Completed in 2020 in Maebashi, Japan. Images by Katsumasa Tanaka, Shinya Kigure. Creative minds from Japan and abroad gathered in Maebashi, Gunma to revitalize the city once prospered in the silk industry. Shiroiya Hotel is a.
Schemata Architects designs tiny Nakamata sweet shop in Maebashi
Tokyo studio Schemata Architects has designed a confectionery store in Maebashi, Japan, with a courtyard to help open up and revive a shopping street that was on the decline.
The Nakamata sweet shop is located on a once-busy street that was at risk of becoming a so-called shutter street – a street in Japan where most of the stores have been closed up.
Above: the store sells traditional Japanese sweets. Top image: it is located in Maebashi
To combat the decline of the street, the Maebashi Machinaka Agency was founded in 2016 as a corporation to promote the area and a number of new projects were launched, including the Nakamata store and its neighbouring shops.
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