Production Methods and Context of Green Laver Cultivation where a unique Land Property System is practiced: Comparison between before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake in Matsukawaura, Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture

Green laver cultivation has been continued in Matsukawaura for a century, being a vocation to those involved in it. Looking through the history of their cultivation livelihood, it was found that a unique system for land property existed. Additionally, their livelihood was sustained based on the fishing ground usage mechanism derived from the unique land property system even before the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. This research clarified the reconstruction support projects done to aid the vocation after the earthquake and further focused on the green laver producers. By analyzing series of evaluations done by the green laver producers, it appeared that they were seeking three courses to sustain their vocation. These three courses arose from their intentionality towards modern needs, culture and history. To sustain their vocation after natural disasters, the aforementioned three aspects of their intentionality needs to be carefully considered.