{"product_id":"alternative_cityplanning","title":"Kenichi Ji, \"Resistance City Planning\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"My least favorite word is 'community development'.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author, who has been \"playing\" with his town since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, chronicles the revitalization of his community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a man who ran a private community bus service on the slopes of his town, organized a marathon that attracted runners from all over the country, and devised a popular tour that sold out in just 30 seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKenichi Utsumi is a man who loves and has mastered nothing but Nada Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty years after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, this is a rebellious tale of community development, where the author revitalized the region by \"playing\" with the town himself, from guerrilla activities to projects involving the local government. This book is full of tips for making everyday life more interesting, with moments that will make you laugh, a little teary-eyed, and gasp in admiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a collection of 112 carefully selected stories, written by the author as a look back at the countless \"town games\" he has engaged in over the past 30 years. It's not about marketing or revitalization projects; it's about the various \"games\" he played simply to enjoy his own life in town. Sometimes these activities garnered extensive media attention, and other times they were regrettable endeavors known to no one. Yet, all of them ultimately lead to a form of \"community development\" that anyone, in any town, can surely emulate. (From the publisher's website)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; width: 76.5653%; height: 134.773px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"79\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 50px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 25.5%; text-align: center; height: 29.8906px;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74%; height: 29.8906px; text-align: center;\"\u003eKenichi Utsumi\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 5\u0026lt;tr style=;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 25.5%; text-align: center; height: 29.8906px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74%; height: 29.8906px; text-align: center;\"\u003eWakuda Shobo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 25.5%; text-align: center; height: 56.9922px;\"\u003eOther\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74%; height: 56.9922px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eModified 4x6 format \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\/ 256 pages \/ French flap binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"余波舎 \/ NAGORO BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52224338297144,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/6959\/4936\/files\/book-4-8.jpg?v=1776426447","url":"https:\/\/nagorobooks.com\/en\/products\/alternative_cityplanning","provider":"余波舎 \/ NAGORO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}