NFT-Powered 'Tokyu Stay Official Accommodation Right Resale Service' Wins Grand Prix in the Open Category at 'Japan Tourism NFT Awards 2025'
A joint initiative by Tokyu Land, Kaizen Platform, and others utilizing NFTs for hotel reservation resales has won the Grand Prix at the Japan Tourism NFT Awards 2025 for its innovative approach to solving cancellation issues.
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Tokyu Land Corporation (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Tatsuaki Tanaka, hereafter 'Tokyu Land'), Tokyu Resorts & Stays Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Kenichi Yamawaki, hereafter 'Tokyu Resorts & Stays'), Kaizen Platform Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Kenji Sudo, hereafter 'Kaizen Platform'), and POCKET RD Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Hiroya Momikura, hereafter 'POCKET RD') are pleased to announce that their NFT-utilized accommodation right platform, the 'Tokyu Stay Official Accommodation Right Resale Service' (hereafter 'this service'), has won the Grand Prix in the Open Category at the 'Japan Tourism NFT Awards 2025,' organized by the Web3 Tourism Association Japan.
This service issues accommodation reservations planned and operated by Tokyu Land and Tokyu Resorts & Stays as NFTs (*), providing a mechanism where they can be bought and sold on the secondary market if the user becomes unable to utilize them. The service was realized through a four-company collaboration, with Kaizen Platform handling the UX design and DX promotion, and POCKET RD developing the NFT issuance and blockchain infrastructure. It was comprehensively evaluated as a new accommodation distribution model that leads to the resolution of industry challenges, such as accommodation cancellation issues and supply-demand mismatches.
Award Ceremony Photo
From left to right: Chikako Ota (Tokyu Land Corporation)
Yui Nishikawa, Representative Director and COO (POCKET RD Inc.)
Taira Tomita (Tokyu Resorts & Stays Co., Ltd.)
Akimitsu Ogushi, Ikumi Watanabe (Kaizen Platform Inc.)
■ Overview of 'Japan Tourism NFT Awards 2025': Recognizing NFT and Web3 Use Cases in the Tourism Industry
The 'Japan Tourism NFT Awards' is an award that discovers and recognizes use cases of NFT and Web3 technologies in the tourism and travel sectors. Now in its third year, the award aims to promote the social implementation of Web3 technologies in the tourism industry, evaluating based on criteria such as solving tourism challenges, contributing to the local economy, and creating new travel experiences.
The award-winning service was evaluated as a model that solves issues for both accommodation facilities and users by providing a mechanism to issue accommodation reservations as NFTs and sell them on the secondary market if the user cannot attend. In addition to being an innovative accommodation distribution model utilizing NFTs, it was highly praised for realizing social implementation as an intuitive service that users can utilize without being conscious of Web3 technologies, made possible by the collaboration of four companies with different areas of expertise in real estate, DX, and blockchain. Furthermore, it was comprehensively evaluated for demonstrating future expansion potential as an implementation model for Web3 utilization in the tourism and accommodation industry.
This service issues accommodation reservations planned and operated by Tokyu Land and Tokyu Resorts & Stays as NFTs (*), providing a mechanism where they can be bought and sold on the secondary market if the user becomes unable to utilize them. The service was realized through a four-company collaboration, with Kaizen Platform handling the UX design and DX promotion, and POCKET RD developing the NFT issuance and blockchain infrastructure. It was comprehensively evaluated as a new accommodation distribution model that leads to the resolution of industry challenges, such as accommodation cancellation issues and supply-demand mismatches.
Award Ceremony Photo
From left to right: Chikako Ota (Tokyu Land Corporation)
Yui Nishikawa, Representative Director and COO (POCKET RD Inc.)
Taira Tomita (Tokyu Resorts & Stays Co., Ltd.)
Akimitsu Ogushi, Ikumi Watanabe (Kaizen Platform Inc.)
■ Overview of 'Japan Tourism NFT Awards 2025': Recognizing NFT and Web3 Use Cases in the Tourism Industry
The 'Japan Tourism NFT Awards' is an award that discovers and recognizes use cases of NFT and Web3 technologies in the tourism and travel sectors. Now in its third year, the award aims to promote the social implementation of Web3 technologies in the tourism industry, evaluating based on criteria such as solving tourism challenges, contributing to the local economy, and creating new travel experiences.
The award-winning service was evaluated as a model that solves issues for both accommodation facilities and users by providing a mechanism to issue accommodation reservations as NFTs and sell them on the secondary market if the user cannot attend. In addition to being an innovative accommodation distribution model utilizing NFTs, it was highly praised for realizing social implementation as an intuitive service that users can utilize without being conscious of Web3 technologies, made possible by the collaboration of four companies with different areas of expertise in real estate, DX, and blockchain. Furthermore, it was comprehensively evaluated for demonstrating future expansion potential as an implementation model for Web3 utilization in the tourism and accommodation industry.