Imajuku Community Garden (Yokohama)
Yokohama, Japan · Operator: 横浜市（地域団体運営）
Overview
An under-used Yokohama city soil-storage site turned into an interim community garden by a local group — a pattern of citizens temporarily using government under-used land.
Citizen participation
Local residents borrow the city land and maintain it as flower beds and growing space for community interaction.
Operating model
An under-used city soil-storage site turned by a local group into an interim community garden; featured in the MLIT casebook.
Impact
Recorded in a national casebook as turning under-used city land into community greenery.
Land tenure
Interim use of a city-owned soil-storage lot by a local group.
Crops
- vegetables
- flowers
Scale
市有の残土置場を暫定的にコミュニティガーデン化。
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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