Niigata's Largest Student Community "Jisedai BASE" Celebrates 2nd Anniversary. Establishes NeoSeam Inc. and Launches "One Seam Niigata" Initiative to Maintain Lifelong Connections with Niigata.

Niigata Prefecture's largest student community, "Jisedai BASE" (Co-representatives: Karaku Ezure, Fuzuki Iwata), is transitioning to a new phase of activities to commemorate its 2nd anniversary. To resolve the fundamental issue of youth outflow—the disconnection from the region due to changes in life stages—they are building "One Seam Niigata," a platform that allows individuals to maintain lifelong connections with Niigata. Concurrently, NeoSeam Inc. has been established as the operating entity to ensure the sustainability of this initiative.

Jisedai BASE 2026 Kick-off

Autonomous, Decentralized Community Management Where "Individual Aspirations" Transform into "Regional Value"

The "Jisedai BASE" community, which started with four students, has rapidly grown to 300 members and a network of 6,000 followers in just two years. This rapid growth is attributed to a unique mechanism that implements individual students' "aspirations" into local society.

Transcending the traditional frameworks of "volunteering" and "educational programs," approximately nine diverse specialized projects in areas such as fashion, food, disaster prevention, and media operate in parallel. This allows students to hone their skills while creating points of contact with the region. This "autonomous, decentralized" activity style is the source of high engagement, attracting students from over 30 universities both within and outside Niigata Prefecture.

Survey results from Jisedai BASE members (conducted in December 2025)

[New Developments from 2026] "Staying Connected to Niigata, No Matter Where You Are"

Moving beyond activities primarily centered on university students, the aim is to foster broader and deeper connections.

1. Launch of AOIRO BASE (High School Version): Cultivating career perspectives and regional affection from an earlier stage.

2. Establishment of Kanto Community: Strengthening mechanisms to maintain connections with Niigata even after moving out of the prefecture for higher education.

3. Construction of One Seam Niigata: Rebuilding a new regional community that transcends geographical and familial ties, allowing connection with Niigata from anywhere in the world, even after graduation.

4. Strengthening Relationships with Student Organizations Outside the Prefecture: Enhancing relationship building with students and student organizations in Yamagata, Miyagi, Nara, Ishikawa, Nagano, Gunma, Tokyo, Kansai, and other regions.

Niigata Branching

Loose connections between regions and youth, creating Niigata's future through industry-academia collaboration.

Student Organization Summit

Awarded at a pitch event where student organizations from across the country gathered (held in Tokyo).

Joint Proposal to Minister Suzuki

Joint proposal with the Tohoku Economic Federation to refresh the image of agriculture.

[New Base] Jisedai House

Establishing a new activity base "Jisedai House" in front of Niigata University.

Leadership Training & Camp

Projects to foster initiative and improve communication.

IR Forum Discussion

A discussion between executives and students in collaboration with the Association of Listed Companies in Niigata Prefecture.

[Corporate Collaboration] Nagashi Soba

An event for local companies and students to get to know each other and the region.

[Administrative Collaboration] Yamagata x Niigata

An exchange project between youth and the region in collaboration with the Yamagata Prefectural Shonai Office.

Establishment of NeoSeam Inc. and Business Alliances

While "Jisedai BASE" continues to provide opportunities for challenge, NeoSeam Inc., as a sustainable operating entity in a capitalist society, will develop businesses in four areas: Media, HR, R&D, and Platform.

• be U Inc.:

Supporting job hunting and organizational transformation by visualizing students' "value." By correctly evaluating students' passionate experiences and skills during their student years and linking them to corporate organizational transformation, it promotes the retention of young people in the region without mismatches.

• Omoimusubi Inc.:

"Co-creation type" regional and business development involving students, local governments, and companies. By combining students' free ideas with urban development expertise, it creates solutions to regional issues and new collaboration projects between companies and regions.

• Onkoji Inc.:

Aims to circulate regional resources through practical "product development." Aiming to realize a "nutritional equality society" where everyone can safely and deliciously obtain nutrition, it connects "food" and "agriculture" through the joint development and sales support of koji sweets and other products, leveraging local agricultural products and fermentation culture to pass on the charm of Niigata's food culture to the future.

2nd Anniversary Event Overview

"This is ZISEDAI BASE"

• Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026, 14:00~20:00

• Venue: Niigata Monolith

(1-11 Minamibandai-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata City)

• Details/Application: [https://luma.com/xzria081]

• Expected Attendees: Approximately 200-300 people

(100-200 students / 100 adults)

• Content:

[Part 1] What is Jisedai BASE?

(15:30~18:00) <1st floor: Floor to learn about and experience Jisedai BASE> <2nd floor: Floor to "deepen" co-creation>

[Part 2] 2nd Anniversary Party

<A place for exchange to express gratitude and future plans>

~Creating a region, a single connection~

~Providing students with connections and opportunities for challenge~