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Hello, this is JIRO. JIRO visited Fukuoka in Japan and its nearby areas. The first stop was visiting Nakasu Yatai (street food stall district) in Fukuoka. How could a common street food stall become a tourism asset?? From Hakata Station to the street food stall district, Source: Google Maps First, the street food stall district is located about a 20-minute walk from Hakata Station, a major transportation hub in Fukuoka. Hakata Station is the largest station in Kyushu and is called the gateway to Fukuoka. Being located close to Hakata Station, which has about 400,000 daily passengers on average, can be considered the first factor that makes the street food stall district an attractive tourism resource. The second factor can be said to be that the Nakasu River runs next to the street food stall district. Because a river flows next to it, it naturally blends with the night lighting and creates a beautiful atmosphere. The third factor is friendly guidance that helps tourists find the loc...

​ Hello, this is Jiro! It has been a while since our last post. We hope you have all been doing well. Today, we would like to introduce a compelling case of regional revitalization through the reuse of a closed school—a growing issue faced by many regions experiencing population decline.

 Hello, this is Jiro! Today, we’d like to properly introduce who we are and why we do what we do. Jiro is a project team formed by Korean university students who share a common concern: the quiet disappearance of local regions—and with them, someone’s hometown, memories, and everyday life. Rather than standing by, we asked ourselves a simple question: “What can we do, right now?” That question became the starting point of Jiro, and it continues to guide our work in regional revitalization. To keep things easy and engaging, let us introduce ourselves through a short Q&A.