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The Koga Protocol.
There's no strict schedule to Koga's chapter — work sessions, a walk through the old shotengai, a night of bar-hopping, conversations with locals, all centered around Ruruuru, the town's food-and-community hub, with the valley hot spring waiting at the end of each day.
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Honmachi-dori Shotengai
Old Sake Shop
Local Liquor Shop
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Getting around is covered. Every activity on this schedule is reached by shuttle bus or taxi, arranged for you — no transport costs, no logistics to figure out on your own.
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Day 110/11 Sun — Arrival & orientation
Day 210/12 Mon — Shotengai & hashigo-zake (Ruruuru closed)
Day 310/13 Tue — Dialogue & exchange
Day 410/14 Wed — Departure
Morning
9:00–12:00
Travel to Koga
JR from Hakata Station to Koga Station, then bus to Onioso, with a short on-site orientation.
7:30–8:30
Herb-farm yoga (optional)
A morning session with Simples Farm × Studio8, before the day's schedule starts.
9:00–12:00
Free time
Nothing scheduled — rest, work, or explore on your own.
9:00–12:00
Free time — Ruruuru workspace
Ruruuru is open to work from. A shared-kitchen cooking session may also happen — onigiri and miso soup, made with Koga-grown vegetables.
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Check out
Check out and head onward.
Afternoon
13:30–15:00
Lecture by 4WD Inc.
A 90-minute talk from the local team behind Koga's community-revival work.
15:00–
Free time at Onioso
Settle into the ryokan before the evening.
13:00–15:00
Shotengai walking tour
A guided walk through the JR Koga Station west-exit shopping street — its shops, its history, what's changing.
15:00–18:00
Work time
Open work block — there's also talk of a DIY workshop tied to the shotengai's ongoing renovation work.
13:00–14:00
Dialogue time
An open conversation: "What makes SHOTENGAI appealing?"
14:00–15:30
Podcast recording
For "JR Koga Station West Exit Shopping Street" — your reflections on the days here, interpreted live, hosted by MC Hashiguchi.
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Evening
18:00–
Welcome mixer
First night together as a cohort, at Onioso.
18:00–
Hashigo-zake (bar hopping)
Round 0 at Nomitema Sakaba; round 1 splits — Group A at Tokaku, Group B at Diner Taso; round 2 together at Bar Magellan.
18:00–
Exchange party at Ruruuru
A shared-kitchen catering party — open to locals too, a chance to close out the chapter together.
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Facilities
▸ Coworking — Ruruuru (food & community hub), and Koga Chamber of Commerce Hall
▸ Accommodation — Yakuoji-no-Yu Onioso
▸ Event venue (10/13) — Ruruuru
