U-Turn pattern. See under migration

vacant buildings, 27, 42, 47, 75–78, 101, 114, 136, 162, 227

See also abandoned property

values, 11, 29, 35, 40, 53–54, 62, 87, 98, 103, 127, 147, 155, 177, 211, 221, 228, 232, 234

Vestel, Viggo, 151, 156

village, 7–10, 24, 32–33, 37–38, 40–43, 46, 88, 159, 162–171, 174–175, 188, 195, 197, 203

Village Japan, 42

Walras, Léon, 5, 37

wara jyuraku, 174

Ward, Robert E. See Village Japan

Waseda University, 45, 165, 173

Welfare Foundation Sakura, 110–113

well-being, 24, 42, 86, 90–91, 93–95, 99, 227–228

Westerner, 7

WiFi, 13

women, 85, 91, 98–99, 116–117, 132, 143, 147, 155, 176–179, 184, 195, 211, 223, 227

business owners/entrepreneurs, 19, 88, 101, 122, 138, 140, 214–215

businesswoman, 88, 141, 146

employees, 18–19, 79–80, 138–139, 153, 167, 181, 218

Wood, Donald C., 8, 24, 42, 88, 98

Ogata-Mura, 38

World War II, 11, 24, 32, 137, 220

Yamadera. See under temple

Yasu (Yamadera temple), 200–206, 209, 216, 219, 225

yome, 178

Yoshida Day Service Center, 106–107

Yoshida Pharmacy, 104–107

Yoshida, Keiko (healthcare empire), 95–96, 101–105, 107, 113–120, 122–124, 130, 138–140, 143, 145, 149, 187, 190

Yoshihiro, Murai, 55

zaikesō. See lay priest under priest

Zen, 167, 199, 203, 205, 207, 228