{"id":2677,"date":"2026-03-30T00:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2026-03-30T00:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:16:08","slug":"entrepreneurs-from-myanmar-are-connecting-with-local-community-leaders-in-the-rural-satoyama-areas-of-tako-and-sosa-in-chiba-building-relationships-and-exchanging-ideas-on-regional-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/entrepreneurs-from-myanmar-are-connecting-with-local-community-leaders-in-the-rural-satoyama-areas-of-tako-and-sosa-in-chiba-building-relationships-and-exchanging-ideas-on-regional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurs from Myanmar are connecting with local community leaders in the rural satoyama areas of Tako and Sosa in Chiba, building relationships and exchanging ideas on regional development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is a repost of a Kujukuri Economic News article in English.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Original link – https:\/\/kujukuri.keizai.biz\/headline\/182\/#<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A group of Myanmar entrepreneurs living in the greater Tokyo area took part in a one-day training program on February 27 in the rural satoyama<\/em> regions of Tako Town and Sosa City in Chiba Prefecture. Starting from Higashi-Narita Station, they toured the countryside and met directly with local business owners who are actively working to revitalize their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program was organized and coordinated by Mr. Taiyo Miura of Trinity Nest, a company experienced in running regional study tours. After previously planning and leading tours in Fukushima, Mr. Miura developed a program unique to the Kujukuri area of Chiba, which led to this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Kyi Thu Shein, a Myanmar-born entrepreneur who launched a business in Japan and brought the group together, explained the appeal: \u201cI felt there was great potential in the satoyama landscapes just 30 minutes from Narita Airport.\u201d That balance of accessibility from the Tokyo metropolitan area and rich local resources is why the Tako\u2013Sosa region was chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the morning, the group departed from Higashi-Narita Station and first visited Iidaka Temple (Iidaka Danrin) in Sosa City. Once the largest Buddhist academic center in the Kanto region during the Edo period, the site gave participants a sense of the area\u2019s long-standing culture of learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They then visited Cafe Dining Plant, which opened last year near Yokaichiba Station. There, Naoko Kigawa\u2014who focuses on dishes made with local ingredients and koji\u2014led an onigiri (rice ball) workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the afternoon, the group moved to Tako Town to visit Tako no Hoshi Campground and its adjoining Hikari Terrace. At an onigiri caf\u00e9 renovated from a traditional house, they had the chance to speak with the owner, Ms. Tatsuo Arai. One participant, Ms. Swe, reflected, \u201cI could really feel the passion of everyone working to improve their community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their final stop was Iyashi no Sato Funwari, where they experienced a form of self-care bodywork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Kyi Thu Shein commented, \u201cAnyone can visit tourist spots, but it\u2019s rare to have the chance to connect with local business owners on a personal level. Being able to feel like I now have friends in Chiba\u2014that\u2019s the most valuable part of this experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back on the program, Mr. Miura explained, \u201cIt was designed around three themes: learning, satoyama, and healing, so participants could truly experience the people building businesses in these rural areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that preparations are underway to hold similar programs regularly in Chiba. \u201cRather than focusing on tourist destinations, we want to create opportunities for people to meet and connect personally with those who are making a difference in their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a repost of a Kujukuri Economic News article in English. Original link – https:\/\/kujukuri.keizai.biz\/headline\/182\/# A group of Myanmar entrepreneurs living in the greater Tokyo area took part in a one-day training program on February 27 in the rural satoyama regions of Tako Town and Sosa City in Chiba Prefecture. Starting from Higashi-Narita Station, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2677"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2685,"href":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2677\/revisions\/2685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ompea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}