Giants of Regional Revitalization (I)
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The Future of Agriculture Expanding from Wakamatsu
— Current Status of Kitakyushu City and Fukuoka City by Indicators Once known as the “Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Metropolitan Area,” Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City competed as Kyushu’s leading cities. However, since the 2000s, the gap between them has widened in terms of population…
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Sustainable Industrial Revolution Starting from Hibikinada
Located in the northeastern part of the Hibikinada area, the 1,056-hectare Hibikinada Waterfront Industrial Park is one of the largest industrial parks in the city and is attracting attention. The park is home to more than 100 factories and offices of major…
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Tentative Plan for Enhancing Tourist Migration in the Wakamatsu North Coast Region
The Wakamatsu North Coast region is adjacent to attractive tourist areas such as the lush green Green Park, Tonda Reservoir, Wakita Beach with its offshore wind power generation and sunset views, and the white sand Iwaya Beach, where marine sports are popular.…
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BOAT RACE Wakamatsu’s contribution to the community
The total revenue from public management sports operated by local governments exceeded 8.4 trillion yen (in FY2023), surpassing the amount of the defense budget for the same year. Publicly operated sports such as horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, and auto racing,…
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Revitalizing “Wakamatsu” through music
Wakamatsu Station, the starting and ending point of the JR Chikuho Line, is no longer the prosperous place it once was. As one exits the unmanned ticket gate, a large panel on the right wall tells the history of jazz in Wakamatsu.…
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Develop the future with “Hibikinada wind”
As the demand for steel increased with the progres of modernization, the Meiji government hurried the construction of steel plants to increase self-sufficiency in steel, and in February 1901, the government-run Yahata Steel Works began operations. There were several candidate locations for…
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