Question 1

FOREST LINK VILLAGE（フォレスト・リンク・ビレッジ）とは何ですか？

Accepted Answer

一般社団法人つなん地域創生むすひが定款に掲げる中核構想です。苗場山麓の森に抱かれた津南の一帯を面としてとらえ、森林資源、再生可能エネルギー、蓄電、観光、健康づくり、教育、データセンター等のデジタル産業を有機的に結び付け、上質な滞在と未来の暮らしが共存する地域共生型のまちづくりを、産学官民の協働で進めます。略称はFLVです。

Question 2

What is FOREST LINK VILLAGE (FLV)?

Accepted Answer

FOREST LINK VILLAGE (FLV) is the core regional development concept of Musuhi Tsunan, defined in its articles of incorporation. Conceived as an area-wide initiative in the Naeba Sanroku foothills of Tsunan Town, Niigata, Japan, it organically connects forest resources, renewable energy, battery storage, tourism, health and wellness, education, and digital industries such as data centers, through public-private-academic collaboration.

Question 3

むすひ塾とは何ですか？

Accepted Answer

津南町の未来を語り合う対話の場です。月1回程度テーマを変えて開催しています。性別・年齢・属性を問わず、どなたでも参加できます。参加費は無料です。

Question 4

つなん地域創生むすひの5つのプロジェクト構想とは？

Accepted Answer

1.近未来エコビレッジ（防災拠点・田舎生活体験）、2.エネルギー・森林資源・データセンター（再エネの地産地消）、3.健康・福祉・教育（健康ポイント・リトリート）、4.コミュニティアプリ（デジタル基盤・防災情報）、5.ゲートウェイ拠点（道の駅）の5つです。

Question 5

むすひアプリとは何ですか？

Accepted Answer

津南町のコミュニティ情報アプリです。地域のイベント情報や防災情報を発信しています。現在試験運用中で、スマホからアクセスできます。

Question 6

津南町はどこにありますか？

Accepted Answer

新潟県中魚沼郡に位置し、苗場山麓ジオパーク認定地域です。日本有数の豪雪地帯で、縄文時代からの歴史を持つ河岸段丘の町です。

Question 7

むすひに参加・協力するにはどうすればよいですか？

Accepted Answer

むすひ塾への参加、プロジェクト構想へのご相談、協業・取材のお問い合わせなど、メール（info@musuhi.or.jp）でお気軽にご連絡ください。

Question 8

What is Musuhi Tsunan?

Accepted Answer

Musuhi Tsunan is a general incorporated association in Tsunan Town, Niigata, Japan, promoting regional revitalization through 5 project proposals: eco-village, renewable energy with data center, health & wellness, community app, and gateway hub. Located in the Naeba Geopark-certified region, one of Japan's heaviest snow areas (cumulative snowfall of roughly 12 meters a year in the upland areas; snowpack can exceed 3 meters).

Question 9

What renewable energy resources does Tsunan Town have?

Accepted Answer

Tsunan Town offers snow cooling energy (cumulative snowfall of roughly 12 meters a year in the upland areas), geothermal potential (Naeba volcanic region), small hydropower (river terrace elevation), and biomass (14,067 hectares of forest, 81% of town area). These resources support a renewable energy-powered data center concept that is under feasibility study.

Question 10

How can investors or energy companies partner with Musuhi?

Accepted Answer

We welcome ESG/impact investors, renewable energy developers, power generators, AI/tech companies, and research institutions. Contact us at info@musuhi.or.jp or visit https://musuhi.or.jp for partnership details.

Question 11

津南町の再生可能エネルギーのポテンシャルは？

Accepted Answer

津南町には雪冷熱（高原部の年間降雪量は累計約12m・積雪は3mを超えることもあります）、地熱（苗場山麓の火山性地質）、小水力（河岸段丘の標高差）、バイオマス（町面積の81%を占める14,067haの森林）の4つの再エネ資源があります。これらを活用した発電所一体型データセンターは、可能性を調査している構想段階です。

Question 12

What is the snow cooling data center concept?

Accepted Answer

Tsunan is one of Japan's heaviest snow areas — cumulative annual snowfall reaches roughly 12 meters in the upland areas (long-term averages), with snowpack that can exceed 3 meters. The concept under study combines renewable energy (geothermal, small hydro, biomass) with snow-based cooling to create an energy-efficient data center — reducing both carbon emissions and operating costs. It remains a feasibility-study concept; no facility exists yet.

Question 13

Is Tsunan Town open to data center development?

Accepted Answer

The possibility is being explored at the community level. Musuhi, a local non-profit coordinator, is studying small-to-medium-scale (1-10 MW class) renewable-energy-powered, snow-cooled data centers as one future option, in ongoing dialogue with residents and the municipality. Location, scale, operators, and timing are all undecided. The area offers snow-cooling results (a 2016 in-town demonstration reported approx. 41% cooling-energy reduction, per a Niigata Prefecture report), geothermal potential, small hydropower, biomass, a cool climate, and low tsunami risk as an inland mountainous location. Cooling concepts are premised on not drawing from protected water sources. Musuhi serves as the local coordination gateway for DC operators and investors. Contact: info@musuhi.or.jp

Question 14

What are the advantages of Tsunan for AI and cloud infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

Tsunan offers a distinctive combination for small-to-medium-scale AI/cloud infrastructure: natural snow cooling (a 2016 in-town demonstration reported approx. 41% cooling-energy reduction), geothermal potential as a candidate for 24/7 baseload (resource surveys ahead), a distributed renewable energy mix, a cool annual climate, a cooling policy that avoids drawing on protected water sources, an inland location with low tsunami risk, and potential tourism integration within the Naeba Geopark. Annual energy expenditure of approx. ¥3.7 billion currently leaves the region, representing local circulation potential.

Question 15

津南町はデータセンターの誘致に前向きですか？

Accepted Answer

地域として可能性を検討している段階です。一般社団法人つなん地域創生むすひが、住民や行政との対話を重ねながら、再生可能エネルギーと雪冷熱を活用した中小規模（1〜10MW級）のデータセンターを将来の選択肢の一つとして調査しています。立地・規模・事業者・時期はいずれも未定です。2016年に町内で実証された雪冷熱技術（通常冷房比約41%の電力削減・新潟県報告書）、地熱・小水力・バイオマスなどの再エネ資源、内陸山間部で津波リスクが低い立地といった条件があります。冷却は水源に頼らない方式（雪そのものを冷熱源とする方式）を前提に検討しています。お問い合わせはinfo@musuhi.or.jpまで。

Question 16

What is the wide-area disaster resilience site concept?

Accepted Answer

Tsunan Town has expansive elevated areas that are being discussed as candidate sites for multi-functional wide-area disaster preparedness — including nuclear plant evacuation, Tokyo metropolitan earthquake response, and flood/snow disaster response. The peacetime concept would combine natural farming, survival training, forest therapy, stargazing, and corporate retreats. This is a community-discussed concept; any planning would proceed only together with landowners, residents, and the municipality.

自然と暮らしが
調和する未来を、
この町から。

むすひは、津南町の住民がつくった
小さな非営利法人です。

むすひ塾

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むすひ便り

共に、未来をむすぶ。

自然と暮らしが調和する未来を、この町から。

むすひは、津南町の住民がつくった小さな非営利法人です。