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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Proposal for the Development of the Wakamatsu North Coastal Promenade

１．Background of the Proposal The Wakamatsu-Kita Coast is an area that combines industrial elements and natural scenery, with a scenic coastline facing the vast Hibikinada Sea, an offshore wind power generation facility that is attracting attention as a renewable energy source, and…

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Memories of WAKAMATSU

Sixty-two years ago, in 1962, an exposition was held to commemorate the opening of the Wakato Bridge. A total of 1.4 million people visited the exposition sites in Wakamatsu and Tobata, which had a population of approximately 200,000 during the period from…

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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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Rediscovering the charm of Hibikinada Greenbelt

The Green Park and the area around Tonda Reservoir, which is filled with more than 9 million tons of water, are representative leisure spots in the Wakamatsu area. The total area is approximately 290 hectares. Located almost in the center of Wakamatsu…

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A gift from 30 million years ago

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