This document describes the "countries - romance" OpenStreetMap community in Japan. The community organizes mapping parties in the Kansai region to discover and nurture mappers who contribute to improving OSM data in the local areas. Details are provided about past mapping parties held in various cities where participants mapped local temples, shrines, parks and historical sites. Future mapping events are planned to continue exploring the region and cultivating more mappers. The goal is to collaboratively improve OSM data quality through these community mapping activities.

1. 諸国・浪漫(countries - romance) / Katsuyuki Sakanoshita
Facebook: K.Sakanoshita /Twitter: @K_Sakanoshita
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2. about “countries - romance”
 The “countries · romance” are communities
 purpose
 Discover and nurture "people who contribute to the
region with OSM"
 Activity
 Mapping Party in Kansai
 Mapphaton “Moku-Moku Mapping”
 Mapping Lecturer, etc..
 Connpass & facebook
 https://countries-romantic.connpass.com/
 https://www.facebook.com/shokoku.roman/
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3. What is Kansai?
 Center of West Japan. ​​Historical and Cultural
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4. Osaka prefecture
 The second biggest city in Japan
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Photo by Type specimen
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osaka_Dotonbori_Ebisu_Bridge.jpg

5. Hyogo prefecture
 Kobe City is stage of SNATCHER
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Photo by Tomomarusan
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meriken-park-yakei.jpg

6. Wakayama prefecture
 Castle & World heritage Kumano Kodo
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7. Nara prefecture
 The paradise of a temple and a deer
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Photo by Nara122
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E5%A5%88%E8%89%AF%E9%B9%BF%E6%9
2%AE%E5%BD%B1%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3_2014_(15608688339).jpg

8. Kyoto prefecture
 Suntory, a delicious beer factory. etc...
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9. Mapping Party in Kansai
 “countries – romance”Walking along
the historical road “Saigoku-Kaido”
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KYOTO
HYOUGO
WAKAYAMA
NARAOSAKA

10. #01 Escape from Kyoto
 Snowstorm. Survey “Nagaoka-Tenmangu”
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11. #02 Yamazaki distillery
 Whiskey delicious! but Mountainous tight
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12. #03 Shimamoto Town
 Deep town walking by locals
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13. #04 Settsu Tonda Town
 Resurrection of a decayed temple
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14. #05 Explore Expo’70 Park
 Explore the pavilion monument
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There is no beam

15. #06 Walking in Minho City
 It was a long way(16.7km, 4:51)
 Survey Only Mapping Party
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16. #07 Toyonaka City 「Toyo Sampo」
#08 Itami City 「Arioka Castle」
 opendatathon in Toyonaka/Itami City
 OSM Mapping Party & Wikipedia Town
 with the cooperation of the library
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Arioka Castle ruins
Toyonaka Inari-Jinjya

17. #09 Nishinomiya City
 Final Mapping Party on “Saigoku-Kaido”
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2017/09/16
in “Nishinomiya City”
Theme: “Sake”

18. We will draw while traveling
 While traveling "countries", we are
discovering and cultivating mappers
 We are draw a map with “romance”
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19. from now on
 Return to Kyoto
 I'm thinking theme for next mapping party
Please expect and Let's party with us
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Photo by KENPEI
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nishi_Hongwanji_taikoro.jpg