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A huge utsuwa, a park created by Maruhiro.
PLAY at HIROPPA

A huge utsuwa, a park created by Maruhiro.

Two years ago, it was just an empty lot. Maruhiro" is a pottery trading company in the town of Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture, that plans and produces a variety of products. They took care of the vacant lot and created an utsuwa that was even larger than Hasami-ware. The utsuwa, named "HIROPPA," is a park where everyone can laugh and spend time together, where greenery is abundant and comfortable, and where there is just the right amount of stimulation. The "HIROPPA," which will open on October 1 in Hasami Town, is the result of 10 years of planning by the third generation of "Maruhiro" owner, Shohei Baba, who has redefined the concept of Hasami-ware with his imagination while respecting tradition. Let him show us around the park and talk about the highlights and his thoughts leading up to its opening.

  • Photo_Fumihiko Ikemoto
  • Text_Yuichiro Tsuji
  • Edit_Yosuke Ishii
  • Special Thanks:Satoru Arai(en one tokyo) , Tsuneki Namura(ITONAM Inc.)

A park where you don't need a leisure seat.

First, the entrance. As he says, "We are committed to a super barrier-free environment throughout the park," the handicapped parking spaces are located closest to the entrance. All areas are designed without steps so that wheelchair users can easily move forward.

What is interesting is its mark. It is somewhat different in touch from those we usually see. The bicycle parking space also has a similar mark.

I asked Shuntaro (Takeuchi) to draw this mark. Besides Shuntaro, there are works by other artists who have been involved with MARUHIRO. The park allows them to expand their range of expression, and for us, it allows us to create an original park.

Then, as we passed through the entrances, we saw a plant ivy entangled overhead. . Here, too, there seems to be a unique "HIROPPA" trick.

. these are passion fruit and kiwi. As they grow, the roof of the entrance will be covered with plants and fruit. I plan to make juice from them and offer it at the store attached to the building.

Moreover, he said, there are "still more fruits" that he is growing. Once inside the park, there are a variety of plants there, and Baba says that one day, "I hope it will be like a botanical garden.

. "Here we have a vegetable garden with 36 kinds of herbs such as dill and basil , as well as fruit trees such as apples and peaches. My father, the chairman of MARUHIRO, is responsible for growing these, so they are safe and secure!

. and the entire park is a world of fresh grass all around.

I wanted to create a park where people don't need leisure seats and can relax comfortably on the grass. . It's only just planted, but as it cures, it will grow into a more vigorous lawn. My father will take care of this as well (laughs).

. So we will put these big cushions in various places on the lawn," he said. They are made so that they can get wet, and it will be very comfortable to lie down on them and relax without thinking about anything else.

INFORMATION

HIROPPA

hiroppa.hasamiyaki.jp
Phone: 0955-42-2777
Address: 682, Yunashida-go, Hasami-cho, Higashisonogi-gun, Nagasaki 859-3702
Instagram: @maruhiro.hasami
*Opening dates are subject to change depending on corona conditions and weather.
Please check Maruhiro's Instagram and website for information as it becomes available.

OPEN-END

Cafe (in HIROPPA)
www.openend.jp
Instagram: @open_end_jp

MARUHIRO.

Phone: 0955-42-2777
hasamiyaki.com
store.hasamiyaki.jp