ABSTRACT
The Kōkaidō Hall (KKD) affair offers a glimpse of civil society at work. I combined observations and comments combed from field notes and the public record, along with observations of other researchers in order to form a picture of the public space occupied by the elected officials and civil servants of Takefu’s government, along with the news media, town residents, and members of Takefu Renaissance (TR). But before proceeding, it is helpful to gain an overview of this public space and thus to frame the remarks that follow.
