In 1972, Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs amended the Law for Protection of Cultural Properties and made it easier for community activists to pursue their objectives in the field of cultural and historic preservation. With the help of a supportive government, former participants in the student movement turned their attention to the task of revitalizing Japan's declining rural towns and villages.
一九七二年日本文化廳展開「文化財保護法」修訂計畫，有利於地方文史工作的進行，一批由學運轉向發起故鄉運動的年輕人，就在文化政策配合的天時地利條件下，為三島町的故鄉運動揭開序幕。