Fou di gBase Inc., a company that co-creates community development projects with 25 local governments across Japan, opened the municipal learning center “ABU Study Juku” in Abu Town, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 12, 2026. Before the official opening, trial classes were held for students from fifth grade through ninth grade in the town, with a total of 62 participants. The students experienced a new style of learning focused on “learning how to study.” Located in northern Yamaguchi Prefecture, Abu Town is promoting policies to encourage young people to settle and to improve the child-rearing environment under its vision of “creating a town that is chosen.” Reducing disparities in local educational environments is a challenge for many municipalities and has long been an issue for Abu Town as well. Last year, Fou di gBase conducted a one-month proof-of-concept project using the “Regional Revitalization Entrepreneur” system and demonstrated results in improving academic ability. Based on those results, the company established “ABU Study Juku” as a sustainable educational hub rather than a temporary support initiative. The trial classes were held under the theme of “learning how to study.” Rather than functioning as a conventional cram school that teaches students how to find answers, the program enabled students to identify rules from example problems and then progress to similar exercises and review questions. The aim was to help students experience the enjoyment of moving from “I can’t do it” to “I did it,” and then from “I did it” to “I can do it.” Student comments included: “Until now, I felt satisfied after listening to a teacher’s explanation and thinking I understood. I realized that the actions needed to go from being taught to actually being able to do it are important.” Another student said, “I realized that what I learned at school can be applied to many problems through my own effort, and studying became fun.” Going forward, ABU Study Juku will support the e