"Gotochi Font" New Team Presentation Held! 26 Teams Nationwide, 1,132 Total Public Data (as of April 2026)
General Incorporated Association Shibuya Font held the "4th National Gotochi Font Presentation" and announced four new teams: "Nagano Font," "Mie Font," "Toro-yama Font," and "Shonan Font." 26 Gotochi Font teams nationwide, with 1,132 types of data, are realizing social contribution and economic support through co-creation by people with disabilities, students, and designers.
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General Incorporated Association Shibuya Font (Co-representatives: Tsutomu Furuto, Ayumi Isomura) held the "4th National Gotochi Font Presentation produced by SHIBUYA FONT." At this presentation, three new teams for fiscal year 2025, "Nagano Font," "Mie Font," and "Toro-yama Font," took the stage and presented their co-creation stories involving people with disabilities, students, and designers. Additionally, the new debut of "Shonan Font" was also announced.
In addition to guests supporting Gotochi Fonts, each of the previously participating Gotochi Font teams also introduced their subcommittee activities, sharing the expansion of their continuous activities and the results of their efforts. Through comments from diverse perspectives such as corporate, educational, and welfare, the social value and future development potential of Gotochi Fonts were demonstrated.
About the 4th "National Gotochi Font" Presentation produced by SHIBUYA FONT
Expansion of Gotochi Fonts as of April 2026
Overview
This presentation was held as a venue to introduce the latest initiatives of the "Gotochi Font" project, which develops co-created artwork by people with disabilities, designers, and disability support organizations into fonts and patterns for society.
Gotochi Font originated from Shibuya Font, born in Shibuya in 2017, and has since expanded nationwide, growing into a co-creation project spanning 26 regions across the country. The number of fonts and patterns has expanded to 1,132 types, and they are being utilized in various fields such as companies, local governments, and educational institutions.
This project is a new mechanism that realizes income support and opportunities for social participation for people with disabilities through the free provision of fonts to expand their use and the return of profits through licensing of pattern data.
At this presentation, in addition to the initiatives of newly participating Gotochi Font teams, examples of ongoing activities and corporate collaborations in various regions were shared, demonstrating that Gotochi Font is expanding as a co-creation platform connecting regions, companies, and education.
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Time: 14:00-17:00
Location: Tokyu Plaza Harajuku Harakado 7F, Shibuya Font Lab
Sponsors: Ito En, Ltd., Beans Connected Inc., Specified Non-Profit Organization Human Care Club Stride
Organizer: General Incorporated Association Shibuya Font
Announcement Page: https://peatix.com/event/4351950/
New Teams
Logos and data of Gotochi Font teams for fiscal year 2025
Nagano Font (Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture)
Data List (17 types)
General Incorporated Association Inclusive Studio: Kiyoshi Shimoda, Yukio Ida, Rie Kogo, Jun Kawaguchi
Mie Font (Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture)
Data List (5 types)
NPO TEAM Soshin: Takayuki Koyama
Toro-yama Font (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Data List (17 types)
Dekuno Human Capital Lab Inc.: Kenji Aikawa, Gen Kaneko, Kazuhiro Otomaki, Yuko Tamura
Shonan Font (Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
Data List (24 types)
Angkor LLC: Kaoru Kambara
Link Line Inc.: Masaki Aono
Progression
The presentation was conducted under the moderation of Ayumi Isomura, Co-representative of General Incorporated Association Shibuya Font, and Laila Kasem, its Creative Director, following the flow below:
New Gotochi Font Presentation
Introduction of Corporate Collaboration Examples
Activity Reports by Each Regional Team
Kyoto Font, Wakayama Font, Yokohama Font, Ichikawa Font, Hinode Font
Cross-talk and Summary
Networking Reception
In addition to presentations by new teams, ongoing activities and research examples from each regional team were also shared, demonstrating that Gotochi Font is expanding nationwide and creating new collaborations.
Guests
Diverse guests from the fields of business, education, welfare, and culture spoke at this presentation.
Kozaburo Hasegawa, Assistant Manager, Ito En, Ltd.
Yuki Shindo, Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.
Hidetoshi Miyazaki, Representative Director, Beans Connected Inc.
Masamori Hisanaga, Department Manager, Business Development, Sarvo Co., Ltd.
Katsumi Noichi, Executive Director, Kimono no Mori Foundation
Kei Takahashi, Representative Director, FUKU・WARAI General Incorporated Association
Misa Hirai, Art Director
Osamu Fukushima, Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Polytechnic University
Kei Matsushita, Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts
Discussions unfolded from multiple perspectives, including examples of corporate utilization, the significance of connecting design and welfare, and the potential for collaboration between regions, companies, and educational institutions.
Furthermore, messages from Tsutomu Furuto, Co-representative, Mai Hara, Director, Kiyoko Sakamoto, Director, and Hitoshi Nikawa, Director of General Incorporated Association Shibuya Font, as well as comments from administrative officials such as the Shibuya Ward Welfare Department Manager, were received. This demonstrated the broad collaboration across business, education, welfare, and administration.
In addition to guests supporting Gotochi Fonts, each of the previously participating Gotochi Font teams also introduced their subcommittee activities, sharing the expansion of their continuous activities and the results of their efforts. Through comments from diverse perspectives such as corporate, educational, and welfare, the social value and future development potential of Gotochi Fonts were demonstrated.
About the 4th "National Gotochi Font" Presentation produced by SHIBUYA FONT
Expansion of Gotochi Fonts as of April 2026
Overview
This presentation was held as a venue to introduce the latest initiatives of the "Gotochi Font" project, which develops co-created artwork by people with disabilities, designers, and disability support organizations into fonts and patterns for society.
Gotochi Font originated from Shibuya Font, born in Shibuya in 2017, and has since expanded nationwide, growing into a co-creation project spanning 26 regions across the country. The number of fonts and patterns has expanded to 1,132 types, and they are being utilized in various fields such as companies, local governments, and educational institutions.
This project is a new mechanism that realizes income support and opportunities for social participation for people with disabilities through the free provision of fonts to expand their use and the return of profits through licensing of pattern data.
At this presentation, in addition to the initiatives of newly participating Gotochi Font teams, examples of ongoing activities and corporate collaborations in various regions were shared, demonstrating that Gotochi Font is expanding as a co-creation platform connecting regions, companies, and education.
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Time: 14:00-17:00
Location: Tokyu Plaza Harajuku Harakado 7F, Shibuya Font Lab
Sponsors: Ito En, Ltd., Beans Connected Inc., Specified Non-Profit Organization Human Care Club Stride
Organizer: General Incorporated Association Shibuya Font
Announcement Page: https://peatix.com/event/4351950/
New Teams
Logos and data of Gotochi Font teams for fiscal year 2025
Nagano Font (Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture)
Data List (17 types)
General Incorporated Association Inclusive Studio: Kiyoshi Shimoda, Yukio Ida, Rie Kogo, Jun Kawaguchi
Mie Font (Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture)
Data List (5 types)
NPO TEAM Soshin: Takayuki Koyama
Toro-yama Font (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Data List (17 types)
Dekuno Human Capital Lab Inc.: Kenji Aikawa, Gen Kaneko, Kazuhiro Otomaki, Yuko Tamura
Shonan Font (Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
Data List (24 types)
Angkor LLC: Kaoru Kambara
Link Line Inc.: Masaki Aono
Progression
The presentation was conducted under the moderation of Ayumi Isomura, Co-representative of General Incorporated Association Shibuya Font, and Laila Kasem, its Creative Director, following the flow below:
New Gotochi Font Presentation
Introduction of Corporate Collaboration Examples
Activity Reports by Each Regional Team
Kyoto Font, Wakayama Font, Yokohama Font, Ichikawa Font, Hinode Font
Cross-talk and Summary
Networking Reception
In addition to presentations by new teams, ongoing activities and research examples from each regional team were also shared, demonstrating that Gotochi Font is expanding nationwide and creating new collaborations.
Guests
Diverse guests from the fields of business, education, welfare, and culture spoke at this presentation.
Kozaburo Hasegawa, Assistant Manager, Ito En, Ltd.
Yuki Shindo, Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.
Hidetoshi Miyazaki, Representative Director, Beans Connected Inc.
Masamori Hisanaga, Department Manager, Business Development, Sarvo Co., Ltd.
Katsumi Noichi, Executive Director, Kimono no Mori Foundation
Kei Takahashi, Representative Director, FUKU・WARAI General Incorporated Association
Misa Hirai, Art Director
Osamu Fukushima, Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Polytechnic University
Kei Matsushita, Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts
Discussions unfolded from multiple perspectives, including examples of corporate utilization, the significance of connecting design and welfare, and the potential for collaboration between regions, companies, and educational institutions.
Furthermore, messages from Tsutomu Furuto, Co-representative, Mai Hara, Director, Kiyoko Sakamoto, Director, and Hitoshi Nikawa, Director of General Incorporated Association Shibuya Font, as well as comments from administrative officials such as the Shibuya Ward Welfare Department Manager, were received. This demonstrated the broad collaboration across business, education, welfare, and administration.