Ogatsu Rose Factory Garden
Ishinomaki, Japan · Operator: 一般社団法人 雄勝花物語
Overview
In tsunami-hit Ogatsu (Ishinomaki), citizens turned disaster- and relocation-vacated land into a flower garden (opened 2012, relocated/reopened 2018) — a model of interim land use and community recovery.
Citizen participation
Local residents and volunteers join planting and events; 1,000+ volunteers a year take part.
Operating model
Begun by planting flowers on a tsunami-destroyed home site; uses disaster/relocation-vacated land, organised non-profit via a 5-group 'Ogatsu Garden Park council'.
Impact
A symbolic case of garden reuse of disaster-vacated land and resident-led placemaking.
Land tenure
Interim use of disaster- and managed-relocation-vacated land (exact tenure to be confirmed).
Crops
- flowers
Scale
被災跡地・防災集団移転跡地を活用。2018年に移転して再開園。
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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