Hata tainohata playground, Tainohata, Suma Ward, Kobe

An open space on the edge of the Tainohata settlement in Suma Ward, Kobe, run by the workers' co-operative Hata, whose proposals for daily life include "a life that makes soil". Since the previous year it has run a cycling garden: vegetable scraps from its kitchen are broken down by microbes in the garden composter into soil, that soil goes back to the beds, the beds become habitat for a range of living things, and flowers and vegetables are harvested and eaten. It invites neighbours and users to compost at home too, using the compost themselves or bringing any surplus back to Hata, so the cycle is shared.

A small single-storey house and a large garden are opened up so that people of every generation can spend time as they wish and play freely — a place built continuously together with those who visit. Open Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun, 9:30–17:00 (closed Tue, Wed and public holidays).

An open space run by a workers' co-operative. The source does not describe its finances.

The group's stated aim is to carry forward, in a form that fits contemporary life, the once-ordinary practice of returning food waste to the soil and growing each household's vegetables in it. The source gives no user numbers.

This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.

• Official協力菜園・団体｜こうべコンポストプロジェクト（神戸市環境局資源循環課・公式） ↗compost.smartkobe-portal.com
• Officialハタ tainohata playground 公式サイト ↗hata-playground.com