Play Town Mini Sakura:
Community Building with Children

Momoko Nakamura
The “Children’s Town” NGO
Japan

Citation: Nakamura, Momoko (2007). "Play Town Mini Sakura: Community Building with Children." Children, Youth and Environments 17 (1): 296-303. Retrieved [date] from http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/

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Abstract

“Mini Sakura” is a “play town” where children can play the roles of citizens. This report describes the 2005 Mini Sakura event. The success of the event suggests that children’s active participation in Mini Sakura can enable them to participate better in real society in the future.

Keywords: play towns, children’s participation, Japan