The purpose of this paper is to clarify the current situation and issues of the cultural facility, based on the analysis of the activities and conditions of Citizen Directors in Kanazawa Citizen’s Art Center, as a case study. Kanazawa Citizen’s Art Center contributes to the cultural exchange of local communities as a Creative Milieu; Citizen directors have to play a role in the invigoration of Drama, Music, and Art studios. However, focused on the sustainability of creative milieu, it pointed out the issues: insufficient role of managers, limit of Citizen directors, division of internal space, and lack of external cooperation.

This paper examines the past, present trends, and future orientation of immigrant entrepreneurs in the furniture and equipment manufacturing industry, one of the major local industries in Higashikawa District, Hokkaido, where the population continues to grow while the population of many rural areas in Japan is declining, using a semi-structured free answer method (life story interview).

Historically, temples have functioned as places of cultural creation in a wide range of genres, including architecture, arts, and crafts, and as hubs of local communities. This report examines a pioneering example of an Artist-in-Residence (AIR), in which the temple's lodgings are used as residences. This is a preliminary report to contribute to the academic and practical development of AIR, including the elucidation of the dynamics of the "place" of residence and the role and impact it plays in the community.