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Number of Applications and Adoption
Number of applications: 34 (30 companies)
Number of adopted projects: 6 ( 6 companies)
Outline of adopted projects, etc.
| Company Name | Proposal Details |
| Myogeki Consultants Co. | Utilization of tunnels as wine curves |
| JAPAN AX PROJECT Co. | Creating liveliness through the use of mural art |
| (mm Guard Co. | Drone aircraft development testing site, and as a practice site for obtaining licenses. |
| forent co. | Development of campgrounds and glamping facilities |
| ENEOS Corporation | Solar power generation business |
| Enewill Co. | Solar power generation business |
*For details, please refer to the "JR Hokkaido Innovation Program for Utilization of Abandoned Railway Track Sites" announcement by the adopted companies (April 12, 2023).
Upcoming events
We will discuss details such as location, business scale, and start date with each business, and make preparations for commercialization.
We will make another announcement when the business starts.
Announcement of companies selected for the "Innovation Program for Utilization of Abandoned Railway Lines in JR Hokkaido(April 12, 2023)
JR Hokkaido implements the "JR Hokkaido Innovation Program for Utilization of Abandoned Railway Lines".
Six companies have been selected for collaboration
Utilization of tunnels as wine curves
◈ Stores and sells food products that add value by using the tunnel's environment to age mainly wine.
◈ Wine We will consider handling rare foreign wines handled domestically, with a focus on local products, and strive to spread the culture of aging wine.
◈ We will examine the possibility of setting up a restaurant of locally produced foods as a lively place.
| name of company | Myogeki Consultants Co. |
| Name of Representative | Representative Director Hideo Todo |
| Business Overview | Development of projects to redistribute wealth to local regions, including local cooperative creation projects, corporate consulting business, and real estate business. |
| Company HP | ttps://www.meikei-gr.jp/ |
| Proposal | Joint planning of a wine cave using an abandoned railway tunnel and pursuit and realization of the possibility of creating a lively place |
Creating a lively atmosphere through the use of mural art
◈ We will create a new value of "place ", a former abandoned railway line site, by using mural art called ◈.
◈ Mural "I can see where I draw", "I can draw together", "I can create a magnificent space" are the characteristics of the product, and we will provide the original experience to experience art with this effort.
◈ And we hope to maximize the effect by crossing the mural with other projects and businesses, not just art alone .
| name of company | JAPAN AX PROJECT Co. |
| Name of Representative | President and Representative Director Masashi Yamada |
| Business Overview | Mural art project production/art planning and consulting |
| Company HP | https://www.axpjt.com/ |
| Proposal | Creation of a place for people to gather using mural art, The effect of the implemented project is maximized by multiplying art. |
Provide "Level 3" flight areas and AI-based robotic track inspection
Providing a field for drone category III flights as a "Drone Pass" utilizing an abandoned railway line site.
◈ The field for long distance drone category III flight (out of sight & unassisted) is provided as "Drone Pass".
◈ It will also be used as a development field for Drone View, AI software for line inspection.
| name of company | mm Guard Co. |
| Name of Representative | Representative Director Kazuaki Suzuki |
| Business Overview | Development and sales of AI for infrastructure inspection "Drone View", an AI that understands the difference |
| Company HP | https://www.droneview.co.jp |
| Proposal | Providing "Level 3" flight areas for drone logistics and AI-enabled robotic railway track inspection |
Development of campgrounds and glamping facilities utilizing abandoned railway sites and their scenery
◈ Utilizing the abandoned railway site and its landscape, we will develop a campsite with originality and create a base to promote the charm of the area.
◈ Also, by selling a set of nature, culture, and activity experiences unique to the region, we provide new experience value that contributes to the revitalization of the regional economy, while at the same time protecting and utilizing the regional characteristics of history, culture, and nature.
◈ We will build a reservation and sales system that enables consistent and seamless customer experience from pre-trip to atrip.
| name of company | forent corporation |
| Name of Representative | Kohei Tsukazaki, Representative Director and CEO |
| Business Overview | A service that matches landowners and campers by listing idle land and idle real estate as camping space and other outdoor lodging facilities. Planning, development and operation of "ExCAMP" and consulting business |
| Company HP | https://excamp.jp/ |
| Proposal | New experience value through the development of campgrounds and glamping facilities utilizing abandoned railway sites and their scenery |
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