Gixo and Toyama Airport Sign Comprehensive Partnership Agreement
Gixo and Toyama Airport have signed a comprehensive partnership agreement. Gixo will open an office inside Toyama Airport in the summer of 2026, aiming to create jobs for data and AI talent and transform airport operations. The goal is regional revitalization and establishing the 'Toyama Model'.
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Gixo Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tomohiro Amino; hereinafter 'Gixo') and Toyama Airport Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture; President: Shinichiro Okada; hereinafter 'Toyama Airport') announce that they have concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement. The purpose is to create employment for next-generation talent in data and AI within Toyama Prefecture, starting from the airport, and to develop new industries and services using the airport as a practical field.
Based on this agreement, Gixo will open an office inside Toyama Airport (planned for around summer 2026), marking a full-scale expansion of its business base into Toyama Prefecture. This will establish a continuous collaborative system rooted in the local area, promoting both the transformation of airport operations using AI and data, and regional revitalization through job creation and talent utilization.
■ Background
Local airports face diverse challenges, including promoting usage, enhancing operations, strengthening ties with the local economy, and securing human resources. In particular, the outflow of young people from the prefecture is a critical issue for the sustainable development of the local community.
Under these circumstances, there is a need to utilize technologies such as data and AI to achieve 'Data-Informed' airport operations that go beyond advanced analysis like demand forecasting and behavior analysis, linking them to decision-making and execution, and to create new value through the sophistication of operations and services.
■ Objectives
This agreement and Gixo's expansion into Toyama Prefecture aim to integrally promote data-driven decision-making and on-site execution of measures to address these challenges facing local airports. By strengthening involvement in airport operations from a data utilization perspective and providing support for the sophistication of analysis functions and decision-making, the goal is to transform airport operations themselves.
Furthermore, by creating new industries and employment starting from the airport, it aims to expand employment opportunities in the region, promote the utilization of digital talent, and contribute to preventing the outflow of young people and encouraging them to settle in the region.
Moreover, this initiative is expected to help Gixo secure excellent talent in rural areas and serve as a destination for I-turn and U-turn human resources from urban areas. Additionally, by presenting new ways of working and career options in the region, it will increase labor mobility and contribute to promoting sustainable human resource circulation between urban and rural areas.
Gixo plans to open an office inside Toyama Airport around the summer of 2026 and will promote initiatives from this base.
■ Main Areas of Collaboration
Based on this agreement, both companies will promote the following initiatives:
- Opening a Gixo office inside the airport (planned for around summer 2026) and creating employment for next-generation talent in data and AI within Toyama Prefecture.
- Developing AI and data human resources through workshops on AI and data utilization for students and working professionals in Toyama Prefecture.
- Contributing to preventing the outflow of young people from the prefecture and encouraging them to settle in the region.
- Creating new industries and services using Toyama Airport as a practical field.
- Gixo Toyama Office employees will assume the role of CDO (Chief Data Officer) for Toyama Airport, utilizing airport data and various regional data to revitalize the airport, improve operational efficiency, and create new customer experiences.
■ Future Outlook
Both companies will strengthen airport operations from a data utilization perspective, integrally advancing not only analysis but also the sophistication of decision-making and execution of measures. This will promote the creation of an attractive and convenient airport for users, as well as the creation of new regional value starting from the airport.
Furthermore, through this collaboration, they aim to establish a replicable 'Toyama Model' for data-driven airport operations and regional revitalization, with a view to horizontal expansion to other regions and airports.
■ Executive Comments
● Shinichiro Okada, President, Toyama Airport Co., Ltd.
'For the advancement of airport management, promoting DX and data-driven decision-making are essential. While valuing on-site intuition and experience, I believe that management backed by analysis will lead to improved safety, efficient operations, and enhanced customer satisfaction.
I have long admired Gixo's high analytical capabilities and the expertise cultivated through their consulting work. Their expansion into Toyama Airport is very encouraging for our operations and holds great significance for the airport-led regional creation and revitalization efforts that Toyama Airport is promoting.
Through this agreement, I hope to evolve Toyama Airport from a mere place for boarding airplanes into a hub where people, data, and knowledge gather to create new value.
We will further deepen our collaboration with Gixo and work together to enhance the value of Toyama Airport and contribute to the sustainable development of the region.'
● Tomohiro Amino, CEO, Gixo Inc.
'Under our purpose, 'Make every decision Data-Informed,' we are working to create mechanisms that utilize data in decision-making.
Data is a powerful tool that supports decision-making through demand forecasting and behavior analysis. In recent years, the evolution of generative AI has made it possible to rapidly develop simple applications and business systems, enabling a seamless process from analysis to execution.
This has ushered in an era where we can not only make data-driven decisions but also execute them faster and at lower cost.
We believe that integrating 'analysis' and 'execution,' which have often been separated, and implementing them as a system that works on the ground, will be the source of future competitiveness.
By incorporating cutting-edge AI and technology alongside our accumulated expertise in data analysis and business support, we will support both the sophistication of judgment and the acceleration of execution.
Toyama Airport is an ideal place to implement and verify these initiatives in a real-world setting. Toyama has many highly skilled and talented people, and we see it as a very important base for us. We want to create a new model where data and execution are integrated, together with the local community, starting from Toyama.
The era when you had to go to Tokyo to work on cutting-edge data and AI is coming to an end. Starting from Toyama Airport, we will also work to create an environment where people can take on world-class challenges while living in the region.'
■ About Toyama Airport Co., Ltd. https://www.toyama-airport.co.jp/
Toyama Airport, the operating company of Toyama Airport which was privatized in April 2026, promotes regional creation centered on the airport under the philosophy 'The development of the airport comes from the development of the region.' In addition to maintaining and expanding its air network, it works to enhance regional value through the promotion of tourism and industry. It also promotes airport DX, aiming to lead the industry by achieving both safety and efficiency while enhancing operations and convenience based on data.
Representative: President Shinichiro Okada
Location: 30 Akegashima, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture
Business: Operation and management of Toyama Airport, provision of airport-related services
■ About Gixo Inc. https://www.gixo.jp/
Gixo was founded by strategic consultants and analytics experts.
Based on this agreement, Gixo will open an office inside Toyama Airport (planned for around summer 2026), marking a full-scale expansion of its business base into Toyama Prefecture. This will establish a continuous collaborative system rooted in the local area, promoting both the transformation of airport operations using AI and data, and regional revitalization through job creation and talent utilization.
■ Background
Local airports face diverse challenges, including promoting usage, enhancing operations, strengthening ties with the local economy, and securing human resources. In particular, the outflow of young people from the prefecture is a critical issue for the sustainable development of the local community.
Under these circumstances, there is a need to utilize technologies such as data and AI to achieve 'Data-Informed' airport operations that go beyond advanced analysis like demand forecasting and behavior analysis, linking them to decision-making and execution, and to create new value through the sophistication of operations and services.
■ Objectives
This agreement and Gixo's expansion into Toyama Prefecture aim to integrally promote data-driven decision-making and on-site execution of measures to address these challenges facing local airports. By strengthening involvement in airport operations from a data utilization perspective and providing support for the sophistication of analysis functions and decision-making, the goal is to transform airport operations themselves.
Furthermore, by creating new industries and employment starting from the airport, it aims to expand employment opportunities in the region, promote the utilization of digital talent, and contribute to preventing the outflow of young people and encouraging them to settle in the region.
Moreover, this initiative is expected to help Gixo secure excellent talent in rural areas and serve as a destination for I-turn and U-turn human resources from urban areas. Additionally, by presenting new ways of working and career options in the region, it will increase labor mobility and contribute to promoting sustainable human resource circulation between urban and rural areas.
Gixo plans to open an office inside Toyama Airport around the summer of 2026 and will promote initiatives from this base.
■ Main Areas of Collaboration
Based on this agreement, both companies will promote the following initiatives:
- Opening a Gixo office inside the airport (planned for around summer 2026) and creating employment for next-generation talent in data and AI within Toyama Prefecture.
- Developing AI and data human resources through workshops on AI and data utilization for students and working professionals in Toyama Prefecture.
- Contributing to preventing the outflow of young people from the prefecture and encouraging them to settle in the region.
- Creating new industries and services using Toyama Airport as a practical field.
- Gixo Toyama Office employees will assume the role of CDO (Chief Data Officer) for Toyama Airport, utilizing airport data and various regional data to revitalize the airport, improve operational efficiency, and create new customer experiences.
■ Future Outlook
Both companies will strengthen airport operations from a data utilization perspective, integrally advancing not only analysis but also the sophistication of decision-making and execution of measures. This will promote the creation of an attractive and convenient airport for users, as well as the creation of new regional value starting from the airport.
Furthermore, through this collaboration, they aim to establish a replicable 'Toyama Model' for data-driven airport operations and regional revitalization, with a view to horizontal expansion to other regions and airports.
■ Executive Comments
● Shinichiro Okada, President, Toyama Airport Co., Ltd.
'For the advancement of airport management, promoting DX and data-driven decision-making are essential. While valuing on-site intuition and experience, I believe that management backed by analysis will lead to improved safety, efficient operations, and enhanced customer satisfaction.
I have long admired Gixo's high analytical capabilities and the expertise cultivated through their consulting work. Their expansion into Toyama Airport is very encouraging for our operations and holds great significance for the airport-led regional creation and revitalization efforts that Toyama Airport is promoting.
Through this agreement, I hope to evolve Toyama Airport from a mere place for boarding airplanes into a hub where people, data, and knowledge gather to create new value.
We will further deepen our collaboration with Gixo and work together to enhance the value of Toyama Airport and contribute to the sustainable development of the region.'
● Tomohiro Amino, CEO, Gixo Inc.
'Under our purpose, 'Make every decision Data-Informed,' we are working to create mechanisms that utilize data in decision-making.
Data is a powerful tool that supports decision-making through demand forecasting and behavior analysis. In recent years, the evolution of generative AI has made it possible to rapidly develop simple applications and business systems, enabling a seamless process from analysis to execution.
This has ushered in an era where we can not only make data-driven decisions but also execute them faster and at lower cost.
We believe that integrating 'analysis' and 'execution,' which have often been separated, and implementing them as a system that works on the ground, will be the source of future competitiveness.
By incorporating cutting-edge AI and technology alongside our accumulated expertise in data analysis and business support, we will support both the sophistication of judgment and the acceleration of execution.
Toyama Airport is an ideal place to implement and verify these initiatives in a real-world setting. Toyama has many highly skilled and talented people, and we see it as a very important base for us. We want to create a new model where data and execution are integrated, together with the local community, starting from Toyama.
The era when you had to go to Tokyo to work on cutting-edge data and AI is coming to an end. Starting from Toyama Airport, we will also work to create an environment where people can take on world-class challenges while living in the region.'
■ About Toyama Airport Co., Ltd. https://www.toyama-airport.co.jp/
Toyama Airport, the operating company of Toyama Airport which was privatized in April 2026, promotes regional creation centered on the airport under the philosophy 'The development of the airport comes from the development of the region.' In addition to maintaining and expanding its air network, it works to enhance regional value through the promotion of tourism and industry. It also promotes airport DX, aiming to lead the industry by achieving both safety and efficiency while enhancing operations and convenience based on data.
Representative: President Shinichiro Okada
Location: 30 Akegashima, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture
Business: Operation and management of Toyama Airport, provision of airport-related services
■ About Gixo Inc. https://www.gixo.jp/
Gixo was founded by strategic consultants and analytics experts.
FAQ
What is the official name of this agreement?
It is a comprehensive partnership agreement between Gixo Inc. and Toyama Airport Co., Ltd.
Why did Gixo choose Toyama Airport?
Because Toyama Airport was privatized, has high potential for data utilization, and is an ideal proving ground for Gixo.
What is the 'Toyama Model'?
It refers to establishing a replicable model of data-driven airport operations and regional revitalization that can be expanded horizontally to other regions.