Predstavil bom zgodovino okrožja Fudo v prefekturi Niigata, ki ga sestavljajo trije zaselki, kjer ljudje živijo na goratem, plazovitem in zasneženem območju. Najprej bom opisal generacijo, rojeno med letoma 1946 in 1955, ki je prebivala v svojih zaselkih in jih vzdrževala. Drugič, razložil bom, da so javna dela, namenjena preprečevanju zemeljskih plazov, tej generaciji zagotovila zaposlitvene možnosti. Nazadnje bom razpravljal o tem, kako lahko zmanjšanje zaposlitvenih možnosti, kot so javna dela, in staranje te generacije privedeta do izginotja zaselkov na gorskih območjih na Japonskem.I will present the history of the Fudo district in Niigata prefecture, consisting of three hamlets where people live in a mountainous, landslide-prone, and snowy area. First, I will describe the generation born between 1946 and 1955, residing in and maintaining their hamlets. Second, I will explain that public works aimed at preventing landslides provided employment opportunities for this generation. Finally, I will discuss how the reduction in employment opportunities, such as public works, and the aging of this generation may lead to the disappearance of hamlets in mountainous areas in Japan.

Shuhei Sato, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Ph.D. Candidate