The "One Year Anniversary Alumni Association" was held on April 29th in the learning space "HLS Hirosaki" (Hirosaki City, Dote Town).

"HLS Hirosaki" is operated under the concept of "learning together (co-learning) across regions and generations". We will develop a rental space business that accommodates learning, personal use, and charter events for large numbers of people.

The manager, Shota Tsuji, launched the same day one year ago, saying, "It would be a place for many generations in Hirosaki to interact with each other, and it would be a place for working people and students to connect with people who are not normally involved."

A total of 72 people, 12 students and 60 working people, participated in the event. Six guests from inside and outside the prefecture introduced new initiatives and congratulations, as well as chatting and interacting while watching a short movie of the tree doctor "Sakuramori" in Hirosaki Park produced by Hirosaki City. It was

One of the guests, Kenko Wakamatsu, held an event called "Candle Bar" from August to December last year with "Tomoshibi Project" that started mainly in Miyagi and Kesennuma. Mr. Wakamatsu recalled, "When I thought "I want to do it," he gave me a place and an opportunity to do it."

Tsuji recalls that he held about 80 events throughout the year. “I tried to do what I thought was “interesting if I could do it” without knowing either right or left. In particular, this time I was able to realize the expansion of the circle in which people call people.”

"In the future, we not only want to hold various events that take advantage of connections with people, but also create a space that can be used by mothers with small children and the elderly," he said.