Tamura Night – A party to learn about Tamura City while enjoying its food –
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Press release: May 8, 2024
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Tamura Night – A party to learn about Tamura City while enjoying its food – *Held in Tokyo on Saturday, June 1, 2024! *
Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture, a highland town located in the center of the Abukuma Highlands with 70% of its area covered by forest, will be holding an exchange event in Tokyo with the theme of “telework/workation.”
If you are interested in working and raising children in an
environment surrounded by nature without changing your current career, or if you are interested in telework/work, please join us!
Tamura City is a mountain city located a short distance from central Fukushima Prefecture towards the Pacific Ocean. It is easily accessible from Koriyama City, the second largest city in the Tohoku region, by train or car in about 30 minutes, and has a rich natural environment supported by satoyama culture, as well as local folklore and history. Tamura City is characterized by its abundance of resources and attractions.
The last Tamura Night was a combination of “Nature & Entrepreneurship”. We welcomed two guests who are taking on a new challenge, and invited participants to interact on themes such as “moving from the city to the countryside” and “activating themselves in the countryside,” and enjoy dishes made with ingredients produced in Tamura City. It was a very fulfilling meeting.
▼The state of the previous Tamura night
This time’s theme is “Telework/Workation”. In the past few years, flexible working styles that allow people to work anytime and anywhere have become established, and workcation, which allows people to take vacations while working, has also gained attention.
We will have a couple as guests who have achieved “relocation to rural areas and telework,” and they will talk about “telework lifestyle,” “differences in life before and after migration,” and “raising children in rural areas.” In addition, for those who would like to try telework or workcation in a rural area during summer vacation, we will introduce facilities and subsidies that allow telework or workation in Tamura City. Why not use this event as an opportunity to plan your work and vacation this summer?
–Click here to apply for participation– * [Event Overview] *
■Date and time
Saturday, June 1, 2024, 17:00-20:00 (doors open at 16:30)
■Venue
Patia Kojimachi store (4F Kojimachi Tamura Building, 3-12-11 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
■Participation fee
2,000 yen (includes snacks and soft drink)
*Alcohol will be charged separately.
■Capacity
30 people
■Guest
*Yoshichika Hashimoto*
Teleworker (currently working at a childcare support NPO)
Born in 1985. Raised in Funahiki-cho, Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture. I moved to Tokyo just as I was entering university, got a job, and got married. In 2015, she joined an NPO that provides childcare support. In 2022, he made a U-turn to his hometown of Tamura City after his father passed away.
Currently, she is living in two locations, working remotely at a co-working space in Tamura City for half of her weekdays, and staying overnight in Tokyo for the other half.
*Aya Hashimoto*
illustrator and writer
Born in 1985. Raised in Miharu Town, Tamura District, Fukushima Prefecture. Moved to Tokyo to attend university. Worked at an IT-related company in Tokyo and worked as a system engineer. While working as a staff member at a community space, he works as a freelance illustrator, manga artist, and writer. In order to help people imagine things that feel somehow distant, such as things and issues in society and the region, they decipher texts and materials and create pictures and articles that are easily accepted by various generations.
Currently living with her husband in Tamura City, she is working as a freelancer with the same desire to “work to the fullest in the community.”
■Cooking provided
* Manami Nakayama *
Tamura City Regional Revitalization Cooperation Team
Born in Chofu City, Tokyo, and raised in Tama New Town.
He got a job at an oil company in Tokyo, engaged in sales and buyer business, and became a freelance photographer after raising children. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, I became interested in community rebuilding and town development in areas affected by nuclear power plants after working as a photographer for reconstruction support projects, and since 2016 I have been working at a roadside station in an area where entire villages were evacuated. He was involved in the start-up and operation, and has been appointed to the Tamura City Regional Revitalization Cooperation Team since 2020. Currently, he owns an old folk house, forest, fields, and rice fields on the site of a castle. We are working to create a base in a nature-rich Satoyama area far from urban areas where you can experience farming, nature education, and stays and experiences through local food.
■Schedule
16:30 Reception starts
17:00 Opening talk, purpose explanation, guest introduction
17:10 Introduction of meals etc., toast
17:15 Guest talk session
18:00 Meal & interaction
19:30 Mid-term closing, announcements, etc.
19:45 Clean up, prepare to go home, etc.
20:00 Closing
■How to apply
Please click the button below to apply.
–Click here to apply for participation– ■Application deadline
Until Friday, May 24, 2024, 18:00
■Sponsored by
Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture
■Management/Inquiries
Tamura Immigration Counseling Room
Phone: 050-5526-4583
Email: contact@tamura-ijyu.jp
*Tamura Immigration Consultation Office is jointly operated by JR East Japan Planning Co., Ltd. and Switch.
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