Yokohama National University Students and Nippon Travel Co., Ltd. Collaborate on Experiential Mystery-Solving Tour 'Time Travel 2026 in Kannai' to Create Kannai's Future, to be Held on August 22

Nippon Travel Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Keigo Yoshida, hereinafter "Nippon Travel") will jointly plan and hold a mystery-solving tour titled 'Time Travel 2026 in Kannai' with students from Yokohama National University (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President: Izuru Umehara), anational university corporation. This tour, set in Yokohama, aims to foster learning through play and will be held on August 22 (Sat).

Yokohama City is promoting new urban development with the themes of "international industry-academia collaboration" and "tourism and attraction."

This initiative brings together students from Yokohama National University (1 Regional Challenge Practice "Locomobi Project") who are engaged in practical urban development from the perspectives of community and mobility, and Nippon Travel Tom Sawyer Club*2. Together, they have developed a program for elementary and junior high school students in the Yokohama vicinity to learn about the development of the Kannai and Minatomirai areas while having fun.

Through mystery-solving that explores Yokohama's historical industrial and cultural activities, this tour allows participants to learn about the transition to current urban development that considers the environment, and about sustainable "connections between people and the city."

Nippon Travel and Yokohama National University aim to further strengthen their collaboration, starting with this tour, and will continue to work on revitalizing various regions in the future.

Tour Outline

Tour Name:

Time Travel 2026 in Kannai ~Yokohama City Walking Exploration Team!~

Date and Time:

August 22, 2026 (Sat)

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Last reception 3:00 PM)

Meeting and Dissolution Location:

JR Kannai Station South Exit / In front of BASEGATE Yokohama Kannai Visitor Front

Target Audience:

Pairs of elementary/junior high school students and their guardians, high school students and older

Participation Fee:

2,500 yen per person (same price for adults and children)

Planning Organization:

Yokohama National University Regional Challenge Practice "Practice of Urban Development from Community and Mobility (Locomobi Project)", Nippon Travel Co., Ltd.

Cooperation:

BASEGATE Yokohama Kannai, Yokohama City Guide Association

Travel Planning and Execution:

Nippon Travel Co., Ltd. Kanagawa Corporate Sales Department

Main Experiential Content in Mystery Solving (3 Adventure Points):

1 Learn about Future Transportation

"Green Slow Mobility" traveling at less than 20 km/h, which is environmentally friendly, will be specially operated in the Kannai area.

*Boarding is possible if there are vacant seats.

2 Discover Environmental Secrets

Explore and compare areas from Yokohama Park to Grand Mall Park, which features the latest heat island countermeasures.

3 Fusion of History and Future

From the historic buildings along Nihon Odori to the cutting-edge hub "BASEGATE Yokohama Kannai."

Sales Start Date:

July 3 (Fri)

Application URL:

https://va.apollon.nta.co.jp/timetravel_kannai/

*Available from July 3 (Fri) onwards

*Please check here for details.

*1 About the Regional Challenge Practice "Locomobi Project"

"Regional Challenge Practice" is a practical subject within the "Community Interaction Subjects" sub-major program, organized by the Center for Regional Practice Education and Research, Regional Cooperation Promotion Organization, Yokohama National University. It is a community-based practical course. "Practice of Urban Development from Community and Mobility (Locomobi Project)" conducts various activities to identify and solve issues related to regional transportation and urban development, with Yokohama, Fujisawa, and Kamakura as its fields.

*2 About Tom Sawyer Club

Established in 1987 by Nippon Travel with the wish for the growth of the next generation, this is a membership club for elementary and junior high school students. Currently, it has approximately 3,000 members nationwide and offers adventurous content such as summer nature experience camps and winter ski experience trips.