TOYAMA TOWN TREKKING SITE

Toyama City in Toyama Prefecture and NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd. have opened "TOYAMA TOWN TREKKING SITE," a new lifestyle hub themed around "transforming a closed gymnasium into a gymnasium that connects to the outside."
This project was selected as part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' FY2016 "Public Facility Open Renovation Project," which aims to revitalize public facilities owned by local governments through private sector initiatives such as creative work, transforming them into new business hubs. The project aims to "revitalize" the dead space in the Toyama City General Gymnasium through renovation, creating a multi-generational exchange hub where residents can engage in activities such as town trekking (walking around town).
"TTS" is a multi-purpose facility that includes a cafe, sports shop, and studio. It will be operated as part of a new public service to support the health of Toyama citizens by providing facilities (hardware) to support town trekking and regularly holding events (software) focused on "food education," "physical education," and health education.
Leveraging its location adjacent to Kansui Park, which attracts 1.4 million visitors annually, this project aims to be a pioneering initiative in Japan. It will be used not only by users of the Toyama City General Gymnasium but also as a base for exploring the area, allowing citizens to experience "extended healthy life expectancy" and "improved quality of life (QOL)," while the local government strives to build a "positive cycle model of residents' healthy behavior and the local economy."
"TTS" provides "time and space that nurtures people, not just time or space alone, which is necessary for the health of people and communities," and slowly creates a "space" where you can share something that belongs only to you with others.