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This paper discusses the “minshuku” support system from the aspect of the management actors. The case study focuses on minshuku businesses in the Kumomi District of Matsuzaki Town, Shizuoka Prefecture.
In the recent years we have seen a decline in the number of minshuku in Matsuzaki Town. In addition to fewer tourists visiting the Izu Peninsula, this is due to 1) change in the composition of the family labor force in the household that manages a minshuku and 2) change in the division of roles in the family. For minshuku in the Kumomi District, the family labor force is aging due to more and more young successors moving away from home. Thus, the current situation has two patterns. In one pattern, the elderly generation and the younger generation bear the role of management actor. In the other pattern, outside labor is employed and only the elderly generation bears the role of management actor. In the first pattern, the elderly generation eventually retires from the role of management actor to perform auxiliary work around the minshuku. In the second pattern, the elderly generation performs all of minshuku work. However, the business foundation can easily become unstable with advancing age. In many cases, the elderly management actor wants to keep up the minshuku as far as physically possible. In such case, it is important to focus on the elderly role in supporting the minshuku settlement.
In addition to this type of individual response, local organizations also need to form minshuku support networks. For example, the Kumomi Tourist Association holds events in which residents and tourists can participate, introduces tourists to minshuku, and books reservations. In addition, the Kumomi Council manages the public beaches and the onsen sources, thus providing support to minshuku in the district.
A fall in tourism is not the only cause for the recent decline in the number of minshuku. Internal factors from the aspect of the management actor are also at work; namely, 1) change in the composition of the family labor force in the household that manages a minshuku and 2) change in the division of roles in the family.

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This paper aims to investigate the environmental education of elementary schools in Harbin City, China based on a questionnaire survey administered to teachers and by using the activity documents of the school. Moreover, problems in the environmental education have been considered.
As a result, teachers were interested in the regional problems, especially air and water pollution, and recognized the importance of environmental education. On the other hand, they are a little negative about practicing the environmental education because of shortage of data and curriculum. The main contents of environmental education in the elementary school were the cleaning, the greening activities, and the poster making in extracurricular activities. It is considered that curriculum development in environmental education according to the children's developmental stage is important in extracurricular activities as future tasks.

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