Hiroshima City Citizen Vegetable Gardens / Mihari Garden (food-and-farming plots)
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan · Operator: 公益財団法人広島市農林水産振興センター / 広島市
Overview
A network of more than 100 public citizen vegetable gardens across Hiroshima offering beginner-friendly plots plus cultivation classes and harvest festivals. The Mihari garden includes 'food-and-farming plots' where children's groups grow sweet potatoes, serving as a hands-on food-education setting.
Citizen participation
Residents rent small plots (about 10 m2) on the city fringe and grow vegetables and flowers, supported by cultivation classes and harvest festivals. The Mihari garden includes dedicated 'food-and-farming plots' where kindergarten and other groups plant and harvest sweet potatoes.
Operating model
A public allotment scheme run by Hiroshima City through its Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Promotion Center, funded by plot fees, with food-and-farming experiences positioned as part of the city's food-education and farming-awareness policy.
Impact
Sustains broad citizen participation in growing food around the urban area, providing food education, purpose for older residents, and community interaction.
Land tenure
Public allotment scheme; residents lease plots for a fee.
Crops
- vegetables
- sweet potato
- flowers
Scale
市内100か所以上の小区画（標準10㎡）の市民菜園網。見張市民農園には団体・園児向けの「食農区画」を併設
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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