Share Batake Garden Namba OCAT
Naniwa, Osaka, Japan · Operator: 株式会社アグリメディア（OCAT屋上／湊町開発センター）
Overview
Kansai’s first Share Batake Garden, opened 2023 on Namba OCAT’s roof—about 700㎡ and 130 container plots bringing grow-your-own into Minami’s transit hub.
Citizen participation
Monthly container plots with seeds, tools and advisors included. Member events with herbs/flowers. Directly above JR Namba—farming on errand and commute routes.
Operating model
Agrimedia’s container-plot ‘Share Batake Garden’ format on a transport-terminal roof. Kansai’s first site opened June 2023 (~¥10,400/month + join fee).
Impact
Turns non-farm rooftops into garden infrastructure and lowers the barrier to urban growing at a city terminal.
Land tenure
Leased plots on a transport/commercial rooftop
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
- strawberries
- flowers
Scale
700 m² — 約129〜130区画のコンテナ型菜園。関西初のシェア畑garden
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Sources（1）
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