Popular Educational Event 'Town Planning with Minecraft!! ~ Summer Free Research with 1000 Elementary School Students 2026~' Starts Accepting Reservations Today, June 16 (Tue) at 10 AM!!

NANKAI Group e-Stadium Corporation (President and CEO: Kano Kato, hereinafter 'the Company') and KUL Corporation (President and CEO: Nobukazu Tanaka, hereinafter 'KUL') will jointly hold an educational virtual event 'Town Planning with Minecraft!! ~ Summer Free Research with 1000 Elementary School Students 2026~' from July 18 (Sat) to August 16 (Sun), 2026. The company has started accepting reservations for participation today, June 16 (Tue) at 10 AM. Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, so please apply as soon as possible. This event is Japan's largest experiential educational event where children can shape their free ideas and think about housing and towns using the globally popular game title 'Minecraft (abbreviated as 'Minecraft')'. In a virtual (virtual) town space themed on the 'Izumi Central Station' area where the shopping center 'Ecole Izumi' operated by KUL is located in Izumi City, Osaka Prefecture, we will provide an opportunity for children to experience building their 'future dream home' and nurture the 'imagination' and 'creativity' that each individual possesses. In addition, we have decided on the sponsoring companies that agree with the holding of this event, so we will introduce them together with the outline of the event below. Participation reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, so please apply as soon as possible. Reservation URL: https://minecraft-machidukuri2026.resv.jp/ The company will continue to address social issues and local revitalization through e-sports, and will propose a new lifestyle with e-sports through the planning and operation of e-sports events and facility management. Outline of 'Town Planning with Minecraft!! ~ Summer Free Research with 1000 Elementary School Students 2026~' (1) Date and Time ① July 18 (Sat) to August 16 (Sun), 2026 Venue: 'e-Stadium Izumi' ② August 1 (Sat) and 2 (Sun), 2026 Venue: 'Izumi-sano Ochiarena' and 'e-Stadium Izumi' will be held simultaneously Part 1: 10:00-11:00 (Reception: 09:30-10:00) Part 2: 11:30-12:30 (Reception: 11:00-11:30) Part 3: 14:00-15:00 (Reception: 13:30-14:00) Part 4: 15:30-16:30 (Reception: 15:00-15:30) Part 5: 17:00-18:00 (Reception: 16:30-17:00) *Note: The number of sessions and reception capacity vary depending on the date and venue. Please understand this in advance. (2) Venue ① e-Stadium Izumi Address: 1-14, 5-chome, Ibukino, Izumi City, Osaka 594-0041 Access: Get off at 'Izumi Central Station' on the Nankai Denki Railway Nankai Izumisano Line, south side of the station ② Izumi-sano Ochiarena Address: 3 Banchi, Rinku Ominami, Izumi-sano City, Osaka 598-0047 Access: Get off at 'Rinku Town Station' on the JR Kansai Airport Line and Nankai Airport Line, directly connected (3) Target Participants Elementary school students (4) Participation Method *Reservation is required and accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please apply as soon as possible. Reservation URL: https://minecraft-machidukuri2026.resv.jp/ (5) Management Structure [Sponsors and Co-sponsors] Sponsor: KUL Corporation Co-sponsor: e-Stadium Corporation (6) List of Sponsoring Companies *Omitted [Sponsors] Ando & Ma/ Jyuto Eizen Corporation/ Nakaya Construction Co., Ltd./ Daiwa Industrial Co., Ltd./ Joshin Corporation [Cooperation] Mouse Computer Co., Ltd./ Elecom Co., Ltd. [Support] Izumi City/ Izumi City Board of Education/ Izumi-sano City/ Izumi-sano City Board of Education/ Momoyama Gakuin University *Note: This event is not an official Minecraft event. The latest information about this event will be announced from the following link (URL) as needed. e-Stadium Izumi HP: https://e-stadium.jp/about/izumi/ e-Stadium Izumi X Account: https://x.com/estadiumizumi ・Please refer to the following link (YouTube) for the situation last year. https://youtu.be/2mmWWvteano?si=QGg3FCnqJ9kmK1qj ・Please confirm the following for past releases related to this matter. Participant satisfaction rate 98%! The largest educational event in Japan with over 1000 participants will be held again this year 'Town Planning with Minecraft!!' (dated March 26, 2026) https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000037.000124068.html [Company Profile] e-Stadium Corporation Representative Director and Chairman: Hiroshi Ikeda Representative Director and President: Kano Kato Address: 10th Floor, Namba Gotomibashi Center Building, 4-4-4 Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka Business Description: e-Sports facility management, e-Sports event planning and management business Official Website: https://estadium.co.jp