Abstract This paper – at the intersection of island studies, youth research, and the anthropology of the future – examines the future perspectives of young Oki Islanders. When we investigate future images, we also explore present-day action. What do young people expect, what do they aspire to, what do they dream? In metropolitan post-growth Japan, the “crisis of youth” and the “lost generation” of the “lost decade” have become common expressions signaling challenges facing contemporary Japan. What will happen in the future? This paper is based on semi-structured interviews and surveys conducted among senior high school students in Ama-chō (Oki Islands) in 2015. The paper argues that the islands’ insularity contributes to a better understanding of the dialectical local/global interplay influencing young people’s everyday life practices and education and career preferences.

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当代隐岐岛青年的未来形象

摘要 本文位于岛屿研究、青年研究和未来人类学的交叉点，探讨了年轻的冲岛岛民的未来前景。当我们研究未来的图像时，我们也在探索当下的行动。年轻人期待什么，渴望什么，梦想什么？在大都市后增长的日本，“青年危机”和“失去的十年”中的“迷失的一代”已成为代表当代日本面临的挑战的常见表达。未来会发生什么？本文基于 2015 年对海间町（隐岐群岛）高中生进行的半结构式访谈和调查。