So Natural You Don't Even Notice 'Coexistence'. A New Complex Welfare Facility Opens in Niiza City to Melt the Social Divide Based on Disabilities.
GENKI INNOVATION COMPANY has opened 'GENKI INNOVATION CENTER NIIZA', a new complex welfare facility in Saitama, aiming to dissolve the social divide caused by disabilities. A crowdfunding campaign started on April 22 to expand its initiatives.
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GENKI INNOVATION COMPANY Inc. (Representative Director: Toshiya Nakamura), which operates nursery schools and child development support offices based in Shiki, Asaka, and Niiza cities in Saitama Prefecture, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to further develop the initiatives of its complex welfare facility 'GENKI INNOVATION CENTER NIIZA' (Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture).
In response to a social structure where people are divided by the presence or absence of disabilities, this project aims to create a place where everyone can interact naturally through a new approach that 'does not explicitly preach coexistence'.
Crowdfunding project launched
■ Facility Overview
Exterior of the facility viewed from the courtyard
Facility Name: GENKI INNOVATION CENTER NIIZA
Address: 4-8-44 Ikeda, Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture
Opening Date: April 1, 2026
Services: Welfare facilities for continuous employment support, daily life care support, child development support, and after-school day services. Hosting events such as a cafe, art studio and gallery, rental space, marches, and exhibitions.
Business Days: Monday to Saturday (excluding Sundays, holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays)
Business Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Website: https://genki-ic.com/
Official SNS: https://www.instagram.com/genkiinnovationcenter/
Child development support room / A cafe filled with the aroma of home-roasted coffee
After-school day service support room / Spacious rental space
■ Project Background and Overview
Project Overview
- Project Name: Bringing the 'norm' of the future to the present. A comfortable place for everyone without divisions caused by disabilities.
- Implementation Period: April 22, 2026 (Wednesday) 18:00 ~
- Target Amount: 3,000,000 yen
- Campaign Page (CAMPFIRE): https://camp-fire.jp/projects/936395/view
In modern society, the daily routines of people with and without disabilities rarely overlap, and opportunities to naturally meet in everyday life are limited. We do not want to consciously engage by holding up the word 'coexistence', but rather, as an extension of everyday pleasures like delicious coffee and art, you realize someone is beside you. We hope to spread such a natural landscape from this facility.
Opening ceremony / Grand opened on April 1, 2026
April 1, 2026. 'GENKI INNOVATION CENTER NIIZA' opened in Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture.
This is a place to 'implement' a society where everyone from children to adults, regardless of disabilities, can naturally interact in the same place.
We are taking on the challenge of crowdfunding to co-create a new way of society with everyone.
We will run a bus connecting the facility, homes, and society as a catalyst for society as a whole to take on welfare.
Image of the completed bus. It will run bearing not only the facility's name and logo but also the cafe's logo.
■ Future Prospects
The opening of this facility is not the goal, but the starting line for creating a 'new standard'.
We want to redefine welfare facilities from 'places for limited people' to a 'hub' where anyone in the town can spend time in their own way, and establish a 'multifunctional model' where both those who need welfare and those who do not can drop by at any phase of life, such as pre-and post-natal support and community gatherings.
■ Previous Related Press Releases
- Decided to open the complex welfare facility 'GENKI INNOVATION CENTER NIIZA'
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000068433.html
- Grand opening of the complex welfare facility 'GENKI INNOVATION CENTER NIIZA'
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000068433.html
■ About Genki Kids Group (GENKI INNOVATION COMPANY Inc.)
Operated by GENKI INNOVATION COMPANY Inc., the Genki Kids Group, under the slogan 'Accepting all kinds of GENKI', aims to maximize the individuality and potential of children, provide childcare and nursing care services rooted in the local community where parents can leave their children with peace of mind, and staff can work with pride. Centered around Shiki, Asaka, and Niiza cities in Saitama Prefecture, it operates a total of 29 facilities, including licensed nursery schools, small-scale nursery schools, and child development support facilities, with approximately 390 staff members.
Company Name: GENKI INNOVATION COMPANY Inc.
Location
In response to a social structure where people are divided by the presence or absence of disabilities, this project aims to create a place where everyone can interact naturally through a new approach that 'does not explicitly preach coexistence'.
Crowdfunding project launched
■ Facility Overview
Exterior of the facility viewed from the courtyard
Facility Name: GENKI INNOVATION CENTER NIIZA
Address: 4-8-44 Ikeda, Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture
Opening Date: April 1, 2026
Services: Welfare facilities for continuous employment support, daily life care support, child development support, and after-school day services. Hosting events such as a cafe, art studio and gallery, rental space, marches, and exhibitions.
Business Days: Monday to Saturday (excluding Sundays, holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays)
Business Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Website: https://genki-ic.com/
Official SNS: https://www.instagram.com/genkiinnovationcenter/
Child development support room / A cafe filled with the aroma of home-roasted coffee
After-school day service support room / Spacious rental space
■ Project Background and Overview
Project Overview
- Project Name: Bringing the 'norm' of the future to the present. A comfortable place for everyone without divisions caused by disabilities.
- Implementation Period: April 22, 2026 (Wednesday) 18:00 ~
- Target Amount: 3,000,000 yen
- Campaign Page (CAMPFIRE): https://camp-fire.jp/projects/936395/view
In modern society, the daily routines of people with and without disabilities rarely overlap, and opportunities to naturally meet in everyday life are limited. We do not want to consciously engage by holding up the word 'coexistence', but rather, as an extension of everyday pleasures like delicious coffee and art, you realize someone is beside you. We hope to spread such a natural landscape from this facility.
Opening ceremony / Grand opened on April 1, 2026
April 1, 2026. 'GENKI INNOVATION CENTER NIIZA' opened in Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture.
This is a place to 'implement' a society where everyone from children to adults, regardless of disabilities, can naturally interact in the same place.
We are taking on the challenge of crowdfunding to co-create a new way of society with everyone.
We will run a bus connecting the facility, homes, and society as a catalyst for society as a whole to take on welfare.
Image of the completed bus. It will run bearing not only the facility's name and logo but also the cafe's logo.
■ Future Prospects
The opening of this facility is not the goal, but the starting line for creating a 'new standard'.
We want to redefine welfare facilities from 'places for limited people' to a 'hub' where anyone in the town can spend time in their own way, and establish a 'multifunctional model' where both those who need welfare and those who do not can drop by at any phase of life, such as pre-and post-natal support and community gatherings.
■ Previous Related Press Releases
- Decided to open the complex welfare facility 'GENKI INNOVATION CENTER NIIZA'
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000068433.html
- Grand opening of the complex welfare facility 'GENKI INNOVATION CENTER NIIZA'
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000068433.html
■ About Genki Kids Group (GENKI INNOVATION COMPANY Inc.)
Operated by GENKI INNOVATION COMPANY Inc., the Genki Kids Group, under the slogan 'Accepting all kinds of GENKI', aims to maximize the individuality and potential of children, provide childcare and nursing care services rooted in the local community where parents can leave their children with peace of mind, and staff can work with pride. Centered around Shiki, Asaka, and Niiza cities in Saitama Prefecture, it operates a total of 29 facilities, including licensed nursery schools, small-scale nursery schools, and child development support facilities, with approximately 390 staff members.
Company Name: GENKI INNOVATION COMPANY Inc.
Location