OiTr installed at "Fukuoka University (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)"! Creating an environment where all students can study with peace of mind at the campus of Western Japan's largest comprehensive university.

OiTr Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Makoto Sakiyama), which operates "OiTr," Japan's first* service that provides free sanitary napkins in women's private restrooms in commercial facilities, public transportation, public facilities, offices, and schools nationwide, announces the new installation of OiTr at "Fukuoka University (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)" with service commencing on April 1, 2026, aiming to realize "a society where sanitary products are available in private restrooms like toilet paper."

■ Newly Installed Facilities

・Facility Name: Fukuoka University

・Location: 8-19-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

・Website: https://www.fukuoka-u.ac.jp/

・Service Start Date: April 1, 2026

・Number of Units Installed: 10

・Installation Information: https://www.oitr.jp/spot/detail/?id=f411

■ Comment from Fukuoka University

At our university, the Student Association General Affairs Committee conducted a survey on sanitary products targeting female students. The results showed many voices regarding the impact of sudden menstruation on daily life, hindrance to studies, and economic and psychological burdens. Previously, the university's Student Affairs Division and Health Center distributed sanitary products to those who requested them, but few students utilized this service. In response to these results, the Student Association General Affairs Committee reported the survey findings to the university and requested the installation of "OiTr" in campus restrooms. As a result, in response to student voices, "OiTr" will now be installed in 10 restrooms across the campus.

As a comprehensive university with 9 faculties, 31 departments, and a graduate school, our university has installed OiTr units in private restrooms throughout the campus so that students from all faculties can use them.

Our university will continue to support students and strive to realize a student life free from inconvenience.

■ About "OiTr"

OiTr is a service that allows users to receive sanitary napkins for free from dispensers located in women's private restrooms. By downloading the dedicated (free) app and registering an account, you can receive one napkin every 2 hours. Additionally, you can receive up to 7 napkins every 25 days from the account registration date.
As of March 2026, OiTr has been installed in 4,120 units across 367 facilities in 34 prefectures nationwide.

Details of installation locations: https://www.oitr.jp/spot/

In addition to receiving napkins, the app also offers "menstrual period prediction" and "health management" functions, with users commenting on its convenience for "receiving napkins while recording" and "accurate predictions." Furthermore, through the media platform "Itsudemo OiTr" (Always OiTr), which alleviates women's anxieties, information on women's mental and physical concerns, menstruation, and health is disseminated, supporting a society where women can make positive choices with peace of mind.

■ The Background of OiTr's Creation

OiTr Inc. started with the mission of "solving social issues through business." Among these, we focused on the issue of "period poverty" stemming from gender inequality.

In Japan, there are women who lack access to sanitary products and hygienic environments due to economic and social reasons, leading to invisible social losses such as loss of educational opportunities, difficulty in employment, and psychological burdens.

"Toilet paper is in the restroom, so why aren't sanitary products always available?" — Prompted by this simple question, our company began efforts to change societal awareness and environment, starting from the most familiar space in daily life: the restroom.

■ Initiatives for "Period Poverty"

In Japan, "period poverty" tends to be viewed as an economic problem, but globally, it refers to a state where people lack access to the minimum necessities for menstruation, including sanitary products, clean water, hygienic environments, and education on biology and reproduction. Lack of access to sanitary products is not merely a material issue; it profoundly affects dignity, health, education, labor, and overall life. While measures such as free provision, reduced tax rates, and tax abolition are progressing worldwide, in Japan, support remains limited to local government units.

Our company hopes to create an environment where sanitary products are "naturally available" in daily life, providing an opportunity to re-examine what has been considered "normal." We hope that this initiative will be the first step towards a society where everyone can live with peace of mind, and that greater empathy and action will spread.

Contact Information

Company Profile

Company Name: OiTr Inc.

Location: 2F Front Place Yotsuya, 3-2-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004

Representative Director: Makoto Sakiyama

Established: November 1, 2016

Business Activities: IoT Business

Official Website: https://www.oitr.jp

Official Media: "Itsudemo OiTr" https://oitr.jp/media/

With the vision of "What's good for you is good for society," we launched "OiTr" with the mission of solving social issues through business. We are building this sustainable solution and working to realize "a society where sanitary products are available in private restrooms like toilet paper." Through this business, our company aims for a society where customers and users pursue "good" things, considering the benefit of society as a whole alongside individual benefits.

*"Japan's first": As a service that distributes advertisements on digital signage embedded in dispensers installed in women's private restrooms, uses the advertising sponsorship fees as a financial resource to provide sanitary napkins to users for free from those dispensers, and authenticates/controls receipt in conjunction with a dedicated mobile app. According to our company's research (survey date: February 24, 2026). Based on publicly available information such as official websites, press releases, major news reports, and public announcements from government agencies/local authorities.