[Right to 'Bathe in a Public Bath for Life' in Japan's Smallest Village] Funahashi Village, Toyama Prefecture, Starts Sales on Friday, April 24
Alyawmu Inc. will sell NFTs granting a lifetime right to use a public bath in Funahashi Village, Toyama Prefecture, once a month for 5,000 yen, limited to 10 people.
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Alyawmu Inc. (Headquarters: Sapporo, Hokkaido; CEO: Hiroaki Hatanaka) will start selling the 'Right to Bathe in a Public Bath for Life' on Friday, April 24, 2026, in collaboration with Funahashi Village, Toyama Prefecture. This right allows the purchaser to use 'Satsuki no Yu', a public bath within the village-run 'Funahashi Kaikan' facility, once a month indefinitely.
This product aims to create continuous opportunities to visit Funahashi Village, thereby generating an 'ongoing relational connection' rather than 'one-time sightseeing tourism', aiming to naturally deepen engagement with the local community.
The sales will take place on 'TOKKEN', a platform that sells resources dormant in local areas—such as culture, nature, facilities, and communities—as 'special rights and experiences'. It will be limited to 10 purchases and targeted at residents outside Toyama Prefecture.
About the Product
[Product Name] Right to bathe in a public bath for life in Japan's smallest village
[Contents] Can use Funahashi Kaikan 'Satsuki no Yu' once a month
[Sales Start] Friday, April 24, 2026, at noon
[Expiration Date] Indefinite
[Sales Price] 5,000 yen (tax included)
[Number of Sales] Limited to 10
[Target Audience] Residents outside Toyama Prefecture
[How to Use] You can use it by presenting your account page on-site and marking the electronic ticket as used (Once a month / Resets at the beginning of the month)
[Product Purchase Page] https://tokken.alyawmu.com/product/421c7204-870d-45df-9d53-438dd7d8a3b6
[Notes] This right is a provision of an opportunity to use the facility and does not include compensation in the event of changes to or termination of the facility's operation.
About the Digital Data (NFT) of the Right
This product is granted as digital data (NFT). After purchase, it is held and managed on 'TOKKEN', and usage history is also recorded.
About TOKKEN
TOKKEN is Alyawmu Inc.'s platform that utilizes NFTs to sell dormant local resources—culture, nature, facilities, communities, etc.—as 'special rights and experiences'. In July of last year, Alyawmu began initiatives to visualize and sell unique local value through NFTs with Funahashi Village in Toyama, Kotohira Town in Kagawa, and Mukawa Town in Hokkaido. As the first phase, they commercialized unique rights across Japan, such as 'Multi-year delivery of newly harvested rice', 'Right to experience the trapdoor mechanism at the Important Cultural Property, Former Konpira Grand Theatre', and 'Right to give a presentation to the town mayor'. While guaranteeing the authenticity and ownership history of rights via NFTs, the design encourages continuous purchases and return visits to nurture the involved population, and by circulating revenues into public services and community revitalization, it aims for sustainable regional revitalization and the diversification of local financial resources.
Comments on This Initiative
Hikaru Watanabe, Mayor of Funahashi Village, Toyama Prefecture
'Funahashi Village is the smallest village in Japan, but because it is small, it is an area where it is easy to build continuous relationships. Through this project, we hope it will become an opportunity for people not just to visit once, but to come back many times.'
About Funahashi Village, Toyama Prefecture
The smallest village by area in Japan, located in Toyama Prefecture. Utilizing the agility unique to a compact municipality, it is advancing new challenges that lead to regional revitalization and improved services for residents. So far, it has rolled out products in collaboration with local businesses and sold rights-type products such as 'Multi-year delivery of newly harvested rice'. Furthermore, in collaboration with Toyama Chihou Railway, it is undertaking unique initiatives utilizing local resources, such as the right to play self-composed music as the in-train melody upon train arrival.
https://www.vill.funahashi.toyama.jp/
About Alyawmu Inc.
A startup from Sapporo that realized Japan's first hometown tax return NFT. Through businesses like 'Hometown Tax NFT' and 'Local Vitalization Cooperator DAO', it tackles securing new financial resources for regions, attracting tourism, and resident-participatory regional revitalization.
'Hometown Tax NFT' has provided unique digital art pieces embodying regional charm and limited whiskey vouchers as hometown tax returns in 26 municipalities. The company name 'Alyawmu' means 'today' in Arabic. We provide cutting-edge technology to municipalities and regions that want to take on challenges today, right now, and support the creation of regions that continue to be supported.
Company Name: Alyawmu Inc.
Representative: Hiroaki Hatanaka
Location: Room 302, Katran Asabu, 2-23 Kita 38-jo Nishi 6-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo
Established: November 18, 2020
Capital: 164.49 million yen (including reserve)
Business Details: Regional revitalization consulting and development utilizing NFTs
URL: https://alyawmu.com/
X: https://twitter.com/alyawmu/
Voicy: https://voicy.jp/channel/3545
This product aims to create continuous opportunities to visit Funahashi Village, thereby generating an 'ongoing relational connection' rather than 'one-time sightseeing tourism', aiming to naturally deepen engagement with the local community.
The sales will take place on 'TOKKEN', a platform that sells resources dormant in local areas—such as culture, nature, facilities, and communities—as 'special rights and experiences'. It will be limited to 10 purchases and targeted at residents outside Toyama Prefecture.
About the Product
[Product Name] Right to bathe in a public bath for life in Japan's smallest village
[Contents] Can use Funahashi Kaikan 'Satsuki no Yu' once a month
[Sales Start] Friday, April 24, 2026, at noon
[Expiration Date] Indefinite
[Sales Price] 5,000 yen (tax included)
[Number of Sales] Limited to 10
[Target Audience] Residents outside Toyama Prefecture
[How to Use] You can use it by presenting your account page on-site and marking the electronic ticket as used (Once a month / Resets at the beginning of the month)
[Product Purchase Page] https://tokken.alyawmu.com/product/421c7204-870d-45df-9d53-438dd7d8a3b6
[Notes] This right is a provision of an opportunity to use the facility and does not include compensation in the event of changes to or termination of the facility's operation.
About the Digital Data (NFT) of the Right
This product is granted as digital data (NFT). After purchase, it is held and managed on 'TOKKEN', and usage history is also recorded.
About TOKKEN
TOKKEN is Alyawmu Inc.'s platform that utilizes NFTs to sell dormant local resources—culture, nature, facilities, communities, etc.—as 'special rights and experiences'. In July of last year, Alyawmu began initiatives to visualize and sell unique local value through NFTs with Funahashi Village in Toyama, Kotohira Town in Kagawa, and Mukawa Town in Hokkaido. As the first phase, they commercialized unique rights across Japan, such as 'Multi-year delivery of newly harvested rice', 'Right to experience the trapdoor mechanism at the Important Cultural Property, Former Konpira Grand Theatre', and 'Right to give a presentation to the town mayor'. While guaranteeing the authenticity and ownership history of rights via NFTs, the design encourages continuous purchases and return visits to nurture the involved population, and by circulating revenues into public services and community revitalization, it aims for sustainable regional revitalization and the diversification of local financial resources.
Comments on This Initiative
Hikaru Watanabe, Mayor of Funahashi Village, Toyama Prefecture
'Funahashi Village is the smallest village in Japan, but because it is small, it is an area where it is easy to build continuous relationships. Through this project, we hope it will become an opportunity for people not just to visit once, but to come back many times.'
About Funahashi Village, Toyama Prefecture
The smallest village by area in Japan, located in Toyama Prefecture. Utilizing the agility unique to a compact municipality, it is advancing new challenges that lead to regional revitalization and improved services for residents. So far, it has rolled out products in collaboration with local businesses and sold rights-type products such as 'Multi-year delivery of newly harvested rice'. Furthermore, in collaboration with Toyama Chihou Railway, it is undertaking unique initiatives utilizing local resources, such as the right to play self-composed music as the in-train melody upon train arrival.
https://www.vill.funahashi.toyama.jp/
About Alyawmu Inc.
A startup from Sapporo that realized Japan's first hometown tax return NFT. Through businesses like 'Hometown Tax NFT' and 'Local Vitalization Cooperator DAO', it tackles securing new financial resources for regions, attracting tourism, and resident-participatory regional revitalization.
'Hometown Tax NFT' has provided unique digital art pieces embodying regional charm and limited whiskey vouchers as hometown tax returns in 26 municipalities. The company name 'Alyawmu' means 'today' in Arabic. We provide cutting-edge technology to municipalities and regions that want to take on challenges today, right now, and support the creation of regions that continue to be supported.
Company Name: Alyawmu Inc.
Representative: Hiroaki Hatanaka
Location: Room 302, Katran Asabu, 2-23 Kita 38-jo Nishi 6-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo
Established: November 18, 2020
Capital: 164.49 million yen (including reserve)
Business Details: Regional revitalization consulting and development utilizing NFTs
URL: https://alyawmu.com/
X: https://twitter.com/alyawmu/
Voicy: https://voicy.jp/channel/3545