Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikipedia town by code for Yamashiro 2024 Project (ID: 22458710)/Final Report
Application type: Standard application
Part 1: Project and impact
1. Describe the implemented activities and results achieved. Additionally, share which approaches were most effective in supporting you to achieve the results. (required)
This grant enabled us to hold the "Wikipedia Town Etchu Kitamaebune and Hojo-zu" event in the Hojo-zu area of Imizu City, Toyama Prefecture (March 20, 2025, a public holiday).
This event was organized by the local Code for Toyama City, with Code for Yamashiro, the grant application organization, acting as a cooperating partner. It was implemented as an initiative to promote local culture, with the participation of local shrine and museum officials and residents.
Event Overview:
• Date and Time: March 20, 2025 (Thursday, public holiday) 10:00-16:00
• Venue: Shinminato Central Cultural Center (Koshuha Hall) Training Room 2 (Imizu City, Toyama Prefecture)
• Organizer: Code for Toyama City
• Cooperation: Code for Yamashiro
• Participants: 17 people
Activities:
In the morning, we conducted a walking tour of the Hojo-zu area, visiting Hojo-zu Hachimangu Shrine, the Kitamaebune Museum, the townscape along the Uchikawa River, and the site of the Kitamaebune port.
In the afternoon, we returned to the Shinminato Central Cultural Center and edited Wikipedia articles based on library materials and information gathered from local interviews.
Results:
• Five articles related to the Hojo-zu area ("Hojo-zu Hachimangu Shrine," "Hojo-zu Hikiyama Festival," "Kitamaebune," "Uchikawa (Toyama Prefecture)," and "Hojo-zu") were newly created or edited on Wikipedia.
• 20 photos (shrines, townscapes, etc.) were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
• Local culture and history were published with reliable sources, documenting them in a way that can be shared with people outside the region.
• Knowledge transfer from the older generation to the younger generation took place, and many participants responded that it "provided an opportunity to rediscover the region."
Most Effective Approach for Achieving Results:
The most effective approach was holding a Wikipedia Town event where local shrine and museum officials participated, and local history and culture were passed down from the elderly to the young. Furthermore, the knowledge obtained from the older generation on-site was reconfirmed with books. By clearly citing sources and incorporating them into Wikipedia articles, we created more reliable Wikipedia articles and enabled local residents to share local information.
We also cooperated with the following Wikimedia Town activities and served as an instructor: 2025-03-08 Wikipedia in El Library Date: March 8, 2025 (Saturday) 10:00-17:00 Organizer: El Library Location: El Library (El Osaka 4th floor, 3-14 Kitahama Higashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) Details: Event Information Editing Items: New items: Osaka Social Labor Movement History, Osaka Social Movement Association; Additions to: Osaka Industrial Labor Museum, General Council of Trade Unions of Japan, Fujinagata Shipyard, Sanji Muto (businessman) https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project:Outreach/Wikimedia_Town/Archive/2025#2025%E5%B9%B43%E6%9C%88
"Wikipedia in El Library" Participating in "Wikipedia in El Library" https://diff.wikimedia.org/ja/2025/03/12/%E3%80%8C%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%9A%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2-in-%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AB%E5%8F%82%E5%8A%A0/
2025-03-09 WIKIPEDIATOWN@UJI Date and Time: March 9, 2025 (Sunday) 10:00-17:00 Organizer: Nobuhiko Miyoshi (UJI Media Center), a project selected for funding by the Kyoto Prefecture Regional Symphony Project Location: Uji TV, 2nd floor of Nakauji yorin (17-8 Uji Myoraku, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture) Details: Event announcement on Facebook Editing items: Main focus is on adding information to the "Oto-gi Train" article, and separately creating a new article for the former Shizugawa Power Plant. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/プロジェクト:アウトリーチ/ウィキペディアタウン/アーカイブ/2025#2025年3月
"Wikipedia Town" Participating in "Wikipedia Town Uji ~Let's research the fairy tale train!~" https://diff.wikimedia.org/ja/2025/03/13/%E3%80%8Cwikipedia-town-%E5%AE%87%E6%B2%BB%EF%BD%9E%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8E%E9%9B%BB%E8%BB%8A%E3%82%92%E8%AA%BF%E3%81%B9%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%EF%BC%81%EF%BD%9E%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AB%E5%8F%82%E5%8A%A0/
本助成金により、「ウィキペディアタウン 越中北前船・放生津」を富山県射水市の放生津地区で開催しました（2025年3月20日・祝日）。 このイベントは、地元のCode for Toyama Cityが主催、助成金申請団体であるCode for 山城が協力団体として共同開催し、地元の神社・資料館関係者・住民が一体となって地域文化を発信する取り組みとして実施されました。 実施概要： • 日時: 2025年3月20日（木・祝）10:00〜16:00 • 会場: 新湊中央文化会館（高周波ホール）研修室2（富山県射水市） • 主催: Code for Toyama City • 協力: Code for 山城 • 参加者: 17名 活動内容： 午前は放生津地区のまち歩きを実施し、放生津八幡宮、北前船資料館、内川沿いの町並み、北前船寄港地跡などを巡りました。 午後は新湊中央文化会館に戻り、図書館資料や現地の聞き取り情報を基にWikipedia編集を行いました。 成果: • Wikipedia上で、放生津地域に関連する5つの記事（「放生津八幡宮」「放生津曳山祭」「北前船」「内川（富山県）」「放生津」）を新規作成・加筆。 • Wikimedia Commonsに20点の写真（神社、町並み等）を投稿。 • 地元の文化・歴史を信頼できる出典とともに公開し、地域外の人々にも共有できる形で記録化した。 • 高齢世代から若年層への知識継承が行われ、参加者の多くが「地域を再発見するきっかけになった」と回答した。 成果達成に最も効果的だったアプローチ： 最も効果的だったのは、地元の神社・資料館関係者が参加し、地元の歴史と文化を高齢者から若者に伝えるウィキペディアタウンを開催したことです。さらに現地で高齢世代から得た知識を書籍で再確認しました。そして、出典を明記しながらWikipedia記事に反映することで、より信頼性の高いWikipedia記事を作成し、地域情報の地域住民による発信を実現しました。
また、以下のウィキメディアタウン活動に協力し、講師を務めました。 2025-03-08 ウィキペディア in エル・ライブラリー 日時：2025年3月8日（土） 10:00〜17:00 主催：エル・ライブラリー 場所：エル・ライブラリー（大阪府大阪市中央区北浜東3-14 エルおおさか4階） 詳細：イベント案内 編集項目：新規項目大阪社会労働運動史、大阪社会運動協会、加筆大阪産業労働資料館、日本労働組合総評議会、藤永田造船所、武藤山治 (実業家) https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88:%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%9A%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96/2025#2025%E5%B9%B43%E6%9C%88
「ウィキペディア in エル・ライブラリー」に参加する https://diff.wikimedia.org/ja/2025/03/12/%E3%80%8C%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%9A%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2-in-%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AB%E5%8F%82%E5%8A%A0/
2025-03-09 WIKIPEDIATOWN@UJI 日時：2025年3月9日（日） 10:00〜17:00 主催：三好伸彦（UJIメディアセンター）の個人開催、京都府地域交響プロジェクト交付金採択事業 場所：中宇治yorin2階「うじテレビ」（京都府宇治市宇治妙楽17-8） 詳細：フェイスブックでの告知イベント案内 編集項目：メインはおとぎ電車の加筆、別途新規で旧志津川発電所 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88:%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%9A%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96/2025#2025%E5%B9%B43%E6%9C%88
「Wikipedia town @宇治～おとぎ電車を調べよう！～」に参加する https://diff.wikimedia.org/ja/2025/03/13/%E3%80%8Cwikipedia-town-%E5%AE%87%E6%B2%BB%EF%BD%9E%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8E%E9%9B%BB%E8%BB%8A%E3%82%92%E8%AA%BF%E3%81%B9%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%EF%BC%81%EF%BD%9E%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AB%E5%8F%82%E5%8A%A0/
2. Documentation of your impact. Please use space below to share links that help tell your story, impact, and evaluation. (required)
Share links to:
- Project page on Meta-Wiki or any other Wikimedia project
- Dashboards and tools that you used to track contributions
- Some photos or videos from your event. Remember to share access.
You can also share links to:
- Important social media posts
- Surveys and their results
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On March 20, 2025 (Thursday, public holiday), the **"Wikipedia Town Etchu Kitamaebune/Hojozo"** event was held in the Hojozo area of Imizu City, Toyama Prefecture. This event was organized by Code for Toyama City, with Code for Yamashiro participating as a cooperating organization. The venue was Training Room 2 of the Shinminato Central Culture Hall (Koshuha Hall), and 17 people participated, including local shrine and museum staff, general citizens, and students. In the morning session, a town walk was conducted, visiting local historical sites related to the Kitamaebune (Northern Route trading ship) culture, such as Hojozo Hachimangu Shrine, the Hojozo Kitamaebune Museum, and the townscape along the Uchikawa River. On-site, participants were able to hear directly from shrine priests and museum staff, allowing for the transmission of local history and culture from older generations to younger ones. In the afternoon session, Wikipedia editing was conducted, and participants added to and improved Wikipedia articles based on library materials and local history documents. Participants were divided into teams and assigned themes related to the region, such as "Hojozo Hachimangu Shrine," "Hojozo Hikiyama Festival," "Kitamaebune," "Uchikawa (Toyama Prefecture)," and "Hojozo." After the editing session, a presentation was held to share the added content and how sources were cited by each group.
Post-event evaluation: Feedback shared among the organizers, instructors, and participants included comments such as, "The structure integrating on-site experience and Wikipedia writing was easy to understand," and "We were able to learn about the region from older generations." Related Links (Record of Achievements and Publication Page):
Research, Explore, and Update!! "Wikipedia Town Etchu Kitamaebune and Hojo-zu" Event Report https://diff.wikimedia.org/ja/2025/06/19/%e8%aa%bf%e3%81%b9%e3%81%a6%e3%80%81%e5%b7%a1%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%e3%80%81%e3%82%a2%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%83%87%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%e3%80%8c%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a3%e3%82%ad%e3%83%9a%e3%83%87%e3%82%a3%e3%82%a2/
Wikipedia Articles Added/Updated This Time: 1. Kitamaebune (Northern Route Ships) https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/北前船 2. Hojo-zu Hachimangu Shrine https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/放生津八幡宮 3. Hojo-zu Hikiyama Festival https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/放生津曳山祭 4. Hojo-zu https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/放生津 5. Uchikawa (Toyama Prefecture) https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/内川_(富山県)
Wikimedia Commons Achievements Wikimedia Commons Category: Hōshōzu-Hachiman-gū 1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE01.jpg 2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE02.jpg 3. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE03.jpg 4. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4 %A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE04.jpg 5. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE05.jpg 6. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE06.jpg 7. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE07.jpg 8. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hikiyama_kanyamac hi.jpg 9. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hikiyamakakunouko_houdoujimachi.jpg 10. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hojozu_Hachimangu_Komainu.jpg 11. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hojozu_Hachimangu_Komainu2.jpg 12. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Azuma_bridge_2.jpg 13. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Azuma_bridge.jpg 14. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kagura_bridge_2.jpg 15. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kagura_bridge.jpg 16. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nakano_bridge.jpg 17. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nakashin_bridge.jpg 18. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ninomaru_bridge.jpg 19. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sannou_bridge.jpg 20. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:内川_(富山県).jpg
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Research, explore, and update!! "Wikipedia Town" "Etchu Kitamae Ship and Hojo-zu" Event Report https://diff.wikimedia.org/ja/2025/06/19/%e8%aa%bf%e3%81%b9%e3%81%a6%2c%e5%b7%a1%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%2c%e3%82%a2%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%83%87%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%e3%80%8c%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a3%e3%82%ad%e3%83%9a%e3%83%87%e3%82%a3%e3%82%a2/
Project: Outreach/Wikipedia Town/Archive/2025 https://ja.wiki pedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88:%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%9A%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96/2025#2025%E5%B9%B43%E6%9C%88
Newspaper Article Promoting Shinminato through online encyclopedia: Toyama City group utilizes IT to register information on Wikipedia https://www.hokkoku.co.jp/articles/-/1691604
2025年3月20日（木・祝）、富山県射水市の放生津地区で**「ウィキペディアタウン 越中北前船・放生津」を開催しました。 本イベントは、Code for Toyama Cityが主催し、Code for 山城が協力団体として参加しました。 会場は新湊中央文化会館（高周波ホール）研修室2で、地元の神社・資料館関係者や一般市民、学生など17名が参加しました。 午前の部ではまち歩きを実施し、放生津八幡宮、放生津北前船資料館、内川沿いの町並みなど、北前船文化にまつわる地域の史跡を巡りました。現地では、神職や資料館関係者から直接話を伺うことで、地域の歴史・文化を高齢者から若者に伝えることができました。 午後の部ではウィキペディア編集を実施し、図書館資料や地域史文献をもとにWikipediaの記事を加筆・改善しました。参加者はチームに分かれ、「放生津八幡宮」「放生津曳山祭」「北前船」「内川（富山県）」「放生津」など、地域ゆかりのテーマを担当しました。 編集後には成果発表会を行い、グループごとに加筆内容や出典の示し方を共有しました。
イベント後の評価: 主催者・講師・参加者の間で共有された感想では、「現地体験とウィキペディア執筆を一体化する構成が理解しやすい」「古い世代から地域のことを教えてもらえた」といった意見が寄せられました。
関連リンク（成果の記録・公開ページ）:
調べて、巡って、アップデート!!「ウィキペディアタウン 越中北前船・放生津」開催レポート https://diff.wikimedia.org/ja/2025/06/19/%e8%aa%bf%e3%81%b9%e3%81%a6%e3%80%81%e5%b7%a1%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%e3%80%81%e3%82%a2%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%83%87%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%e3%80%8c%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a3%e3%82%ad%e3%83%9a%e3%83%87%e3%82%a3%e3%82%a2/
今回加筆・更新されたウィキペディア記事 1. 北前船 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/北前船 2. 放生津八幡宮 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/放生津八幡宮 3. 放生津曳山祭 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/放生津曳山祭 4. 放生津 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/放生津 5. 内川（富山県） https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/内川_(富山県)
Wikimedia Commons成果 Wikimedia Commons Category:Hōshōzu-Hachiman-gū 1.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE01.jpg 2.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE02.jpg 3.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE03.jpg 4.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE04.jpg 5.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE05.jpg 6.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE06.jpg 7.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%94%BE%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%A5%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE07.jpg 8.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hikiyama_kanyamachi.jpg 9.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hikiyamakakunouko_houdoujimachi.jpg 10.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hojozu_Hachimangu_Komainu.jpg 11.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hojozu_Hachimangu_Komainu2.jpg 12.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Azuma_bridge_2.jpg 13.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Azuma_bridge.jpg 14.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kagura_bridge_2.jpg 15.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kagura_bridge.jpg 16.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nakano_bridge.jpg 17.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nakashin_bridge.jpg 18.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ninomaru_bridge.jpg 19.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sannou_bridge.jpg 20.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:内川_(富山県).jpg
調べて、巡って、アップデート!!「ウィキペディアタウン 越中北前船・放生津」開催レポート https://diff.wikimedia.org/ja/2025/06/19/%e8%aa%bf%e3%81%b9%e3%81%a6%e3%80%81%e5%b7%a1%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%e3%80%81%e3%82%a2%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%83%87%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%e3%80%8c%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a3%e3%82%ad%e3%83%9a%e3%83%87%e3%82%a3%e3%82%a2/
プロジェクト:アウトリーチ/ウィキペディアタウン/アーカイブ/2025 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88:%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%9A%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96/2025#2025%E5%B9%B43%E6%9C%88
新聞記事 ネット事典で新湊を発信 富山市の団体、ＩＴ活用 ウィキペディアに情報登録 https://www.hokkoku.co.jp/articles/-/1691604
Additionally, share the materials and resources that you used in the implementation of your project. (required)
For example:
- Training materials and guides
- Presentations and slides
- Work processes and plans
- Any other materials your team has created or adapted and can be shared with others
20250320 Wikipedia Town Etchu Kitamaebune Hojo Lecture Materials.pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/19FzqWHNnyYlMli8RAyvYFJ1DybzNMCMh/view?usp=sharing 20250320ウィキペディアタウン 越中北前船 放生津 レクチャー資料.pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/19FzqWHNnyYlMli8RAyvYFJ1DybzNMCMh/view?usp=sharing
3. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the work carried out with this Rapid Fund? You can choose “not applicable” if your work does not relate to these goals. Required. Select one option per question. (required)
| A. Bring in participants from underrepresented groups | → → I somewhat agree.
Many people who ordinarily have few opportunities to participate in Wikimedia activities, such as those from local museums, shrines, and the elderly, participated. In particular, we succeeded in getting the older generation to participate. やや同意する 地域の博物館、神社、高齢者など、普段ウィキメディア活動に参加する機会の少ない層が多く参加した。特に高齢世代の参加を実現した。 |
| B. Create a more inclusive and connected culture in our community |
I strongly agree. Through Wikipedia editing, an environment was created to pass on local history and culture from the elderly to the younger generation. A culture of mutual learning was formed through town walks and editing sessions. 強く同意する Wikipedia編集を通して、地元の歴史と文化を高齢者から若者に伝える環境が生まれた。まち歩きや編集会の中で互いに教え合う文化が形成された。 |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | I strongly agree.
We have enhanced articles on regions and themes for which there is little information available nationwide, such as Hojo-zu and Kitamae ships, and published them as reliable information. 強く同意する 放生津や北前船など、全国的に情報が少ない地域・テーマに関する記事を充実させ、信頼できる情報として公開した。 |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | I somewhat agree.
The topic was content related to regions on Wikipedia. やや同意する ウィキペディアの地域に関する内容をテーマにした。 |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | I strongly agree.
Most of the participants were first-time contributors to Wikipedia editing, and they helped expand Wikipedia editing activities. 強く同意する 初めてウィキペディア編集に参加した参加者がほとんどであり、ウィキペディア編集を広げた。 |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | I strongly agree.
Code for Toyama City and the host region have expressed enthusiasm for hosting the event in subsequent years. 強く同意する Code for Toyama Cityや開催地域が次年度以降の開催に意欲を示している。 |
| G. Increased participants' feelings of belonging and connection to the movement | I strongly agree.
The shared sense of purpose—to pass on local history and culture from the elderly to the younger generation and to promote their region to the world—strengthened the bonds among the participants. There are also movements to independently plan the next event. 強く同意する 「地元の歴史と文化を高齢者から若者に伝えて、自分たちの地域を世界に発信する」という目的意識が共有され、参加者間でのつながりが深まった。次回開催を自主的に企画する動きも生まれている。 |
| F. Other (optional) |
Part 2: Learning
4. In your application, you outlined some learning questions. What did you learn from these learning questions when you implemented your project? How do you hope to use this learnings in the future? You can recall these learning questions below. (required)
You can recall these learning questions below: The goal is to learn about the know-how of communicating local history and culture from the older generation to the younger generation through the medium of Wikipedia.
Learning Objectives: "To learn the know-how of transmitting local history and culture from older generations to younger generations through Wikipedia." What was learned: This project aimed to "learn the know-how of transmitting local history and culture from older generations to younger generations through Wikipedia." Through the implementation, we learned that it is effective to combine oral transmission through face-to-face storytelling with verifying the knowledge obtained from older generations through books, and then reflecting this information in Wikipedia articles while clearly citing the sources. Moving forward, we will utilize these results and collaborate with local residents in the Tokai and Hokuriku regions to establish a model for cultural preservation and regional education through the regular holding of Wikipedia Town events.
学習目標: 「Wikipediaを通じて、地元の歴史や文化を古い世代から若い世代に伝えるノウハウを学ぶこと」 学んだこと: 本プロジェクトでは、「地域の歴史や文化を、Wikipediaを通じて高齢世代から若い世代へ伝えるノウハウを学ぶこと」を目的として活動を行いました。 実施を通して、対面での語りによる伝承と高齢世代から得た知識を書籍で再確認し、出典を明記しながらWikipedia記事に反映することが効果的であることを学びました。今後はこの成果を活かし、東海・北陸地域の地域住民と連携して、定期的なウィキペディアタウンの開催を通じた文化継承・地域教育モデルの確立を目指します。
5. Did anything unexpected or surprising happen when implementing your activities? This can include both positive and negative situations. What did you learn from those experiences? (required)
Positive Unexpected Events: A positive unexpected event at this event was that local cultural and religious figures (such as the assistant priest of Hojo-zu Hachimangu Shrine and the representative of the Hojo-zu Kitamaebune Museum) participated as attendees and contributed to the discussions and editing. This allowed for collaborative work with those who are custodians of local culture at this event. Furthermore, the event was covered by local media (Chunichi Shimbun), and the event was featured as a local news story, leading to wider dissemination. In addition, some participants expressed a desire to hold a similar event in their own region, which became an opportunity for the Wikipedia Town activity to spread throughout the Hokuriku region. Unexpected Challenges: On the other hand, many participants were editing Wikipedia for the first time, and the process of creating accounts and verifying sources took time, resulting in delays in writing compared to what was anticipated. Through this experience, we learned the importance of informing participants about account creation in advance. Lessons Learned: • Support for beginners (account creation, handling of sources) is essential for smooth progress on-site. • Communicating the activity widely to the community through media coverage has the effect of encouraging continued participation. Based on these experiences, in future events, we intend to structure the program with "collaboration between regional experts and editing beginners" as a premise, and aim to build a sustainable Wikipedia Town model that involves a more diverse range of people.
良い意味での予期せぬ出来事: 今回のイベントでは、地元の文化関係者や宗教関係者（放生津八幡宮 権禰宜・放生津北前船資料館 代表者など）が、参加者として議論や編集に加わってくださったことが良い意味での予期せぬ出来事:でした。これにより、今回のイベントでの地域文化の担い手との共同作業ができました。 また、地域メディア（中日新聞）による取材が入り、イベントの様子が地域ニュースとして紹介されるという広がりも生まれました。さらに、参加者の中から「次は自分たちの地域でも開催したい」という声が上がり、ウィキペディアタウン活動が北陸地方全体へ広がる契機となりました。 課題としての予期せぬ点: 一方で、初めてWikipediaを編集する参加者が多く、アカウント作成や出典確認に時間がかかり、想定より執筆作業が遅れる場面もありました。この経験を通じて、事前のアカウント作成の周知の重要性を学びました。 学んだこと: • 初心者支援（アカウント作成、出典の扱い方）は、現場での円滑な進行に不可欠。 • メディア報道を通じて地域に広く活動を伝えることは、継続的な参加を促す効果がある。 これらの経験から、次回以降の開催では「地域専門家と編集初心者の協働」を前提としたプログラム構成を意識し、より多様な層が関わる持続的なウィキペディアタウンモデルを構築していきたいと考えています。
6. What is your plan to share your project learnings and results with other community members? If you have already done it, describe how. (required) This will be reported at the Wikimedians of Japan User Group/events/West-Japan Wikimedia Conference 2025.
Wikimedians of Japan User Group/events/West-Japan Wikimedia Conference 2025にて報告の予定です。
Part 3: Metrics
7. Wikimedia Metrics results. (required)
In your application, you set some Wikimedia targets in numbers (Wikimedia metrics). In this section, you will describe the achieved results and provide links to the tools used.
| Target | Results | Comments and tools used | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 10 | 35 | |
| Number of editors | 5 | 21 | |
| Number of organizers | 5 | 3 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 10 | 43 | 0 |
| Wikidata | |||
| Wiktionary | |||
| Wikisource | |||
| Wikimedia Incubator | |||
| Translatewiki | |||
| MediaWiki | |||
| Wikiquote | |||
| Wikivoyage | |||
| Wikibooks | |||
| Wikiversity | |||
| Wikinews | |||
| Wikispecies | |||
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
8. Other Metrics results.
In your proposal, you could also set Other Metrics targets. Please describe the achieved results and provide links to the tools used if you set Other Metrics in your application.
| Other Metrics name | Metrics Description | Target | Result | Tools and comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9. Did you have any difficulties collecting data to measure your results? (required)
9.1. Please state what difficulties you had. How do you hope to overcome these challenges in the future? Do you have any recommendations for the Foundation to support you in addressing these challenges? (required) It would be helpful if there was a tool that could automatically compile data based on specified criteria such as dates and categories on Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons. Alternatively, if such a tool already exists, I would appreciate assistance with how to use it.
日付や編集した Wikipedia や Wikipedia コモンズのカテゴリーなどを指定したら自動的に集計してくれるツールがあれば助かるかもしれない. もしくはそのようなツールが すでにあるのであったら 使い方 をサポートしていただきたい.
Part 4: Financial reporting
[edit]10. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency. (required) 600,000 JPY
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
3,900 USD
12. Report the funds spent in the currency of your fund. (required)
(March 20, 2025: Transportation and accommodation expenses for one instructor who participated in "Wikipedia Town Etchu Kitamaebune/Hojo-zu" - 16,440 yen)
(March 20, 2025: Transportation and accommodation expenses for one instructor who participated in "Wikipedia Town Etchu Kitamaebune/Hojo-zu" - 9,845 yen)
The receipt is available here.
Rapid Fund Budget cfY202410-202509receipt.pdf shared on Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VRO8MTpVXZdK3r5UQ78OoEjjUinePtlz/view?usp=sharing
(2025年3⽉20⽇ 「ウィキペディアタウン 越中北前船・放生津」に参加した講師１名の交通費及び宿泊費 16,440円)
(2025年3⽉20⽇ 「ウィキペディアタウン 越中北前船・放生津」に参加した講師１名の交通費及び宿泊費 9,845円)
領収書はこちらで公開 Rapid Fund Budget cfY202410-202509receipt.pdfをgoogledriveで共有 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VRO8MTpVXZdK3r5UQ78OoEjjUinePtlz/view?usp=sharing
12.2. If you have not already done so in your financial spending report, please provide information on changes in the budget in relation to your original proposal. (optional)
13. Do you have any unspent funds from the Fund? Yes
13.1. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why. Unused amount: ¥573,715 ($3,967) Reason: The edit-a-thon event was only held once.
未使用額 ¥573,715($3,967) 理由：エディタソン開催が1回にとどまったため.
13.2. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds? We are currently applying for a grant for January 2026 onwards, and we would like to allocate the funds to that project. (Grants Programs_Wikimedia Community Fund_Rapid Fund_Wikipedia town by code for Yamashiro 2026 Project)
現在、2026年1月からの助成金申請 Grants Programs_Wikimedia Community Fund_Rapid Fund_Wikipedia town by code for Yamashiro 2026 Project を行っており、そちらに充当したい.
13.3. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
From January 2026 to January 2027, a total of six edit-a-thons (with 10-20 participants each) will be held every two months in the Chubu region to enrich Wikipedia content related to regional cities (Wikipedia Town).
2026年1月から2027年1月まで、中部地方で2か月ごとに合計6回のエディタソン（各回10〜20人）を開催し、地方都市のWikipediaを充実させます（Wikipedia Town）。
14.1. Are you in compliance with the terms outlined in the fund agreement?
Yes
14.2. Are you in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in the grant agreement?
Yes
14.3. Are you in compliance with provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), and with relevant tax laws and regulations restricting the use of the Funds as outlined in the grant agreement? In summary, this is to confirm that the funds were used in alignment with the WMF mission and for charitable/nonprofit/educational purposes.
Yes
15. If you have additional recommendations or reflections that don’t fit into the above sections, please write them here. (optional) Yes
Review notes
[edit]Review notes from Program Officer:
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Applicant's response to the review feedback.
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