Machiniwa Hibarigaoka (Hibarigaoka Danchi, Hibari Terrace 118 community garden)
Nishitokyo / Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan · Operator: 一般社団法人まちにわ ひばりが丘（エリアマネジメント組織、UR都市機構・事業者と連携）
Overview
An area-management organization created alongside the redevelopment of the large Hibarigaoka Danchi spanning Nishitokyo and Higashikurume, Tokyo. Its hub 'Hibari Terrace 118', a renovated former housing block, includes a community garden and lawn plaza where residents connect through planting, harvesting and seasonal events.
Citizen participation
Residents take part as members and volunteers, jointly planting, tending and harvesting in the community garden and lawn plaza at Hibari Terrace 118, alongside a cafe and rentable rooms, creating an intergenerational gathering place.
Operating model
An area-management body born from a UR redevelopment with private developers; initially developer-funded, it shifted to a resident-led structure after 2018, sustained as a nonprofit through membership fees, facility-use fees and event income.
Impact
Fostered ties between long-time and new residents after redevelopment and transitioned to resident-led management in 2018, becoming a leading model of area management and community gardening in UR danchi regeneration.
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
- seasonal flowers
Scale
旧公団住宅118号棟を改修した活動拠点「ひばりテラス118」内のコミュニティガーデン・芝生広場。建替で生まれたひばりが丘パークヒルズ一帯のエリアマネジメントの一部
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