In cooperation with Shimonoseki City and Kitakyushu City, in April 2018, "Kanmon 'Nostalgic Strait'-Station at Time, Memory of Modernization-" was recognized as a Japan Heritage Site, and on April 22, 2018, the first anniversary event was held at Sea Mall Shimonoseki.
Therefore, six members of the "Japan Heritage Exploration Q-kai", a circle formed by developing joint self-research initiatives, distributed the Shimonoseki "Growth" Story ver.1, a brochure summarizing the research results of the Shimonoseki side, which has been conducted with the cooperation of the Shimonoseki City Board of Education's Cultural Property Protection Division.
The related picture story show was also shown to contribute to community development in Shimonoseki City.

(Professor Department of Public Management, MIZUTANI Riaki)