The 48th Hosei University Graduate School Seminar on Urban Planning and Urban Policy (11/11)

With the theme "Toward a New Concept of Regionalism," the 2022 Seminar on Urban Policy for Community Development proposed a shift in the values that guide the region, in light of the spread of initiatives such as regional recycling and symbiosis zones throughout the region. In particular, the keynote lecture, "The World of Michiko Ishimure and the Future of the Region" (Yuko Tanaka, Professor Emeritus, Hosei University), focused on the "liveliness of life" at the core of Ishimure's worldview, which established Minamata literature, and recaptured regional activities and Japanese society from the words left behind in her writing.

In order to deepen this concept of regionalism, this seminar in FY2023 will focus on social innovation that aims to solve social issues. First, we will focus on "Sarutahiko Coffee," which was founded by a Tama University alumnus, and welcome Mr. Asayuki Otsuka, founder of the coffee shop, to discuss the possibilities of community development and social innovation in a keynote dialogue. The Tama Campus reorganized the Tama Regional Exchange Center (HUCC), which was established in 2013, and opened the Hosei University Social Innovation Center (SIC) this year. We have therefore decided to look back on the past 10 years of HUCC and ask HUCC alumni who are engaged in social innovation in the region to talk about the future prospects of the SIC. In addition, we would like to obtain clues for the revitalization of regionalism by focusing on the efforts of community development through paper-based bookstores in the midst of the trend toward e-books.

• Opening (10:20~)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Location: Fujimi Gate, 4th Floor, Room G402
    
• Keynote Discussion "Community Development through Coffee, Social Innovation called SARUTAHIKO COFFEE" (10:30-11:30)
  Asayuki Otsuka, founder of "SARUTAHIKO COFFEE", graduated from Hosei University in 2004 with Department of PhilosophyFaculty of Letters and established the company in Ebisu, Tokyo in 2011, opening its second store "Atelier Sengawa" in 2015. Starting with the first store in Ebisu, Tokyo in 2011, the company now operates widely throughout Japan, including Sendai, Nagoya, Mie, and Nara, and will open its 20th store, the Inokashira Koenmae store in Kichijoji, Tokyo, in August 2023. The new shop will open its 20th shop in Kichijoji, Tokyo, in August 2023. This session will focus on the company's corporate philosophy and approach to sustainability, and will also unravel the company's thoughts on community development and its involvement in society from the perspective of social innovation.
  • Location: Fujimi Gate, 4th Floor, Room G402
  • Coordinator: Naoya Zuji (Professor, Graduate School of Social Well-being Studies )
  • Panelists: Asayuki Otsuka (President, Sarutahiko Coffee Co., Ltd.) x Masanobu Dohi (Professor, Graduate School of Social Well-being Studies )
    

• Student Poster Session (11:40-13:20) *Reservation not required
  • Place: Sotobori Campus 1st Floor Media Lounge
  • Coordinator: Kazuhisa Sugisaki (Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy and Social Governance )
    
• Section Meeting 1 "Challenges of Graduate Innovators and Aimed Social Impact - Messages to SIC" (13:30-16:00)
  This section meeting welcomes graduates who studied at the Tama Campus and are active as social entrepreneurs, and identifies their role in the local society through their practices, They will discuss the process of fostering innovators and their expectations for SIC. Our guests will be Mai Ogasawara, a 2006 graduate of Faculty of Social Policy and Administration who is attempting to build bridges between the world of children and adult society from various perspectives, and Eiichiro Omori, a 2008 graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences who aims to create a place where people can enrich and enjoy their lives through running. In addition, Ms. Tae Tanaka of ETIC., an NPO that has been supporting the launch of the SIC, will give a message on the potential of the SIC and its future role.
  • Co-organized by Hosei University Social Innovation Center (SIC)
  • Place: Fujimi Gate, 5th Floor, Room G503
  • Coordinator: Naoya Zuji (Professor, Graduate School of Social Well-being Studies ), Masanobu Dohi (Professor, Graduate School of Social Well-being Studies )
  • Panelists:
    • Mai Ogasawara (Entrepreneur, childcare worker/ Co-president of Kodomirai Quest LLC)
      "In the Middle of 'Welfare' and 'Education': Toward a Society Where Everyone Can Be Raised as the Child He or She Is / Be the Person He or She Is"
    • Eiichiro Omori (Representative Director, Runtrip Inc.)
      "Creating a healthy society by increasing the number of people who enjoy running! The challenge of Runtrip.
    • SIC Student Staff
      "Introduction of SIC Activities"
    • Tae Tanaka (Senior Coordinator, NPO ETIC.)
      "Create the future you want to create! Where we are now in our efforts to support students' challenges and entrepreneurship"
      
• Section Meeting 2 "Bookstores Revitalize Towns" (13:30-16:00)
  In recent years, bookstores have been disappearing from towns due to the increase in the percentage of e-books and the popularization of ordering paper books on the Internet. This may be a trend of the times. On the other hand, there are people who are starting new bookstores in the city. New places for exchanging paper books are also emerging. There is another current of the times here. In this subcommittee, we will introduce new forms of bookstores and discuss how to revitalize the town with bookstores and paper books at its core.
  • Location: Room Y805, 8th floor, Ouchiyama Campus
  • Coordinator: Akihiro Yoshinaga (Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy and Social Governance
  • Panelists:
    • Hideaki Tokoro (Honmachi Kashiwa, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture)
    • Megumi Okuyama (Huckleberry Books, Kashiwa, Chiba)
    • Kaoruko Naoi (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, CHIKAKU)
    • Satoya Harayama (Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, BOOKS Densen no Tori)
    • Takeo Nakamura (Manazuru-cho, Kanagawa, Doso Bookstore ETHICAL BOOKS)
      
• Reception (16:30-18:30) *Reservations not required
  • Place: Fujimizaka cafeteria, B1F, Fujimizaka School Building