Fukuoka-based 'Yaoyorozu no Hachi Project' Launches on World Bee Day to Promote Ecosystem Restoration

The Matsuishi Quantum Regeneration Institute (located in Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Co-representatives: Keisuke Matsuishi and Yuko Matsuishi) has launched the 'Yaoyorozu no Hachi Project' in conjunction with 'World Bee Day' on May 20, 2026.

This project is a regenerative cycle initiative for future generations that starts from a single pot of flowers to increase habitats for pollinators such as bees and butterflies, while visualizing the connections between bees, fungi, flowers, people, and regions on a map.

As the crisis of pollinators and biodiversity intensifies globally, we are using bees as a symbol to reconsider the connections across the entire ecosystem, including humanity. We are growing 'Life Lines' from our respective locations, including homes, schools, companies, shrines, farmlands, and local governments.

As a first step, we have started recruiting early participants for the 'Bee Map' v1. Simultaneously, we are sharing an 'Initial Concept Book' upon request and will hold 'REGEN DAY 01 FUKUOKA' in Fukuoka City on Monday, July 13, 2026.

## About the Yaoyorozu no Hachi Project

'Yaoyorozu' is a term representing countless numbers.

The Yaoyorozu no Hachi Project uses the declining bee population as a symbol to restore the connections among bees, fungi, flowers, soil, people, and regions.

Protecting bees is not just about the bees themselves. It involves flowers, soil, fungi functioning, plants bearing fruit, mountains becoming fertile, and rivers and oceans becoming rich. This ultimately supports human life. Bees are the existence that informs us of these grand ecosystem connections.

## Creation of an 'Initial Concept Book'

The Yaoyorozu no Hachi Project has created an 'Initial Concept Book' summarizing its current thinking, research, and vision.

The title is: 'From a Single Pot of Flowers to the Life Line of the Japanese Archipelago—The Yaoyorozu no Hachi Project.'

This book is not for sale. It summarizes the overall ecosystem including food, agriculture, urban life, companies, regions, and humanity, as well as regenerative activities for future generations, taking bees as the gateway. We share it as a PDF for free upon request.

## About Bee Map

The REGEN Bee Map is a participatory map that visualizes the connections between bees, fungi, flowers, people, and regions. By leaving small records of individual actions, we aim to increase 'Bee Spots' in regions and eventually connect them as 'Bee Lines.'

It is currently in beta version, and we are recruiting early participants.

## REGEN DAY 01 FUKUOKA to be held on July 13, 2026

As an event related to this project, we will hold 'REGEN DAY 01 FUKUOKA | A Celebration of Regeneration Starting from Bees and Fungi' in Fukuoka City on Monday, July 13, 2026.

This talk event explores biodiversity, well-being, food, regions, and corporate social good, using bees and fungi as gateways.

We will welcome Yasutaka Funabashi, who conveys the connection between humans and the Earth through honeybees, and Miwa Nakamura, who addresses the circulation of fungi, microorganisms, fermentation, and soil from the perspectives of lifestyle and health.

Event Overview
- Title: REGEN DAY 01 FUKUOKA
- Theme: A Celebration of Regeneration Starting from Bees and Fungi.
- Date and Time: Monday, July 13, 2026, 10:00–12:30
- Venue: Kego Shrine Shrine Office Building 4F
- Speakers: Yasutaka Funabashi, Miwa Nakamura, Keisuke Matsuishi, Yuko Matsuishi