JR Central to Host First "FUN+TECH DAY!" Children's Career and Technology Experience Event ~ Contributing to "Fun" and "Learning" in the Area Around Linear Shinkansen Stations ~
JR Central's "FUN+TECH LABO" will host "FUN+TECH DAY!", a career and technology experience event for children, in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The event aims to enhance the value of cities along the Linear Chuo Shinkansen line and contribute to children's "fun" and "learning."
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FUN+TECH LABO, an innovation promotion base operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), will leverage the relationships cultivated with companies and organizations through its past activities to host "FUN+TECH DAY!", a career and technology experience event for children, in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. By holding events that contribute to children's "fun" and "learning," we aim to enhance the value of cities along the Linear Chuo Shinkansen line.
1. **Event Outline**
Participating companies and organizations will set up booths for children, allowing elementary school students, primarily, to experience various careers and technologies.
2. **Date and Time**
Sunday, June 7, 2026, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
3. **Location**
Sagamihara City Industrial Hall (3-12-1 Chuo, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara City)
4. **Booth Contents on the Day (Partial Excerpt - Planned)**
**Taisei Corporation:** Experience "life on the moon in the future" using VR, and a ride experience in "Eagle Atlas," a disaster recovery support vehicle.
**Preferred Networks, Inc.:** Fun challenges in programming and generative AI in a game-like manner.
**Daiwa Can Company:** Learn how "cans" are made and delivered throughout Japan, and create original cans.
**KYB Corporation:** Learn about "hydraulics" in a fun way and experience operating an excavator.
*Images are for illustration purposes only.
5. **List of Participating Companies and Organizations**
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Sagamihara City (joint participation), SUS Co., Ltd., NTT DOCOMO Business, Inc., KYB Corporation, ZUIKI Inc. and Taito Corporation (joint participation), SoftBank Corp., Taisei Corporation, Daiwa Can Company, Astronomy and Space Workshop Team, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Smart Service Implementation Promotion Project for Solving Social Issues, TRIP (Tokyo Railway Innovation Partnership), FUN+TECH DAY! Student Team, Futaba Railway Industry Co., Ltd., Preferred Networks, Inc., Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Ltd. and The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. (joint participation), UACJ Corporation
*In alphabetical order
*Per participating unit, excluding legal entities
6. **Application Process**
Please apply via the URL below (application deadline: Friday, June 5, first-come, first-served).
Application URL: https://market.jr-central.co.jp/shop/g/gEvent260607/
Apply here
*Participation is free of charge.
*The recommended age for booths is elementary school students, but preschoolers and junior high school students and older can also participate.
*Elementary school students and preschoolers must be accompanied by a guardian.
*The event is divided into three sessions: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM, and 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, with a capacity of approximately 350 participants per session, including guardians (free entry and exit within the reserved time).
7. **Implementation Structure**
Organizer: Central Japan Railway Company
Planning and Operation: CHEERS Inc. (*1)
Support: Sagamihara City
Collaboration: TRIP (*2)
(*1) About CHEERS Inc.
Aims to create a society where "all children can be excited about the present and the future." Collaborates with over 1,100 companies in 51 municipalities nationwide to provide various experiential opportunities to over 35,000 parent-child pairs.
- Business activities: Regional/local government revitalization, parent-child fan marketing, employee training/seminars.
- Corporate website: https://100will100cheer.com/
(*2) About TRIP
TRIP (https://tib-trip.com/) is a consortium led by 18 railway operators nationwide (Odakyu Electric Railway, Keio Corporation, Keikyu Corporation, JR East Start-up, Seibu Holdings, Tokyu Corporation, Nishi-Nippon Railroad, Tokyo Metro, Tobu Railway, Sotetsu Holdings, Nagoya Railroad, Central Japan Railway Company, Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, Keisei Electric Railway, Kobe Electric Railway, Shizuoka Railway, Keihan Holdings, Nagoya City Transportation Bureau) and TIS Inc. It continues to create sustainable and socially impactful innovation through collaboration with startups, based on the railway and transportation infrastructure sector.
1. **Event Outline**
Participating companies and organizations will set up booths for children, allowing elementary school students, primarily, to experience various careers and technologies.
2. **Date and Time**
Sunday, June 7, 2026, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
3. **Location**
Sagamihara City Industrial Hall (3-12-1 Chuo, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara City)
4. **Booth Contents on the Day (Partial Excerpt - Planned)**
**Taisei Corporation:** Experience "life on the moon in the future" using VR, and a ride experience in "Eagle Atlas," a disaster recovery support vehicle.
**Preferred Networks, Inc.:** Fun challenges in programming and generative AI in a game-like manner.
**Daiwa Can Company:** Learn how "cans" are made and delivered throughout Japan, and create original cans.
**KYB Corporation:** Learn about "hydraulics" in a fun way and experience operating an excavator.
*Images are for illustration purposes only.
5. **List of Participating Companies and Organizations**
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Sagamihara City (joint participation), SUS Co., Ltd., NTT DOCOMO Business, Inc., KYB Corporation, ZUIKI Inc. and Taito Corporation (joint participation), SoftBank Corp., Taisei Corporation, Daiwa Can Company, Astronomy and Space Workshop Team, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Smart Service Implementation Promotion Project for Solving Social Issues, TRIP (Tokyo Railway Innovation Partnership), FUN+TECH DAY! Student Team, Futaba Railway Industry Co., Ltd., Preferred Networks, Inc., Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Ltd. and The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. (joint participation), UACJ Corporation
*In alphabetical order
*Per participating unit, excluding legal entities
6. **Application Process**
Please apply via the URL below (application deadline: Friday, June 5, first-come, first-served).
Application URL: https://market.jr-central.co.jp/shop/g/gEvent260607/
Apply here
*Participation is free of charge.
*The recommended age for booths is elementary school students, but preschoolers and junior high school students and older can also participate.
*Elementary school students and preschoolers must be accompanied by a guardian.
*The event is divided into three sessions: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM, and 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, with a capacity of approximately 350 participants per session, including guardians (free entry and exit within the reserved time).
7. **Implementation Structure**
Organizer: Central Japan Railway Company
Planning and Operation: CHEERS Inc. (*1)
Support: Sagamihara City
Collaboration: TRIP (*2)
(*1) About CHEERS Inc.
Aims to create a society where "all children can be excited about the present and the future." Collaborates with over 1,100 companies in 51 municipalities nationwide to provide various experiential opportunities to over 35,000 parent-child pairs.
- Business activities: Regional/local government revitalization, parent-child fan marketing, employee training/seminars.
- Corporate website: https://100will100cheer.com/
(*2) About TRIP
TRIP (https://tib-trip.com/) is a consortium led by 18 railway operators nationwide (Odakyu Electric Railway, Keio Corporation, Keikyu Corporation, JR East Start-up, Seibu Holdings, Tokyu Corporation, Nishi-Nippon Railroad, Tokyo Metro, Tobu Railway, Sotetsu Holdings, Nagoya Railroad, Central Japan Railway Company, Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, Keisei Electric Railway, Kobe Electric Railway, Shizuoka Railway, Keihan Holdings, Nagoya City Transportation Bureau) and TIS Inc. It continues to create sustainable and socially impactful innovation through collaboration with startups, based on the railway and transportation infrastructure sector.