On July 25 (Thursday), the "Kanmon Regional Joint Study Group Results Report Meeting" was held at the New Building of the West Japan Exhibition Hall, co-hosted by the Kitakyusyu City University Regional Strategic Research Institute and the Okayama University Regional Co-creation Center.
　Masato Yanai, Vice President of Kitakyusyu City University and Director of Regional Strategy Research Institute, gave a presentation on the results of research conducted in FY2018 by Professor Toshimitsu Nanba (Collaborative Researcher: Associate Professor Takehiro Sakamoto) and Professor Hiroshi Minami. Please refer to the link below for details.
　In the second part, we held a symposium entitled "Possibility of Regional Revitalization Utilizing Cultural Properties" in the Kanmon Region. Kitakyushu City and Shimonoseki City jointly applied to the Agency for Cultural Affairs, "Kanmon" Nostalgic "Strait-Time Stop, Memory of Modernization-" was recognized as a Japan Heritage Site in 2017, and various activities are being carried out. I am. In addition to this movement related to Japanese heritage, various tourism-related initiatives utilizing history and culture are also being actively conducted. Therefore, discussions were held on the theme of "Possibility of" regional revitalization utilizing cultural properties "in the Kanmon area", and the symposium was fruitful. Finally, Dr. YANAGI Jun, Director of the Regional Co-creation Center, Shimonoseki City University, closed the meeting.

<Part 1, Research Report for FY2018>

　1) Study on awareness of community support activities by elderly workers-Based on the case of Yamaguchi Prefecture-
　　　Toshimitsu Nanba (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Shimonoseki City University)
　　　Takeshi Sakamoto (Associate Professor, Center for Infrastructure Education, Kitakyusyu City University)

　2) Analysis of the current situation for two years after the certification of the Japan Heritage “Kanmon” Nostalgic “Strait”
　　　Hiroshi Minami (Professor, Institute for Regional Strategy, Kitakyusyu City University)

• Click here for the results of each report (Kanmon Regional Studies Vol.28)

<Part 2 Symposium>

Theme: “Possibility of“ Regional Revitalization Utilizing Cultural Properties ”in the Kanmon Region”

Panelist:
　Toshihiko Kuroki (President and Representative Director, JR Kyushu Station Hotel Ogura Co., Ltd.)
　Yuki Fujimoto (Chief of Cultural Property Protection Division, Education Department, Shimonoseki City Board of Education)
　Keiko Tomari (Chief, Tourism Division, Tourism Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Promotion Department, Kitakyushu City Industrial Economic Affairs Bureau)
　Yumi Fukuda (4th year, Faculty of Economics Department of International Commerce, Shimonoseki City University)
　Yusuke Minami (Kitakyusyu City University Regional Revitalization Group, Regional Revitalization Studies, 4th year)
Coordinator:
　South　 　　Hiroshi (Professor, Institute for Regional Strategy, Kitakyusyu City University)

[Publishing date: 2019.7.29]

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