which served all parts of the prefecture with over 200,000 km of cable. It had originally been installed to solve the problem of poor reception in deep mountain areas that had accompanied Japan’s switch to terrestrial digital broadcasting in the mid-2000s. Sansan provides cloud-management of business cards and is in the midst of a phase of rapid growth. From the Kamiyama office they can hold video meetings with head offices in Tokyo, and occasionally refresh themselves working outdoors. New employee trainings are held there and it is possible for employees stationed there to stay with their families while conducting business online with companies in the Tokyo area. Terada’s visit to Kamiyama was not simply a stroke of luck. As well as promoting relocation to Kamiyama, the Green ValleyNPO had been working on a project to renovate vacant houses since 2010 called “Office in Kamiyama.” BANDŌ Kōsuke and SUMA Issei were the two architects in charge of building design. Bandō was a native of Tokushima Prefecture who had graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in architecture before going on to pursue graduate studies at Harvard. The 2008 financial crisis hit one week after he had moved to New York to find work in an architectural firm. He was not able to find steady work for two years. During that time he got married and returned to Japan to hold a wedding ceremony. While he was back in Tokushima, he and his wife visited Kamiyama because of the poor employment situation in New