In September, we observed Otoineppu Village Council meetings and compared our notes with the materials distributed. We worked to keep what was discussed separate from the questions we ourselves had.
Read articlePlural Reality’s work in Otoineppu
About Otoineppu
Otoineppu in winter, surrounded by mountains.
Photo source: Hokkaido Chiikiokoshi KyoryokutaiNorthern Hokkaido, between Asahikawa and Wakkanai.
Otoineppu lies at the northern end of the Kamikawa region. The Teshio River runs through the village, with forests surrounding it.
- Population
- 575 people
As of the end of August 2026
Source: Otoineppu VillageThe pin marks Otoineppu. Zoom or drag to explore.
Open larger mapOur work
Deciding the village’s future, together.
Plural Reality works in Otoineppu through the Local Revitalization Entrepreneur program, developing ways to connect residents’ voices with responses and policy discussions by the administration and council.
We design and run resident meetings and use Cartographer (Baisoku Kaigi), our AI-assisted consensus-building tool, to explore the context behind opinions and identify shared views and differences. We connect these voices with local records and public documents to support further dialogue and decisions.
Activity reports
Showing 4 of 12 articles · Otoineppu
In August, we worked with a filmmaking collaborator to prepare for interviews in Otoineppu in September.
Read articleFollowing the resident meeting held in May, we spent June examining Otoineppu’s experience with public participation and the council’s published materials.
Read articleCartographer, our consensus-building tool, has been selected for the Mozilla Foundation's "Democracy x AI" incubator cohort.
Read articleThis page is published by Plural Reality. It is not an official village or council publication.