2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Lifestyle migrant clusters in rural Japan: implications for rural entrepreneurship, quality of life and community resilience
| Project/Area Number |
21K20068
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
0104:Geography, cultural anthropology, folklore, and related fields
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
Zollet Simona 広島大学, 学術・社会連携室, 助教 (60910297)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-08-30 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | rural revitalization / 地域活性化 / 移住者 / rural in-migrants / rural entrepreneurship / community resilience / rural quality of life |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The study explored lifestyle entrepreneurship and migration in depopulating rural areas in Japan, focusing on the connections with sustainable lifestyles, quality of life, and community resilience. The research project led to the publication of 9 works, which use the empirical findings to make theoretical contributions to regional and rural revitalization through in-migration, while also considering aspects relevant to rural resilience and sustainable communities. The study also offers policy recommendations on how to support rural newcomers. The PI also presented the work at 6 international conferences and started various international collaborations. For example, one collaboration has led to the publication of a special issue on Rural Entrepreneurship Education in the Journal of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy. The PI is now involved in an international research project on in-migration and cultural change in rural and remote areas, with partners from the UK and Canada.
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| Free Research Field |
Rural Sociology
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
Given the current struggles with rural depopulation, this research is important to understand the dynamics of rural in-migration, the way in-migrants contribute to rural revitalization, and especially to give policy recommendations on how to retain newcomers in rural communities.
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