Times Peace Square Rice Club (Imafukunishi)
Joto, Osaka, Japan · Operator: タイムズピーススクエア田んぼ倶楽部（マンション住民）
Overview
A rice paddy inside Times Peace Square condominium in Imafukunishi, Joto. For 15+ years the residents’ Rice Club has grown mochi rice and kept multi-generational ties alive in urban housing.
Citizen participation
Residents’ Rice Club grows pesticide-free mochi rice. Children learn the rice cycle; harvest becomes mochi sold at the winter festival—sustaining intergenerational condo community.
Operating model
Volunteer resident management of condo grounds—community activity rather than commercial farming.
Impact
Shows how private condo grounds can host public-spirited food education and exchange in dense Osaka.
Land tenure
Resident group uses farmland within condominium grounds
Crops
- rice
Scale
マンション敷地内のもち米田。国内でも珍しい分譲マンション内田んぼ
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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