2020 Volume 19 Issue 3 Pages 338-340
Urban gardening is a promising use of vacant land because of its various function. This type of green space management, to which inhabitants contribute significantly, also provides benefits to municipalities faced with lack of their budget and ideas. The variety of urban gardening forms makes it difficult to find an optimal governance for each case. The accumulation of case studies is necessary for relevant actors to find a model. This report investigates the history and way of management of a community garden established on vacant land in Sumida, Tokyo, by a non-profit organization (NPO). The interview and document survey showed that the garden project started to bring communication between people through growing traditional vegetables. The reason of obtaining the NPO status was to receive a subsidy by the municipality. The status might also work to solve a problem on property tax. Thus, NPOs may have advantages in financial stability of community garden management.
