Reports of the City Planning Institute of Japan
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The process of developing a spontaneous bottom-up platform in Nara City:
The case of Tomio Mirai Club
Katsuhiko Neda
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2024 Volume 23 Issue 2 Pages 213-

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This paper introduces the process of developing a bottom-up platform, Tomio Mirai Club in Nara City. A spontaneous bottom-up platform is necessary for “machizukuri”. In 2023, Tomio Mirai Club was a spontaneous platform mainly established by entrepreneurs who joined the project of the Nara Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Tomio Mirai Club are composed by entrepreneurs beyond Tomio area and members can freely discuss without taking into account the existing local relationships. In 2024, Tomio Mirai Club held markets twice and raised awareness of this Club for residence and businesses in Nara City. Now, each of members are planning projects by using their businesses on different platforms. But Tomio Mirai Club do not have a place for regular meeting and some members do not attend regular meetings

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