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Not only Isen but also the cities of Miura in Kanagawa prefecture, and
Hachimantai in Iwate prefecture are taken up as cases for study. Miura, famous for
bluefin tuna, is a middle-ranking city which has the Healthy Peninsula Plan as its
theme. Hachimantai is a famous highlands resort area with hot springs and skiing
but it is in need of a business plan for revitalization of the region. The university’s
students study urban planning through these three examples of the isolated island
model of Isen, the suburban model of Miura, and the highlands resort model of
Hachimantai. Study is not limited to the classroom but students can go out and do
fieldwork if they so desire. It is hoped that the students who have graduated from
this course can become leaders in carrying out regional revitalization making use of
the knowledge and experience they have gained in the course of their studies.
6.6.2 Developing Human Resources for Realizing
the Platinum Society
The Platinum Society Network recognized from the time of its establishment that
human resources who can be the driving force for regional development should be
nurtured. Therefore, the Platinum Society School was set up. It is aimed at local
government employees who are indispensable for overcoming local issues. Such
people understand the situation and mechanisms. Because we want this kind of
Fig. 6.10 Mayor Akira Okubo of Isenchō on Tokunoshima Island. (Photo by Marunouchi
Platinum University)
6 Platinum Industry and a New Society
Not only Isen but also the cities of Miura in Kanagawa prefecture, and
Hachimantai in Iwate prefecture are taken up as cases for study. Miura, famous for
bluefin tuna, is a middle-ranking city which has the Healthy Peninsula Plan as its
theme. Hachimantai is a famous highlands resort area with hot springs and skiing
but it is in need of a business plan for revitalization of the region. The university’s
students study urban planning through these three examples of the isolated island
model of Isen, the suburban model of Miura, and the highlands resort model of
Hachimantai. Study is not limited to the classroom but students can go out and do
fieldwork if they so desire. It is hoped that the students who have graduated from
this course can become leaders in carrying out regional revitalization making use of
the knowledge and experience they have gained in the course of their studies.
6.6.2 Developing Human Resources for Realizing
the Platinum Society
The Platinum Society Network recognized from the time of its establishment that
human resources who can be the driving force for regional development should be
nurtured. Therefore, the Platinum Society School was set up. It is aimed at local
government employees who are indispensable for overcoming local issues. Such
people understand the situation and mechanisms. Because we want this kind of
Fig. 6.10 Mayor Akira Okubo of Isenchō on Tokunoshima Island. (Photo by Marunouchi
Platinum University)
6 Platinum Industry and a New Society