Staff members who have been formulating the 5th Atsuma Town Comprehensive Plan for the two years from Reiwa 6 (2024). Atsuma Town in Hokkaido has formulated the "5th Atsuma Town Comprehensive Plan," which outlines the direction of town development for the next 10 years. This plan was developed by carefully organizing the voices of town residents and the challenges the town faces, gathered through surveys, interviews, and workshops, and by utilizing a "logic model," a blueprint that describes initiatives and outcomes for addressing these challenges. Over the next 10 years, we will continue to promote attractive town development that maximizes Atsuma Town's potential and allows residents to feel happiness, with the entire town working together. What is the "5th Atsuma Town Comprehensive Plan"? This is the highest-level plan for town development in our town, consisting of three layers: the "Basic Concept," "Basic Plan," and "Implementation Plan," and it shows the direction of town development for the 10 years from fiscal year 2026 to 2035. - Basic Concept: This is the fundamental guideline for planned and strategic town development, presenting a long-term vision for 10 years. - Basic Plan: Based on the Basic Concept, this is a medium-term plan that shows the goals to be achieved and the path to achieving them. It consists of two five-year periods: the first and second halves. - Implementation Plan: This is a short-term three-year plan that specifies concrete projects and implementation periods to achieve the numerical targets and outcome indicators set in the Basic Plan. It will be reviewed annually using a rolling method. Features of this Plan 1. Visualization of Challenge Structure Through staff workshops, the town's challenges were organized into 19 policy areas, and the connections between these challenges were visualized. Furthermore, through town resident workshops and a regional happiness survey based on resident questionnaires, current town challenges were thor