2017 Musashino City Overview

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Tomofusa HaradaSmall ingenuities bring big changesin the journey to achieve environmentally friendly lifestyles600g Garbage ChallengeThe city announced the Musashino 700g Garbage Challenge campaign in an attempt to bring the amount of garbage produced per person per household to less than 700g, which was the average in the Tama area at the time. The cooperation of residents led to the goal being reached in 2009. The campaign Second Stage! Musashino Garbage Challenge 600g was announced in 2010 with the goal of further reducing garbage.InterviewLet’s learntogether about waterPassing on the blessings broughtby abundant greeneryto the next generationCommunity development based on greenerySince urban greenery plays roles that include a recreational function, improvements to urban landscapes and preserving the ecosystem, the city is targeting improvements to an expansion of park greenery, greening of public facilities, planting trees on private land, hedges and preservation of farmland. The city is also promoting the formation of greenery networks, such as development of waterfront spaces and pedestrian paths as well as providing information and offering learning opportunities on biodiversity.Jointly protecting forests that bring many benetsThe residents of Ome, Futamatao, and Okutamaprotect the forests.As an urban municipality that benets from the forests, in 2001 the Futamatao/Musashino Residents’ Forest was established with the idea of coping with the desolation of forests in the Tama area. In 2004, the Okutama/Musashino Forest was also established, and together with the town of Okutama the city has been tackling improvement of denuded forests. Forest Lectures for Residents are held every year in the Futamatao/Musashino Residents Forest.Supporting the Water SchoolThe Water School is made up of lectures that teach about water in everyday life, including waterworks and sewage. It’s something that everyone is benetting from. I’ve worked with water for many years in a food plant, so I was interested and participated in the lectures. From now on, I hope to help residents learn about water as a supporter and I’d even like to give a class at elementary schools.43