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Going Local 2: Subcultural Capital and Social Creativity

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the cases of Bakurochō (including Okachimachi and Kuramae) and Kōenji, which are home to various new coworking spaces, art galleries and other new hybrid usages. They display familiar features of urban commons, which indicate that these areas have not just been rediscovered by different creative individuals but are also recognized by a wider social movement and growing art scene, thus reaching a new stage of development and creative placemaking. These areas are becoming more accessible as new private and commercial facilities have opened next to nonprofit organizations, with the aim of attracting elite creatives and upper middle-class residents.

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  1. 1.

    Interview 20, Gallery owner, Nakai-san, and artist, Toru-san, Bakurochō (March 26, 2017).

  2. 2.

    Interview 21, Art bar, Sumura-san, Bakurochō (March 26, 2017).

  3. 3.

    Interview 22, Photographer, Michiko-san, Bakurochō (March 26, 2017).

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    Interview 23, Artist, Tsugunaga-san, Bakurochō (March 29, 2017).

  5. 5.

    Interview 24, Creative Hub 131, Niino-san, Bakurochō (March 29, 2017).

  6. 6.

    Interview 25, Hostel 1, Bakurochō (March 30, 2017).

  7. 7.

    Interview 26, Hostel 2, Bakurochō (March 30, 2017).

  8. 8.

    Interview 27, Artist, Masuko-san, Taito Designers-Village, Okachimachi (March 29, 2017).

  9. 9.

    Interview 28, Artist, Akiko-san, Taito Designers-Village, Okachimachi (March 29, 2017).

  10. 10.

    Interview 29, Artist, Haruka-san, Taito Designers-Village, Okachimachi (March 29, 2017).

  11. 11.

    Interview 30, Artists at 3331 Art Chiyoda, Suehirochō (March 31, 2017).

  12. 12.

    Interview 31, Entrepreneurs, 2k540 Aki Oki Artisan, Suehirochō (March 31, 2017).

  13. 13.

    Interview 32, Local artists, Bakurochō (March 31, 2017).

  14. 14.

    Interview 33, Artist-run space, Roji to Hito, Suidōbashi (March 31, 2017).

  15. 15.

    Interview 34, Gallery owner and assistant, Tsukuda-san and Tomo-san, Kōenji (April 12, 2017).

  16. 16.

    Interview 35, BNA Hotel, Kōenji (April 12, 2017).

  17. 17.

    Interview 36, Artist, Otsuka-san, Kōenji (April 12, 2017).

  18. 18.

    Interview 37, Fashion designer and vintage store/jazz café owner, Oda-san and father, Kōenji (April 12, 2017).

  19. 19.

    Interview 38, Retro café owner, Nishida-san, Kōenji (April 12, 2017).

  20. 20.

    Interview 39, Bartender, Toyoda-san, Kōenji (April 12, 2017).

  21. 21.

    Interview 40, Artists, XYZ Collective, Sugamo (April 12, 2017).

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    Matjaz Ursic

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Ursic, M., Imai, H. (2020). Going Local 2: Subcultural Capital and Social Creativity. In: Creativity in Tokyo. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6687-5_6

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