A study on transfers’ participation consciousness to regional activity support in their hometown : Case of transfers from Nakamiyaji-cho, Chichibu city, Saitama prefecture

摘要

The depopulation and aging problem is serious in the provinces in recent years. As a result, the management of regional activities including festival becomes difficult in the provinces for the manpower shortage. This study aims to clarify the possibility that transfers become the manpower for regional activities in their hometown. In this study, The following things were clarified 1)Many of transfers have the hope to participate to regional activities in their hometown after their transfer. 2)Many of transfers who have the hope to participate go home well, meet the acquaintances and have the relation to the hometown in the festival. 3)The different point of view to participation of the transfers who have the will to participate the regional activity and who experienced participation is only a chance.