Local governments in the Tsugaru area are currently recruiting “regional cooperation teams” for various activities.

The "Regional Revitalization Cooperation Corps" promoted as a part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is a system that accepts people who move from urban areas to rural areas and carry out various activities to revitalize the areas. Currently, 3978 people are active as members in 886 municipalities nationwide, and 36 people are active in 14 municipalities in Aomori Prefecture (April 2016).

Hirosaki City is recruiting regional cooperation teams as candidates for successors to the traditional forging technology called "Tsugaru Uchihamono," which has been 350 years since the feudal era. Tsugaru cutlery is also applied to pruning shears for apples, and supports the cultivation technology of the producer in Hirosaki City, which has the highest apple production in Japan.

Nishimeya Village, which has the Shirakami Mountains as a World Natural Heritage Site, has begun a woody biomass energy business that utilizes forest resources. In collaboration with the Forest Energy Research Institute (Hamura City, Tokyo) We are looking for collaborators to build a “supply system”. In addition, we are also looking for members to implement measures to prevent damage to agricultural products due to damage to agricultural products caused by harmful birds and animals.

Hirakawa City is located in the Igaroseki area, which is located on the border with Akita prefecture, and is looking for a regional cooperation team to work to revitalize the Ikarigaseki area, using the facility that was a nursery school two years ago as an activity base. The person in charge said, "I would like to expect local people to get involved and revitalize the area with the ideas of the members of the cooperation team."

Inakadate Village has been focusing on making strawberries and promoting strawberries in recent years, and last year it planned events such as "Strawberry Festa." We are looking for a community mobilization team that not only makes strawberries but also promotes the village. It is said that the aim is to create tourism content that follows "rice field art."

In 2016, Kuroishi City developed a "Kuroishi potage soup" using carrots, tomatoes, and asparagus produced in the city, aiming to develop special products and raise producer income. In this recruitment, we are recruiting a group to revitalize the area as an entrepreneur in the development of new potage soup and food business.

The application guidelines and conditions can be confirmed on the website of each local government.