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[About Bouton/Bokakuan in a corner of the shopping street] Bouton edition
Bouton opened and started as a bar in 2018. While creating a ``small town'' as a community space with live performances, solo exhibitions, film festivals, seminars, and rental kitchens, we also started a private lodging facility called Bokakuan in April 2023. We would like to carefully create a syst...
The beginning of Bouton
A place that connects places that create a quiet flow from one small town to another
A former handicraft shop located in a corner of the shopping street whose shutters remained closed for a long time. I was curious about this place, so I renovated it into a place where everyone could gather.
Bouton/Nogata City, Fukuoka Prefecture, where Bogakuan is located. This town prospered because of coal, but after the coal industry declined, the number of vacant stores in the shopping street increased. Even now, day and night, the streets are sparsely populated.
We are lighting up such a shopping street.
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Bouton/Bōkakuan is a renovated store/house of a former handicraft shop located in a corner of a shopping district in Nogata City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The Onga River flowing through the center of the city and Mt. Fukuchi that can be seen from the riverbed are very beautiful. You can spend your time at a leisurely pace in the city center, where time flows peacefully. I like listening to people's stories, reading books, taking pictures, and walking. Taking care of the garden at Bogakuan is also an important part of my time. Let's talk slowly and share some quiet time.
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