Local Residents Participation on Newtown Renewal

A Case of “Higasimachi-machikado-hiroba”

Abstract

We studied how local residents can take part in the renewal of Newtown from the actual result observed in “Higashimachi-machikado-hiroba.”(Higashimachi neighborhood center).
It is significantly pointed out that Machikado-hiroba is always open for residents to easily step into the local activity despite the variety of their lifestyle. Daily and routinely exchange among residents there could give birth to the network of the community, mobilizing and vitalizing the region. The practice here in Higashimachi-machikado-hiroba will be expected as a model for the participation of local residents in the Newtown-renewal.