Hisamitsu Kawai

"Mayor Kawai has served as the mayor of Eiheiji Town since 2014. Prior to assuming his role as the town mayor, he was a member of the Eiheiji Town Council and president of the town council.
Eiheiji Town is a city with approximately 20,000 people. The town houses Eiheiji Temple where “Zen” culture is prevalent, and it is a sightseeing spot visited by approximately 600,000 people annually. In addition, Eiheiji Town has four universities and vocational schools, where students gather from all over the country. Eiheiji Town also emphasizes educational policy; Fukui Prefecture where Eiheiji Town is located is known to be a region with high educational level even in Japan.
Mayor Kawai adopted some new policies with “passion and speed” as the basic policy in Eiheiji Town, which has the above-described features.
The autonomous cruising project that aims to respond to the declining birthrate and aged society, and the IoT-related business to revitalize regional industry are concrete examples of the new policies.
Owing to these policies, Eiheiji Town was recognized as a municipality promoting excellent measures by the Government of Japan in 2017."

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