[Akita Prefecture] Ogata Village is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Crowdfunding for commemorative projects is underway!

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2024.07.17
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1 Reclamation of Hachirogata and the birth of Ogata Village
2 Ogata Village 60th anniversary commemorative project and crowdfunding
- 2.1 Details of the 60th anniversary project
- 2.2 Crowdfunding details

and was originally created by reclaiming Hachirogata, the second largest lake in Japan after Lake Biwa. .

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the birth of Ogata Village. We are currently accepting donations to crowdfunding for the commemorative project.

Reclamation of Hachirogata and the birth of Ogata Village

Originally, Hachirogata was the second largest lake in Japan with an area of approximately 220 square kilometers, and although it was shallow at 4 to 5 meters deep, it was a brackish water lake that provided many fisheries resources, including smelt, whitebait fish, and gobies.

However, in 1957, a national project called the state-run reclamation project began, and Hachiro Lagoon was reclaimed and turned into a vast agricultural land.After about 8 years, the land that was once the bottom of the lake was transformed into a lush rural landscape, and in 1964 Ogata Village was born in .

This is what Ogata Village looks like on Google Maps. Even today, you can still see the outline of Hachiro Lagoon, which looks like a large lake covered with land.

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[Akita] “Hachirogata” was once the second largest lake in Japan after Lake Biwa

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Hachirogata in Akita Prefecture once boasted an area of 220 square kilometers and was known as the second largest lake in Japan after Lake Biwa. Formation of Hachiro Lagoon In the distant past, sandbars were extended from the Yoneshiro River on the north side and the Omono River on the south side due to sedimentation, and reached Mt. Kanpu in present-day Oga City, which was a remote island, and became a multi-land connected island. ) is said to have formed the Oga Peninsula. The sea ruin lake that remains between the two sandbars is Hachirogata. It was once a treasure trove of marine resources, but disappeared due to large-scale reclamation projects.It is also known as Koto Lake, and is a brackish water lake that was connected to the Sea of Japan by the Funakoshi Railway, with a depth of 4...

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Ogata Village 60th anniversary commemorative project and crowdfunding

Ogata Village is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year since its birth in 1964.

While looking back on the progress we have made so far, we are also promoting the village's catchphrase, ``A vibrant Ogata village that can be passed down from generation to generation,'' to the whole country.We are using crowdfunding to carry out the following initiatives to energize the village. We are asking for donations.

Details of the 60th anniversary project

To commemorate the 60th anniversary, Ogata Village is planning to broadcast a special program with the cooperation of Ogata Village Support Ambassador and ABS Akita Broadcasting.

We are planning to produce a program in which Ogata Village's support ambassadors will appear and introduce tourist attractions and special products while touching on the history of the village.In addition to TV broadcasting, it will also be released on ABS Akita Broadcasting's official YouTube channel, so that Ogata Village can be seen nationwide. They are planning to promote it.

Therefore, crowdfunding donations will be used for the following purposes:

Funding for the production of a special program commemorating the 60th anniversary of the founding of Ogata Village
Public relations and advertising expenses related to the 60th anniversary of the founding of Ogata Village
Expenses related to various other related businesses