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We will be holding a "Mixed Municipal Pitch in The Place Shibuya" event, where local governments that promote public procurement and support pilot projects will conduct reverse pitches for startups, with the aim of increasing the options available for startups to grow.
Various local governments will participate in this event and engage in beneficial exchanges with startup companies.

We welcome the participation of not only startups offering 2G services, but also companies aiming to expand into regional areas by working effectively with local governments.
In the second half of the event, there will also be a pitch session by startup companies providing services for local governments.
This is a must-see event packed with the know-how needed for collaboration with local governments!

■ Event Outline
Date and time: July 10, 2025 (Thursday) 18:00-20:45
Location JMF Building Shibuya 03 5F The Place Shibuya

Participation target
・Local governments (regardless of area) that want to reach out to startups
・Startup companies interested in collaborating with local governments
・Startup companies aiming to grow their business by taking advantage of support measures from local governments

*Those who the organizers deem ineligible for this event may be denied participation.

■ Timetable for the day
18:00 Doors open
18:20 Opening
18:30　Local government reverse pitch (5 minutes/1 local government x 8 companies)

break
19:40 Startup pitch (5 minutes x 3 companies)
19:55 Closing
20:00 Networking
20:45 End and withdrawal
21:00 Clean up and complete removal

■ Speakers - Session 1: Local Government Reverse Pitch -
In alphabetical order by municipality (this may differ from the actual order of appearance)
Now being released one after another!

Utsunomiya City
Takeshi Akahane, Co-Creation Promotion Office, Policy Discussion Office, General Policy Department, Utsunomiya City
Born in Utsunomiya City in 1979. After graduating from university, he joined Utsunomiya City Hall. After working in various administrative departments such as the Health and Welfare Department, Finance Department, Board of Education, Construction Department, and Urban Development Department, he joined the General Policy Department and Policy Council Office in 2023. He took up his current position this year. Up until now, he has been in charge of planning and drafting important policies, including the basic plans for each administrative department, promoting key projects included in the plans, and coordinating various policies. He is currently focusing on the overall coordination of the city's co-creation projects in order to further promote "co-creation urban development."
▶ What I want to say to startup companies
Since last year, the Utsunomiya City Co-Creation Promotion Office has been accelerating its support for startups, including by operating the Miya Co-Creation Lab, which accompanies and financially supports startups and others in their demonstration and implementation efforts.
▶︎Startup companies you want to meet
Startup companies with solutions in the areas of "community coexistence society," "regional economic circulation society," "carbon-free society," "NCC (Network Compact City)," "human resource development," and "digital," which are components of the city's vision of becoming a super smart city, as well as in the priority area of "urban development using sports."

Kobe City
Mr. Taku Takeda, Director of the Tokyo Office of the City of Kobe
Graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Doshisha University in 1998. After working for an electronics equipment company, he joined Kobe City Government, where he was involved in the launch of the Kobe Eye Center, the integration of hospitals, and the special assignment of the "Tsunagu Department," a department dedicated to solving problems.
He has been the head of the New Industry Division of the Medical and New Industry Headquarters since 2020. He is working to create and attract startups through the POC project "Urban Innovation KOBE", the launch of a fund, and the invitation of Microsoft.
He will assume his current position in 2024. He is responsible for connecting people, goods, and money between Kobe and Tokyo.
▶ What I want to say to startup companies
Since 2016, we have been the first in Japan to implement various startup support measures, such as Acceleration, POC, and overseas support. Selected as a global base city by the Cabinet Office, we can provide contact points with universities, financial institutions, local companies, and supporters that form the Kobe ecosystem. We also have strengths in the fields of AI and life sciences! Please contact us first!
▶︎Startup companies you want to meet
All sectors, especially deep tech startups

Sakai City
Mr. Takashi Haneda, Director of Sakai City Tokyo Office
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1971. After graduating from university, he joined Sakai City Hall. Despite having no qualifications or experience, he was somehow assigned to a daycare center for disabled children.
However, as he witnesses the daily growth of children at the daycare center, he discovers the joy of government work.
From then on, I worked mostly in the child-rearing support department, formulating comprehensive child-rearing plans, setting up children's cafeterias, and working on measures to eliminate the waiting list for child care.
In 2023, I was transferred to the Tokyo office by chance, and I am currently working hard to promote the city in the metropolitan area and to find companies that will help resolve local issues in the city.
▶ What I want to say to startup companies
Sakai City is known as "Sakai, where everything begins," and has cultivated an environment in which the city boldly takes on new challenges and creates innovation. The city is currently aiming to become "an innovative city that creates the future," and has positioned the Nakamozu area as "an area where universities, industrial support organizations, start-up companies, and others are concentrated, creating opportunities for business and academic exchange," promoting efforts to create innovation.
▶︎Startup companies you want to meet
Local governments today are a treasure trove of local and social issues. We would like to connect with startups in all sorts of fields who can help us mitigate and solve these issues.

Sendai City
More information Coming soon

Toyohashi City
Mr. Hiroaki Kuwahara, Chief of the Metropolitan Area, Industrial Department, Regional Innovation Promotion Office, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
📍I joined Toyohashi City Hall in 2005 and have been here for 20 years now. For the last 16 years, I have been involved in industrial promotion, including revitalizing the city center, attracting businesses, and promoting industry-academia-government collaboration.
📍From April 2024, based in Tokyo, he is working hard to create a new network connecting the metropolitan area with local areas. His mission is "co-creation" that transcends the boundaries of government, private sector, and municipalities.
📍We fully support people who can empathize, who take on challenges, and who have "love."
📍In addition to serving as an ambassador for Roadside Station Toyohashi, which is visited by 2 million people a year, he also works as a fireworks maker for the traditional hand-held fireworks that are said to have originated in Toyohashi.
▶ What I want to say to startup companies
The city is promoting unique initiatives with the aim of becoming "the most agritech-friendly town in Japan," such as the "TOYOHASHI AGRI MEETUP" project, which aims to create new products and solve agricultural issues through collaboration between agritech companies and local farmers, agriculture-related companies, and agriculture-related organizations.
▶︎Startup companies you want to meet
Startups that can solve problems in the agricultural sector

Hamamatsu City
Mr. Musashi Matsushima, Chief, Hamamatsu Metropolitan Area Business Information Center, Startup Promotion Division, Industry Department, Hamamatsu City
Joined Hamamatsu City Hall in 2016. After working in transport policy, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Japan Tourism Agency, tourism and planning, he has been in his current position since April 2025. In the past, he has been involved in projects such as supporting third-sector railways, promoting inbound tourism from Asia, regional development using historical dramas, and regional revitalization. He is currently working daily to attract companies from the Tokyo metropolitan area to Hamamatsu City.
▶ What I want to say to startup companies
Hamamatsu City has been selected by the Cabinet Office as a startup ecosystem hub city (global hub city) and has been promoting initiatives as one of the leading cities and regions in supporting startups. We will continue to accelerate all our efforts with the aim of establishing an ecosystem where startups are born, gather, and grow together with the community. Please feel free to contact us for a consultation!
▶︎Startup companies you want to meet
Companies that are proactively involved in solving administrative and regional issues facing Hamamatsu City
Companies interested in Hamamatsu City

Hiroshima
Mr. Ikunobu Shigemura, Director of Policy Division, Hiroshima Prefecture Tokyo Office
After graduating from university, he joined the Hiroshima Prefectural Government in 1992.
I have worked in departments such as education, civil engineering and construction, general affairs (internal management), parliament, regional policy, IT, employment and labor, industrial promotion, and the Osaka office, and am currently based in the Tokyo office.
▶ What I want to say to startup companies
In Hiroshima Prefecture, we are focusing on collaboration with startup companies, such as through the Hiroshima Sandbox, which was launched in 2018.
First of all, please feel free to contact us.
▶︎Startup companies you want to meet
Hiroshima Prefecture faces regional issues in a wide range of fields, so the field is not important.

■ Speakers - Session 2: Pitches by startups with solutions for local governments -
SpeakerComing Soon

■ Participants
・Local governments (regardless of area) that want to reach out to startups
・Startup companies interested in collaborating with local governments
・Startup companies aiming to grow their business by taking advantage of support measures from local governments

Capacity ■
30 people (first come first served)

■ organizers
Creww Inc.
Creww Inc. has a vision of "Creating an era of great challenges" and operates one of Japan's largest open innovation platforms as a total support company for all those who want to take on challenges, whether they are startups, entrepreneurs, business companies, or individuals. Since its founding in 2012, Creww has held over 500 open innovation programs aimed at creating new businesses between companies and startups, resulting in approximately 1,500 collaborations. Currently, over 8,000 startups are registered on the open innovation platform operated by Creww.

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※Notes※
We do not permit participation in events for recruiting, solicitation or other recruitment purposes.
Please note that those who are on the waiting list, alternates, or who are unsuccessful will not be able to participate.
If you are unable to attend, please cancel as soon as possible.
If you continue to cancel or be absent without permission, we may refuse your participation in future sessions.

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