farmers, 11, 14–15, 26, 38, 40, 137, 160

farming communities, 8, 11, 14, 24, 42, 46, 62, 169

farmland, 25, 46

mechanized farming, 25

organic farming, 11, 14–16, 40, 62

Panorama Farm (PF), 14–16

rice farming, 11, 14–15, 25, 39–40, 46, 88, 136–137, 139, 150, 199

traditional farming, 10–11, 14, 88

fast food, 12, 39

Feld, Brad, 126, 132

fertility, 47, 49, 71

festival, 49–50, 106, 148, 160, 196, 201, 210, 212–213

film, 112

Departures, 84

Funeral, The, 216

folk-performing arts, 164

Friedman, David B., 63, 74, 151, 156

Fujimura, Shinya, 87–88, 98

Fujita, Shiho, 88

funeral, 84, 145, 204, 216–219, 221, 225

Funeral, The. See under film

furusato, 58, 62, 170

Fusako (Ichijō-ji temple), 210–216, 219, 224, 227

Galli, Barbara, 163, 194

ganzuki, 181, 183

gelato, 135, 137–138, 140, 144, 146–150, 153, 159, 184, 234–235, 237

generalization, 3–4, 35

globalization, 9, 23, 26, 41, 153, 172, 183

global flows, 13, 24–25, 29, 58, 150, 238

global imaginary, 29, 58, 63, 232

gohonzon. See under temple

Google Maps, 9, 162

Gordon, Andrew, 87, 98, 194

government, 62, 71–72, 78, 87, 92, 111–112, 126, 128, 161, 167, 171, 196, 212, 236

chihō sōsei, 20

local, 12, 17, 19–21, 30–31, 52, 54, 57–59, 93, 101, 109, 113, 125, 127, 130–132, 163–164, 170, 188–190

municipal, 108–109, 185

national, 8, 12, 32, 52, 58, 107, 109

policies, 8, 17, 19–21, 31, 48–49, 109, 124, 127, 131, 190

program, 20, 27, 45–46, 83, 107–109, 113, 124, 127, 189–190

subsidies, 20, 189

support, 20, 31, 52, 55, 58, 60, 63, 83, 94–95, 127, 188, 190

grave (burial), 27, 42, 145, 167, 199, 206–209, 227

Gulinck, Hubert, 28, 42

hadaka-matsuri, 210

Hall, John W. See Village Japan

Hamabata, 142, 155

Haruki (Ecru pizza shop), 173–176, 179–182, 184–188, 190, 196

Haruko’s World. See under Bernstein, Gail L.

Hashimoto, Hiroyuki, 131, 164, 194

healthcare, 17, 30, 95, 104–105, 107–108, 110, 113–114, 124, 127, 166, 170, 187