Minna no Uen Kitakagaya
Osaka, Japan · Operator: NPO法人 Co.to.hana / Good Luck
Overview
A flagship case of turning a vacant lot in Suminoe, Osaka into a community farm as interim pre-development use (opened 2012), linking a landowner's idle property to creative placemaking.
Citizen participation
A membership community farm (¥5,000–7,000/plot/month) with ~150 members and an attached kitchen salon for events.
Operating model
Idle land from the landowner (Chishima Real Estate) is borrowed as-is (still zoned residential) and run on membership, as part of the 'Kitakagaya Creative Village' vision.
Impact
Widely cited as a leading example of interim use of idle property and community building.
Land tenure
Landowner's vacant residential lot borrowed (e.g. free loan) without changing land-use classification; interim use before development.
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
Scale
150 m² — 住宅跡の空き地 約150㎡から開始（第2農園は銭湯跡地500㎡）。
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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