Inaka Resurgence: Utopia from Reconciliation

Currently, Japan is struggling with the looming economic and social implications of a rapidly aging population. Urban centers across its islands continue to gentrify and appeal to younger generations, resulting in the abandonment of rural regions ('inaka') to the hands of the elderly. Given this population crisis that compounds into imbalances in age distribution and urban transformation, the project ‘Inaka Resurgence’ harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to reimagine a sustainable future for Japan’s youth and elderly. Hence, we respond to the following question: How do you revitalize an area facing a rapidly aging population and a diminishing cultural presence?