[Saga City] Vacant Homes Transform into Business in 3 Days. "Airbnb School" Held for the First Time in Kyushu!
Saga City, in collaboration with Airbnb Japan, will host the "Airbnb School" for the first time in Kyushu, a practical course aimed at fostering talent to create new businesses utilizing vacant homes. This 3-day program will guide participants from learning to business concept, aiming to solve regional issues and revitalize the economy.
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Saga City, in collaboration with Airbnb Japan Co., Ltd., will hold the practical training course "Airbnb School" for the first time in Kyushu, aiming to nurture individuals who will create new businesses utilizing vacant homes.
This course is central to Saga City's initiative to "transform vacant homes into assets," and it is a practical program that rapidly progresses from "learning" to "business concept" over three days.
■ A practical course that turns "I want to try" into "Let's try!"
In this course, participants will concretize their individual ideas through hearing the real voices of operators who are actually running businesses using vacant homes and through creating business plans.
The aim is not merely to acquire knowledge, but to connect the realization of "I might be able to do this too" to the action of "Let's try."
■ Turning the vacant home problem into an "opportunity"
Explanation of vacant home sharing
Saga City promotes "vacant home sharing," which simultaneously solves regional issues and creates businesses by utilizing vacant homes as accommodation facilities.
This course is linked to that initiative, and by combining it with the "Vacant Home Renovation Subsidy System," a mechanism is in place to connect the concepts born in the course to actual businesses.
■ Recommended for those who are interested in:
Those who want to challenge themselves to start a business utilizing vacant homes
Those interested in private lodging or regional entrepreneurship
Those seeking new ways of working that involve the community
Those considering new developments in the real estate, construction, and tourism sectors
■ Event Outline
Date: Friday, June 5 to Sunday, June 7, Reiwa 8 (2026) (3 days)
Location: i-Square Building 5F, Saga City Industrial Support Plaza
(Microsoft AI & Innovation Center SAGA)
Participation Fee: 5,000 yen (includes textbook fee, social gathering fee)
Capacity: 20 people
Main Content: Lectures by vacant home utilization operators (e.g., Airbnb Superhosts)
Site visits to advanced examples of vacant home/store utilization
Acquisition of basic knowledge for entrepreneurship
Creation and presentation of business plans
Contact Information:
Saga City Urban Strategy Department, Urban Policy Division, Vacant Home Countermeasures Office
TEL: 0952-40-7174
E-mail: toshi@city.saga.lg.jp
This course is central to Saga City's initiative to "transform vacant homes into assets," and it is a practical program that rapidly progresses from "learning" to "business concept" over three days.
■ A practical course that turns "I want to try" into "Let's try!"
In this course, participants will concretize their individual ideas through hearing the real voices of operators who are actually running businesses using vacant homes and through creating business plans.
The aim is not merely to acquire knowledge, but to connect the realization of "I might be able to do this too" to the action of "Let's try."
■ Turning the vacant home problem into an "opportunity"
Explanation of vacant home sharing
Saga City promotes "vacant home sharing," which simultaneously solves regional issues and creates businesses by utilizing vacant homes as accommodation facilities.
This course is linked to that initiative, and by combining it with the "Vacant Home Renovation Subsidy System," a mechanism is in place to connect the concepts born in the course to actual businesses.
■ Recommended for those who are interested in:
Those who want to challenge themselves to start a business utilizing vacant homes
Those interested in private lodging or regional entrepreneurship
Those seeking new ways of working that involve the community
Those considering new developments in the real estate, construction, and tourism sectors
■ Event Outline
Date: Friday, June 5 to Sunday, June 7, Reiwa 8 (2026) (3 days)
Location: i-Square Building 5F, Saga City Industrial Support Plaza
(Microsoft AI & Innovation Center SAGA)
Participation Fee: 5,000 yen (includes textbook fee, social gathering fee)
Capacity: 20 people
Main Content: Lectures by vacant home utilization operators (e.g., Airbnb Superhosts)
Site visits to advanced examples of vacant home/store utilization
Acquisition of basic knowledge for entrepreneurship
Creation and presentation of business plans
Contact Information:
Saga City Urban Strategy Department, Urban Policy Division, Vacant Home Countermeasures Office
TEL: 0952-40-7174
E-mail: toshi@city.saga.lg.jp