Local production & consumption of local foods
Seeing that local foods are pigeonholed into a few dishes (sobagome → sobagome soup, Handa somen → somen), they devised eye-catching recipes such as a sobagome burger and Handa carbonara.
04 case studies
Past case studies.
A sample of themes past groups took on. Each carried it through to a field demonstration and was submitted to Tokushima Prefecture as a proposal.
Preserving memories of the Higashi-Shinmachi arcade
To keep memories of the now-quiet Higashi-Shinmachi arcade from fading, they run an Instagram account that colorizes old photos and shares them along with the stories behind them.
Bike lanes that guide everyone safely
The bike lanes introduced in Tokushima since 2023 come in several types — cycle tracks, cycle-only lanes and chevron markings — yet are still barely recognized or used properly. They surveyed over 900 high schoolers in the prefecture and produced awareness materials.
Girls' slacks: current adoption and raising awareness
By surveying barriers to wearing them, checking in-store availability, and creating and distributing awareness materials, they worked to raise recognition of girls' slacks. They visited uniform retailers across the prefecture in person and mapped the current availability.
