Protecting the Shukubo Kannon-in Temple
partner to nurture

Together with local businesses, we will develop and protect Shukubo Kannon-in.

It's truly an all-out regional war.This lodging house will become the hub of the region and serve as a flag-waving role.

Planning and management

  • Share Wing Co., Ltd. | Temple Stay
  •  Mai Sato
  • Established with the idea of ​​``delivering from Japan the time and place to heal the mind and body to the world'', we want to convey the charm of temples to as many people as possible.We have opened lodgings throughout Japan that offer a variety of experiences. It has attracted the attention of many media outlets including NHK WORLD, and is popular both domestically and internationally.
  • WEB:https://oterastay.com

Management cooperation

  • NPO Kids Valley

  • Asami Hoshino | Lives in Kiryu City
  • The name Kids Valley reflects our desire to make Kiryu, a rich environment surrounded by mountains, a home where it is easy to raise children and where children can fly out into the world.
  • WEB:http://kids-valley.org/

Design and construction

  • Miyajima Construction Co., Ltd.

  • Akira Miyajima | Lives in Kiryu City
  • The fourth generation of a construction company that has been in business for three generations since the Meiji era.The company specializes in building houses using traditional wood-frame construction methods, using wood from local Kiryu that is naturally dried and hand-carved by its own carpenters.Preserving age-old techniques and wisdom, they train every day to design and construct mainly houses, but recently they are often entrusted with work on temples and shrines due to their technical skills.This time, the temple's kuri was renovated into a lodging room.He is also focusing on community development activities, hoping that renovating vacant properties will revitalize Kiryu City.
  • WEB:http://www.miyajin.com/

Interior coordination

  • small

  •  Chisato Iiyama / Tsuneo Fujimoto / Yoichi Katakura | Lives in Kiryu City
  • Using design and art as clues, we are rediscovering the ``charm of being small'' in Kiryu, and disseminating and providing that charm to many people.

Experience planning

  • MADE FROM Co., Ltd.

  • Tomoaki Hoshino | Lives in Kiryu City
  • Moved to Kiryu City in 2015.While living a dual life with Tokyo, mainly creating advertising designs, she explores ways to communicate the charms of the Kiryu region.Up until now, she has been involved in planning and selling souvenirs and supporting local companies in developing the sixth industry.She participated in the Temple Stay Kiryu Project while working on tourism town development activities such as planning and running tourism demonstration tours commissioned by a wide-area DMO in the prefecture.As a local director, she will be responsible for connecting travelers with local tourism resources.

fabric

  • RIPPLE YōHINTEN 

  • Kaito Iwano / Kumiko Iwano | From Kiryu City
  • Domestic woven and sewn clothing hand-dyed and designed by the creator.For one week at the beginning of each month, he holds an exhibition of his works in his home studio, and many people from all over Japan and around the world come to Kiryu City for this purpose.HAMON, a brand started in recent years, has been attracting attention from around the world, with collection shows in New York and Vancouver.

Craft

  • kirika

  • Yusuke Yotsutsuji | Resident of Kiryu City　
  • He renovated an old house with a dyeing factory attached to it into his own furniture workshop, where he manufactures a variety of furniture, from chairs and tables to chests of drawers and bicycle racks.A part of this old folk house is rented out as kirika space for events.Usually, we use solid wood, but this time, we collaborated with small to create furniture made from Japanese cypress plywood.

linen

PR

  • CO'RE LLC

  • Arihei Tsukuda ｜ Born in Kiryu City
  • Joined NTT in 1998. Started business in 2011. Established NPO Kids Valley in Kiryu City in 2013 and assumed the position of vice president (retired in 2018) With the life theme of creating next-generation infrastructure, the next generation of independent and decentralized infrastructure utilizing digital fabrication, sharing economy, etc. We are promoting the construction of generational infrastructure.