A Post-COVID Revival for Community Shopping? Sharing Expertise with “Machizemi”

A flyer describes the 81 courses in the Kawagoe event.

Yoshida Yukika teaching how to pour a perfect tea. Only four students were allowed at once, and social distancing was strictly enforced.

Kimura Kazuyuki, managing director of Kimuraya Shōten.

A handmade pizza course held at guesthouse Kaiseikan in 2019. (© Yurihama Chamber of Commerce)

Matsui Yōichirō speaking at an information session on local machizemi participation in Okazaki in 2019. (Courtesy Matsui Yōichirō)