Motomachi Garden Club (Sorabatake / Tanemaki LAB)
Kobe (中央区), Japan · Operator: 一般社団法人たねまきLAB（そらばたけ）
Overview
A citizen garden on Motomachi shopping street rooftops, run by Sorabatake / Tanemaki LAB with organic growing and farmer support.
Citizen participation
A shopping-street rooftop garden with organic methods, monthly farmer coaching, LINE Q&A, tools and compost on site, plus coffee-ground composting from cafés.
Operating model
Run under Tanemaki LAB’s Sorabatake programme on plot fees, combining rooftop greening with local community-building.
Impact
Provides rooftop greening and an easy entry point to urban farming and neighbourhood connection.
Land tenure
Use of shopping-street building rooftop
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
Scale
1.5 m² — 元町商店街屋上。1.5㎡／区画、月2,000円
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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