In this study, investigation was conducted in 17 fishing villages in Onagawa area, in order to clarify the mechanism of coexistence, such as management of fishing place, utilization of public and religious facilities, and common ownership of cemeteries before the Great East Japan Earthquake. The following results are mainly obtained. (1) Fisheries have been utilized and managed by agreement of traditional territorial boundaries representing shore rights with each village, and by prefectural

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... lation, which gives fishing right to a fisherman individually. (2) Common ownership of a cemetery is found between Tsukahama and Koyadori village. (3) Five names of Shinto shrines are used commonly among 14 villages. (4) Six temples, which include three temples outside of Onagawa area, are utilized commonly among 16 villages. (5) Spatial and social resources are managed by pluralistic and multiple layered relationships among 17 villages.