Nagai Wakuwaku Farm
Higashisumiyoshi, Osaka, Japan · Operator: 長居わくわくパークプロジェクトチーム（長居植物園連携）
Overview
A cultivation-experience farm inside Nagai Park—not allotments but family programs on Naniwa heirlooms and food culture, layering education and community in a city park.
Citizen participation
Program-based, not allotments: families sow-to-harvest and cook lightly. Features Naniwa heirloom vegetables and summer crops, plus linked events such as strawberry picking at Nishino Farm.
Operating model
Opened August 2022 under Nagai Park’s designated-manager program. Fee-based family farming courses (e.g. ¥30,000/6 months) with botanical garden and corporate partners.
Impact
Builds farming into park management, making heirloom vegetables and family food education a new park touchpoint.
Land tenure
Operated under urban-park designated management
Crops
- traditional-vegetables
- vegetables
- melons
- watermelon
Scale
長居植物園北西園地。おやこ農業体験教室は1期あたり約30家族規模
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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