it is important to focus on the tourists’ recognition of resources and to include comprehensive viewpoints from residents in the discussion of cooperative funding.
