Bouton opened and started as a bar in 2018. As a community space, it has been creating a "little town" with events such as live performances, solo exhibitions, film festivals, seminars, and rental kitchens, and in April 2023, it also opened the Bokakuan private lodging facility, where you can rent out the entire building. We would like to carefully create a system that circulates to the town.
The origins of Bouton
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A place that connects places that communicate from small town to town, creating a quiet flow
This was a former craft store that had been closed for a long time in a corner of the shopping district. I was interested in this place, so I renovated it into a place where everyone can gather.
Bouton/Bokakuan is located in Nogata City, Fukuoka Prefecture. This town once prospered through coal, but after the coal industry declined, the number of vacant stores in the shopping district increased rapidly. Even now, day and night, there are few people passing by.
We light up such a shopping district.