Revitalizing Shizuoka, with Children at the Forefront: Proposals for Long-Term Participation Festivals and Station Front Development

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New initiatives for revitalizing local communities are spreading across Shizuoka Prefecture. In Iwata City, preparations are underway for a long-term participation festival led by former Japanese national rugby player Goromaru Ayumu. Somic Management Holdings (SMHD, Shizuoka City), a company whose main business is car parts, will soon begin a project to solicit development ideas for the area around its headquarters' nearest station. The main pla…