{"id":83,"date":"2023-02-10T10:05:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T01:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-centralstartup-staging.kinsta.cloud\/en\/?p=83"},"modified":"2023-02-17T15:16:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T06:16:32","slug":"bringing-the-farm-inside-how-one-transplant-is-breathing-life-into-the-walls-of-hamamatsu-city-and-beyond-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/2023\/02\/10\/bringing-the-farm-inside-how-one-transplant-is-breathing-life-into-the-walls-of-hamamatsu-city-and-beyond-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing the farm inside: how one transplant is breathing life into the walls of Hamamatsu City and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_84\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/local-television-filming.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/local-television-filming.jpg 589w, https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/local-television-filming-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deshang Wu appears on local television in front of a vertical planter he designed and produced<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deshang Wu grew up in a village in Shandong Province, China where his parents ran a farm for the first half of his childhood, and then, a plastic pellet factory. At the time, Deshang wanted to be a politician, and with his outgoing and warm personality and dedication to hard work, he could have been one. But he realized early that politics wasn\u2019t for him, instead applying his skills to a side job of selling various goods in a stall on nights and weekends during university.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how did Deshang find himself bringing green to the walls of a small city in Central Japan?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His journey to Hamatsu City started off with learning mechanical engineering at a university in Fukui Prefecture, which led him to join the automobile manufacturer Suzuki, headquartered in Hamamatsu City. There, he got a crash course in manufacturing 101: jigs, materials, molds, CAD, and prototypes.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85\" style=\"width: 2448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-85 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/installing-wall-in-office.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"1104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/installing-wall-in-office.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/installing-wall-in-office-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/installing-wall-in-office-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/installing-wall-in-office-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/installing-wall-in-office-1536x693.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/installing-wall-in-office-2048x924.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maranatha staff install a vertical planter in an office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deshang discovered his mission to \u201cBring people to life with greenery\u201d during the pandemic. Even in a place like Hamamatsu City that is surrounded by nature, Deshang noticed people were stressed due to stay-at home policies. He had also heard that local strawberry farmers, who relied on revenue from self-pick businesses, were hurting because customers were avoiding greenhouses. With everyone cooped up inside and farmers losing income, Deshang decided to bring the outdoors in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamamatsu City is an oasis for those with vision and dedication to hard work, and Deshang had both.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2020, Deshang left Suzuki and started his own business. Applying his knowledge of agriculture, manufacturing and plastics, Deshang worked with local farmers to create prototypes and select plants. Then, he worked with his family to connect to manufacturers in China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After trial and error, Deshang\u2019s first product was a mobile three-dimensional cultivation planter system that made it possible to grow strawberries and other produce in a wide variety of places, situations and shapes.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_86\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-86 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Case-study.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Case-study.png 385w, https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Case-study-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-86\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At Maranatha, each product is custom-designed and produced for the customer\u2019s needs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not many startups achieve success with their first product, but Deshang found ample support in Hamamatsu.\u00a0 His first prototype was selected for demo in a park managed by the city office. Deshang didn\u2019t think he\u2019d be able to secure business so quickly from government because of how young his business was, and well, frankly because he wasn\u2019t a local. But none of that mattered \u2013 they judged his application by the quality of his proposal.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Mayor-Suzuki-and-Deshang-Wu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Mayor-Suzuki-and-Deshang-Wu.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Mayor-Suzuki-and-Deshang-Wu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Mayor-Suzuki-and-Deshang-Wu-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Mayor-Suzuki-and-Deshang-Wu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Mayor-Suzuki-and-Deshang-Wu-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deshang meets with Mayor Yasutomo Suzuki of Hamamatsu City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In February 2021, Deshang tried his luck at getting a meeting with the mayor of Hamamatsu City, who is well-known by residents for his passion for supporting local entrepreneurs. The mayor agreed, and, to Deshang\u2019s surprise, he even took off his mask to taste test one of the hydroponic strawberries right in the meeting room. \u201cDelicious,\u201d the mayor said, with a smile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, Deshang\u2019s business is growing with local support from the start-up community in Hamamatsu, which was recently recognized by the national government as an important hub for innovation in Central Japan. With the support of JETRO, a Japanese trade and investment organization, he\u2019s turning his eyes abroad to Singapore and the Middle East, where space and resource limitations make maintaining outdoor greenspace a challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But his base is still solidly in Hamamatsu City. Deshang says that sometimes he forgets he\u2019s not from there. \u201cI\u2019ll walk into a cafe and see a non-Japanese and think \u2018Oh, they\u2019re not from here,\u2019 but I\u2019ve forgotten \u2013 neither am I!\u201d Hamamatsu is home to people from more than 90 different countries and areas, so it\u2019s not surprising. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88\" src=\"https:\/\/central-startup.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Hamamatsu-Startup-Weekend.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"368\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deshang participated in Hamamatsu Startup Weekend sharing his business ideas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEveryone is welcome in Hamamatsu. People who are open-minded, people who want to do something different, people who may be a little strange. I also want those who live in big cities to try living here. Come and visit like you\u2019re visiting your childhood home,\u201d Deshang says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deshang welcomes current founders and future founders. \u201cIf you\u2019re thinking about starting your own business, take the plunge. You might succeed or, realistically, you might even fail. But it\u2019s important to challenge yourself and do what you enjoy,\u201d he says. \u201cI focus on creating happy, relaxed environments, and that applies to my company as well. We don\u2019t work until 10pm every day.\u201d When he\u2019s not working on his start up, Deshang loves to roast coffee and serve it at local events \u2013 just another way to spread happiness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the future, Deshang plans by sharing business ideas and trends between Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and China to develop even more products that bring happiness to the world. From his first product inspired by Central Japan strawberries to connecting the region, Deshang is focused on running the virtuous cycle in ever wider arcs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deshang Wu grew up in a village in Shandong Province, China where his parents ran a farm for the first half of his childhood, and then, a plastic pellet factory. At the time, Deshang wanted to be a politician, and with his outgoing and warm personality and dedication to hard work, he could have been one. 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