Abstract

To ensure sustainability of a creative environment that utilizes cultural resources symbolic of local traditions, it is necessary to secure talent and establish infrastructure for international development by coordinating the development of human resources and the promotion of the arts and industry. This research examines the main educational research institutes specializing in glass art and pottery in Toyama City, Toyama and Tajimi, Gifu, respectively, as well as affiliated artists. Both cities aim to foster the sort of creative environment described above as one of their core urban development projects. This dynamic analysis focuses on the securing and training of creative human resources cultivated through social collaboration.