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Appendix B-1. Mitarai community questionnaire
Questionnaire for Mitarai Resident
(1) Gender: 1. Male
2. Female
(2) Age: ・10-19 ・20-29 ・30-39 ・40-49 ・50-59 ・60-69 ・70-79 ・80 and above
(3) Where do you live? _____(Country) _____ Prefecture _____Municipality / City
(4) Which type of newcomer does Mitarai need? (Multiple choice)
□ Newcomer (I turn)
□ Emigrants to return (U turn)
□ Japanese (within the Hiroshima prefecture)
□ Foreigners (developed countries)
□ Young people
□ Others: _____________________________________
□ People only going here for work
□ Japanese (outside the prefecture)
□ Foreigners (developing countries)
□ No need immigrants any more
Thank you very much for your support!
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Appendix B-2. Exhibition questionnaire in Hiroshima University Museum
Questionnaire for the exhibition of Nature, History, Culture and Art
(1) Gender: 1. Male
2. Female
(2) Age: ・10-19 ・20-29 ・30-39 ・40-49 ・50-59 ・60-69 ・70-79 ・80 and above
(3) Where do you live? _____(Country) _____ Prefecture _____Municipality / City
(4) What was interesting in the content of the exhibition? (Multiple choice)
□ Nature
□ History
□ Culture
□ Art
□ Academic Research
(5) After seeing this exhibition, do you want to visit Mitarai in the future?
□ Yes, I want to go
□ No, I am not interested
(6) Would you like to be involved with Mitarai's festivals and traditions?
□ Yes, I want to go
□ No, I am not interested
If you would like to receive more information, please write your e-mail address: _________
(* We will not share your personal information with any third party)
(7) If one day you have the chance, would you like to live on an island in the Seto Inland Sea?
□ Yes, I want to
□ No, I am not interested
Could you tell us the reason?_______________________________
Thank you very much for your support!
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