OHNO VILLAGE
Introduction of OHNO VILLAGE
Urban Design Laboratory
at the University of Tokyo

Location/Population ofOHNO VILLAGEz

Located on the north partof JAPAN.

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It takes 4 hours fromTokyo by express train.

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The major industry isagriculture.

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6,288 people reside in thevillage (2000)

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Industry in OHNO village

photo 2Main agricultural products are
Rice crop, Dairy farming.
 Machine utilized agriculture Some people commute to larger
cities, and others live and work inthe village.
Lifestyle in farm village
A car-oriented society
Electrical appliances are also prevalent in village.
- telephone, television, refrigerator etc.

Our proposal for OHNO Village

2The state of Japanese village
Young people move to cities.
Depopulation, aging society → decrease in the farming population

Campus Village Plan

- Village of “One Person, One Art”/ OHNO CampusCampus village plan is to propose:z Making connections in order for tourists for the Design
Center to visit throughout the village
z Revitalizing each settlement

z Incubating and supporting local industries(through craft-making and craft design)

Undermined regional sustainability
Merging of municipalities

z Creating bases for industries⇒ Shift from village dependency on big cities to more self-reliant farmvillage⇒Need for local villages to have individual planning

Graf : population of OHNO VILLAGE

Project in OHNO village

One district plan for each year
OHNO village has 5 settlements and some bases of industry.
We make One district plan for each year.
In our plan: All settlements
harmoniously interact witheach other by utilizing theresources and specialties.
 Make connections so that
tourists for the Design
Center can visit throughout
the village.

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An institution for SOBA noodle

3Project in OHNO village

Project in OHNO village

An institution for pickle

kindergarten

Community of“Traditional Popular entertainment”
Taishima district-Comparatively wealthy-Local activity is not vigorous.
-community building is neededThis YearPeople enjoy Popular Entertainment⇒Attractive village for local
residents⇒Promotion of popular entertainment
will help community building.

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Proposal of entertainment stage
 Outdoor stage

Proposal of entertainment stage
PlanPlace traditional entertainment into original landscape＋=More Fun!
Isn’t it??

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The proposal of outdoor stage is the first step to revitalize localactivity.
Outdoor stage will encourage traditional entertainment andpromote community building.

Proposal “Michaa Museum”

SectionUtilization of a closed school

Mizusawa district
Has unused local resources.
 Utilize them for local revitalization
・Rural landscape such as river, trees, and rice fields
・Revival of traditional houses with thatched roof.
・Exhibit historical earthenware.

Elementary school has
closed because ofdecreasing number ofchildren.
⇒Turn the school building
into community space forresidents.

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Utilization of a closed school
Bakery studio

Event for local residents
 Through a community participatory

event, residents will have affection
for their village and take part inlocal activity.

Workshop with local residents
 We presented our proposal

based on the result ofsurveys and events anddiscussed future vision withlocal residents.

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