Abstract
This study aims to clarify changes of living enviroment of the flood affected villages and to know the villagge intention of continuing to live there. We conducted questionnaire surveys on residents of 40 years of age or more in Oto-cho, Gojo City. The results are as fellow. After the flood disaster, the living enviroments have been damaged and some residents feel their community weakened. These changes have influenced on stricken village life as well as not stricken one. Most of the villagers hope to continue living in their home villages, but some want to move to safe and convenient area. The stricken villages can't decide whether to continue living there.
