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Profile (by Ren Azuma): A site of 2
hectares operated by the local authority on a 20
year lease and located on common land owned by the
farmers in the village. Plots are 150 square meters
each, and there are 23 plots with sheds and 103
without. Plots are let on an annual basis renewable
for up to five years, at a fee of 140,000 to
160,000 yen (or around 900 punds) per annum (plots
with shed) and 20,000 to 26,000 yen (around
£130) per anum (plots without sheds). The
total cost of construction (170 million yen, or one
million pounds)) was 40% subsidised by central
government (mainly through Ministry of Agriculture
programmes), 53% paid for by the local authority's
general budget, and 7% financed by municipal bonds.
As at Bozuyama and Kiyosato, the land is zoned for
agricultural use.
Left: Map of the site, showing plots with sheds
(right hand side of the map), plots without sheds
(left), plaza (outlined centre-left in pink) and
clubhouse (in red) next to the car park. Right:
garden plots with sheds. (Photos by Ren Azuma)
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