We will expand the field of view from efforts focused on satoyama, the natural areas around farmlands, to include satokawa and satoumi bordering rivers and the sea, and will collect, share and disseminate a wide range of practical information such as matching these efforts with existing industries, sales and distribution networks for new products, and tourism from abroad.
Okayama’s Maniwa, a model city for sustainable rural revitalization
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
Maniwa in north-central Okayama won this year’s Sustainable Japan Excellence Award in the satoyama category, presented by The Japan Times...
Oryouri Fujii
TAEKO TERAO Contributing writer
Restaurant preserves Toyama’s craft culture Iwase, home of the restaurant Oryouri Fujii, is a beautiful district in Toyama on the...
Otowa
Takeo Terao Contributing writer
French restaurant connects cuisine with society Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture and the home of Otowa Restaurant, can be...
Social gathering and study tour: Festival, organic farms, sand dunes, mountain, hot springs
On the second day of the two-day annual event to share experiences about revitalizing rural economies through effectively using existing...
Making a town a story factory
Takami Akai
CEO of Yonago Gainax Inc.
Takami Akai, the CEO of Yonago Gainax Inc. and a renowned illustrator, anime producer and game creator, had spent most...
Surprising facts on Tottori
Kosuke Motani
Senior researcher at the Japan Research Institute
On the fourth annual event to share experiences about revitalizing rural economies through effectively using existing resources was held at...
Tottori shares ideas on revitalizing rural economies
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
The fourth annual event to share experiences about revitalizing rural economies through effectively using existing resources was held at the...
6 Six
Takeo Terao Contributing writer
Popular French restaurant on small Okinawa isle Situated in the island of Kouri, the French restaurant 6 Six (pronounced “shisu,”...
Seaside Hayama gets businesses, citizens working for environment
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
The town of Hayama in Kanagawa Prefecture won the Satoyama Excellence Award in the fourth Sustainable Japan Award organized by...
Satoyama Experience offers rural experiences, revitalization
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
Taku Yamada and his wife traveled around the world before they decided to start the tour company Chura-boshi in the...
Ibaraki NPO preserves nature, ways of life in Shishitsuka area
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
“I know! This is a Japanese dandelion, and that one is a nonnative one,” exclaimed an elementary school boy taking...
Villa del Nido
Takeo Terao Contributing writer
Italian restaurant blossoms in lush, rugged setting Mount Unzen is an active volcanic complex in the center of the Shimabara...
