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We will hold a meetup event that brings together members active at SHIBUYA QWS who are working on local projects.

I knew that the members were all active locally, but what exactly do they do?

Fifteen active local players in a variety of fields, including architecture, urban development, products, and inbound tourism, will each give a three-minute pitch about their business and activities!

Additionally, as "Shibuya Local Lab," it aims to connect the cultures, perspectives, and resources of different regions in a cross-sectional manner, and create sustainable regional projects.
With the aim of creating such a community, we will be holding our first event.

Anyone who is not active at SHIBUYA QWS can participate, so please come along.

■ Overview
Date and time: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 19:30-21:30
Venue: SHIBUYA QWS (SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE 15th floor)
Cost: Free
Capacity: 20 people

Schedule
19:15-19:30｜Venue
19:30-19:40 | Purpose explanation, introduction of Shibuya Local Lab
19:40-20:25 | Speakers' pitch (3 minutes x 15 people)
20:25-20:55 | Workshop
20:55-21:00 | Next information
21:00-21:30｜Community meeting

We hope that the pitch will be an opportunity for the speakers to share their efforts and for participants to meet up with each other at the networking event!

◆ 15 panelists expected
(More will be added in due course!)

◎Shinichi Moriya
CEO of Micro Development Inc., CCO of ADDReC Inc., Partner of Public Real Estate, Founder of Super Homecoming Association
With the motto of "Making a hometown everyone can be proud of," she is a project coordinator involved in the planning, design, and management of architecture and urban development. She majored in architectural design at university, and began working in two locations, Tokyo and Higashiizu, after renovating a vacant house in Higashiizu during her graduate school years. After working at an architectural design office, a startup, and as a freelancer, she started her own company in 2022. She has worked across multiple organizations and areas, and has made it her life's work to balance childcare and management.

◎Harada
HITOTOWA Co., Ltd. Freelance Super Homecoming Association/Founder
Born in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. After graduating from the Department of Architecture at Shibaura Institute of Technology, he worked on apartment design at a major housing manufacturer. Later, he joined HITOTOWA INC. He promotes "neighborhood design" to solve social issues in cities. He is mainly in charge of launching and supporting area management, and planning and running places that form local communities. He also serves as a project member for "Super Homecoming," which was born at SHIBUYA QWS.

◎Ayano Nakamura
After working for a housing manufacturer and a spatial design company, and gaining experience at Fumihiko Sano Studio, he now heads up "AN||AT Nakamura Ayano Architectural Design Office." Based in two locations, Tokyo and Ibaraki, his activities center on architectural and spatial design. He interprets the history and relationships of people and places, and handles everything from planning to designing experiences for housing, facilities, exhibition spaces, products, and regional projects. His main projects include the planning and operation of "Mito Accommodation Exchange Center," product development using construction waste (ma_by SHIBUYA QWS), and office renovations for long-established regional companies.

◎Rikako Takeno
Born in 1996 in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Dropped out of one of the top high schools in the prefecture after two years and ran away to Osaka to become a gal. Later, while attending Rikkyo University in 2020, she founded CGO (Chief Gal Officer) dot com. She launched "Gal Style Brainstorming®︎," which sends gals to companies and organizations, and "Gal Style Studio," a production business aiming to implement gal mind in society. She joined Recruit Co., Ltd. in 2022. She left the company in 2023 to focus on CGO.com. She has been selected as one of "Forbes Japan's 100 People with Hope to Save the World" and "Nikkei Cross Trend's 100 Companies that Will Shape the Markets of the Future." The name Bubbly comes from the combination of "bamboo" (bamboo) and "Rikako" (Rikako), her real name, Takeno Rikako.

◎Ami Negishi
Planning, editing, and direction Freelance Interesting Corporation Kayac Community Capitalism Division
Vibe Planner ARUYO ODAWARA Brand Manager Super Homecoming Association/Founder
Through planning, words, and editing, I enjoy distributing things that I believe to be valuable. With this idea in mind, I release plans, projects, and concepts to the world from both the company employee and the private business side. During my student days, I majored in geography and history, which led me to become involved in the local community. I am currently active in Odawara, Kamakura, and Tokyo.

◎Kazuki Hirama
CEO of Wazukuru Co., Ltd. (Operator of vacation home subscription service OURoom)
Born in Ibaraki Prefecture. During university, he majored in tourism marketing, interned at companies both in Japan and overseas, and was involved in the launch of a travel startup company. After graduating, he joined a human resources company and worked part-time at an advertising agency. He then returned to his hometown of Ibaraki Prefecture, where he worked as a project manager for a local government's (Oarai Town, Ibaraki Prefecture) tourism revitalization project. He currently serves as the CEO of Wazukuru Co., Ltd., and runs the vacation home subscription service OURoom, with the aim of "realizing a lifestyle where everyone can have a vacation home."

◎Kazuo Kaneko
Regional Brand Consultant
After working for an apparel company, she became a regional consultant at the Japan Research Institute, where she was involved in national and local government projects such as the JAPAN BRAND, regional resources, regional brands, etc. Currently, she is supporting a co-creation project linking Shibuya Q's with regional areas, as well as the networking of agricultural women across the country.

◎Yuta Suzuki
Micro Development Inc.
Born in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo. Majored in architectural design during university and graduate school. Since 2018, engaged in architectural support activities in the Philippines and Thailand. In 2020, founded an organization for renovating old houses and preserving historical buildings in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture. The renovated property, "Former Long-established Japanese Restaurant Todohei," was designated as an Important Building for the Formation of the Hyogo Prefectural Landscape. Currently, he is active mainly in two bases, Tokyo and Izu, and develops business that crosses urban and local areas. He practices turning ideas into reality through dialogue and accompanying people.

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