Atarashiki-mura

Atarashiki
新しき村
Village community
Entrance to Atarashiki-mura
Entrance to Atarashiki-mura
Flag of Atarashiki
Atarashiki is located in Japan
Atarashiki
Atarashiki
 
Coordinates: 35°55′47.3″N 139°19′28.4″E / 35.929806°N 139.324556°E / 35.929806; 139.324556
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
DistrictIruma
TownMoroyama
Area
 • Total1,030 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total11
 • Density0.011/km2 (0.028/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeYuzu
- FlowerChrysanthemum
- BirdJapanese white-eye
- MascotMoromaru-kun
Phone number049-295-5398
Address423-1, Tsuzuranuki, Moroyama-cho, Iruma-gun, Saitama Prefecture 350-0445
WebsiteOfficial website
Atarashiki-mura in 1919

Atarashiki-mura (新しき村, lit.'New Village') is a Japanese utopian community founded by the author, artist and philosopher Saneatsu Mushanokōji,[1][2] which has been approved as a foundation by the local government after its establishment.

  1. ^ Scholes, Lucy (17 June 2021). "The Utopians by Anna Neima — the search for the perfect world". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ Yiu, Angela (2008). "Atarashikimura: The Intellectual and Literary Contexts of a Taishō Utopian Village". Japan Review (20): 203–230. ISSN 0915-0986. JSTOR 25791324. Retrieved 12 October 2021.