CIVIBADemocracy and Civic Practices

Space · Neighbourhood or village

Mano / Nagata (Kobe)

Kobe, Hyogo · Kansai · Japan

Participatory urbanismCommons and belonging1960s / 1995

A founding case of machizukuri: its neighbourhood organisational fabric enabled a participatory reconstruction after the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, with consulted land readjustment and cooperative housing.

Led by
Residents + local government
Status
Active
Participation
Co-governed
Visitable
Urban context
Contact
No public contact on record
Last reviewed
1 September 2026

Verification

Verified

This place is backed by at least one primary and one secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months. The sources appear below with their consultation dates.

  • Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
  • Partial one source on record
  • Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending

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