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Classmate Lost in Mudslide… “We’ll Work Hard for Him Too”: Young People Who Returned to Their Hometown Run a Cafe in Front of the Station, Popular with Foreign Tourists as Well. Minami-Kiso Town, Nagano Prefecture, with a Population of 3,500: “We Want to Liven Things up so Our Hometown Doesn’t Disappear”

This is a station-front cafe run by young people from Nagiso Town, Nagano Prefecture. They had left town for a time, but returned with the desire to "revitalize their hometown." It has become a popular cafe, attracting tourists from overseas. ■ "So that our hometown doesn't disappear" IZUMIYA CAFE in Nagiso Town. The cafe was bustling with activity from 8:30 AM when it opened. The cafe is run by Kota Matsubara (25). Matsubara spent his middle sc…
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This is a station-front cafe run by young people from Nagiso Town, Nagano Prefecture. They had left town for a time, but returned with the desire to "revitalize their hometown." It has become a popular cafe, attracting tourists from overseas. ■ "So that our hometown doesn't disappear" IZUMIYA CAFE in Nagiso Town. The cafe was bustling with activity from 8:30 AM when it opened. The cafe is run by Kota Matsubara (25). Matsubara spent his middle sc…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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