I traded Tokyo's crowds for my hometown of 8,000 people. Now, I'm trying to help save it from disappearing.

Koyo Murata, 25, left his small hometown of 8,000 people in rural Japan to study in Tokyo but returned to revitalize his community by transforming an abandoned center into Villa ASO guest house. He highlights Japan's rural depopulation trend and aims to showcase the Mie countryside's beauty through his business.