A perfect town for children and working adults

"I want to raise my children in a free and easy environment!" "I want to continue doing my current job!" Many people in the child-rearing generation who are starting to think about building a house probably have the same thoughts. Nanporo Town is one of the towns where this wish can easily come true.

Minamihoro Town is adjacent to cities such as Ebetsu City, Iwamizawa City, and Kitahiroshima City. It is also located less than an hour by car from Sapporo City, so people who work in Sapporo City or Ebetsu City can continue their current jobs even if they move to Minamihoro Town. Currently, about half of the working residents of Minamihoro Town commute outside the town. Furthermore, with the spread of working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minamihoro Town is attracting attention as a place to relocate.

Furthermore, with agriculture being the main industry and the terrain having little elevation change, there is green as far as the eye can see in the summer and pure white scenery that stretches out as far as the eye can see in the winter. It is attractive to be able to raise children in an environment where you can enjoy magnificent views and wide skies without being obstructed by buildings or power lines.

The reasons why Minamihoro Town is chosen as a relocation destination are not just due to its geographical and environmental advantages. Let's take a look at Minamihoro Town's child-rearing support system!

A unique child-rearing support system unique to Nanporo Town, a town with a thriving agricultural industry!

Each city, town, and village has various child-rearing support systems in place, but Minamihoro Town also has several child-rearing support systems that are unique to this town. Here are some interesting systems!

●Childcare support rice! In Nanporo Town, where rice cultivation is thriving, there is a "Childcare Support Rice" system in place, with the aim of having children eat locally grown rice. Nanporo Town is unique in that it presents 10 kg of rice per person per year to children from birth to third grade of junior high school.

●Full subsidy for rice, noodles, and bread for school lunches! In order to let elementary and junior high school children and their parents know that rice and wheat are produced in Nanporo town and how delicious they are, the town covers the cost of the staple foods in school lunches. It's a wonderful system that allows children to eat delicious staple foods while also reducing the burden of school lunch costs.

For other systems, please see this link. Childcare support (Comprehensive support center for childcare generation)

If you're building a house in Nanporo Town, choose "Nanporo New Town Midorino"! Subsidy programs you'll want to take advantage of

"I want to live in Nanporo Town, which has a good environment and a comprehensive child-rearing support system!" For families of child-rearing age who want to build a new house, we recommend "Nanporo New Town Midorino." There are also subsidy systems that can be utilized. It's a surprisingly good deal, so there's no reason not to take advantage of it.

●What is Minamihoro New Town Midorino? The housing complex has an average area of about 300m2 per lot, allowing residents to enjoy gardening, barbecues, etc. The area surrounding Minamihoro New Town Midorino is a very pleasant place to live, with large parks, walking trails, an elementary school, a town hall, a national highway, and more.

●Midorino Kita Living Village Kita Sumairu Village is a project in which architects who are housing businesses recommended by Hokkaido (Kita Sumairu Members) collaborate with local construction companies to propose a way of life unique to Minamiporo Town, a town of greenery, agriculture, and housing. This place has a lot of houses with beautiful designs and high performance. If you want to be particular, this place is also recommended.

●Housing construction subsidy system! Land prices are half price! In order to support the child-rearing generation in building their own homes, Nanporo Town started the Nanporo Town Child-rearing Generation Housing Construction Cost Subsidy Program on April 1, 2016. The purpose of this program is to promote the revitalization of the town, curb population decline, and encourage people to settle there by providing subsidies exclusively to the child-rearing generation.

A town where families can live comfortably! Let's grow together with the community

Nanporo Town has a population of 7,384 (as of March 2022). Being a small town, it's great to be able to have close relationships with the local people. The town has a wide variety of sports clubs, including soccer, baseball, basketball, badminton, and judo, and the instructors are town hall staff. In addition, an AI demand bus called "Airute" is in operation, making it possible for people who do not own cars or whose children attend extracurricular activities to get around town safely.

One of the good things about living in Minamihoro New Town Midorino is that there are many people of the same generation who have moved here, so you don't have to worry about finding it difficult to fit into the existing community. There are plenty of playgrounds in the area, including a large park that attracts many people from outside the town.

Kitajima, who is in charge of relocation at the town hall, says that when people come to consult about building a house or relocating, he makes sure to not only tell them about the "livability" of the area, but also about the disadvantages. "Compared to the city, there are many inconveniences, such as the lack of large commercial facilities and the fact that there is no JR station in the town, so it's better to have a car. But people who have come to live here and understand these things often say things like, 'Although there are some inconveniences, the ease of living here more than makes up for it!' It makes me very happy when they say that!" Why not visit Nanporo Town and experience the vast scenery and ease of living up close?

What is it like to actually live in Nanporo Town? Voices of immigrants

So, how do people who have actually moved to Nanporo feel about it? In the "Minamihoro Migration Story" posted on the Minamihoro Town website, you can read the stories of the Morishita family, who moved from Sapporo to Minamihoro Town, and the Munakata family, who moved from Ebetsu City to Minamihoro Town.

In fact, Mr. Kudo from the Nanporo Town Office, who we spoke to this time, is also a migrant from outside the town and is one of the people living in Nanporo New Town Midorino! We asked him about what life is like in Nanporo Town. "Because it's a small town, the people are friendly and it's very easy to live here. I moved here with my family when I changed jobs to work at the Nanhoro Town Hall, and I thought it was great that many of the town hall employees were positive and would do something about it if we had any problems. Personally, I feel the warmth of the people here, it's easy to live here, and we don't have any inconveniences."

Message from Nanporo Town Hall

"The number of houses has increased in recent years, and a community of residents is slowly emerging. The area is growing into one where people can live more and more safely. Please come and visit Nanporo Town, where you can raise your children in a relaxed environment, just a few minutes by car from the city! With new houses being built one after another, Minamihoro Town is attracting a lot of attention as it has an exciting future.