Keio University

Challenge Grant: Exploring cultural sustainable regional community development

Published: May 19, 2026
KGRI

Creation

Research Overview

This research challenges how regional communities can pass the social welfare mutual aiding on to next generations, through a community-based participatory design approach. Collaborating local stakeholders involved in Social Welfare in Yachiyo-city, Chiba, we explore the possible cultural resources involved in trust, reciprocity, and cohesion to keep the community sustainable. We also explore how a social infrastructure can be structured to build for future social capital.

Project Members

Principal Investigator

Chihiro Sato

Associate ProfessorGraduate School of Media Design (KMD)Service Design

Giulia Barbareschi

LecturerGraduate School of Media Design (KMD)Accessibility

Dunya Chen

Associate ProfessorGraduate School of Media Design (KMD)Digital Media Communication