Research and development on regional revitalization with Iwate Prefecture Hanamaki City

Since 2018, in collaboration with Hanamaki City (Iwate Prefecture) and the Keio SFC Research Institute, the research group under Professor Masatoshi Tamamura from the Faculty of Policy Management has been conducting joint R&D on regional revitalization in Hanamaki City. In addition, since AY 2019, graduate students have been actively conducting research activities while residing in Hanamaki City, and have been working on projects such as “Creating a Kayoi-Kagura Model to Secure Performers from Beyond the Community for Folk Performing Arts,” “Research on Hobby Group Activities to Promote Voluntary Cooperation in Local Communities,” and “Building a Cooperative Community among Local Businesses to Develop Thank-you Gifts under the Furusato Nozei (Hometown Tax) System.”

Applicable regions

Iwate Prefecture Hanamaki City

Implementation period

July 9, 2018 - present

Community and Regional Affairs category

Regional collaboration as research targets and implementation sites/research that aims to popularize region-specific issues
Social collaboration through advanced research
Education of students/human resource development for the next generation
Advisory role for the authorities, etc.
Two-way recycling-oriented collaboration with local communities and societies
Environmental initiatives