Children Tackle Global Challenges Unsolvable by Adults: "Nature Positive" Achievement Presentation to Gather 600 Parents and Children on July 11

The "Earth Saver Project," where children take the lead in actions (Nature Positive) to protect the future of the Earth, will hold its achievement presentation on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at the "National Olympics Memorial Youth Center," a vast urban green space. This event marks the culmination of experiential activities held in various natural settings across Tokyo.

This presentation, co-hosted by the Tokyo Junior Chamber Inc. and CLASS EARTH Inc. as part of the "Tokyo JC Nature Positive Tour," will bring together approximately 600 parents and children. The participating children will present how their awareness and actions regarding biodiversity have changed through the tour.

Furthermore, to seamlessly connect this learning to the next stage of action for a sustainable future, the concept for "Earth Saver Farm," a flower and green exhibition project at the 2027 International Horticultural Exhibition (GREENxEXPO 2027), will be unveiled. CLASS EARTH Inc. (Representative Director: Haruka Takagishi) and PLANTIO Inc. (Representative Director CEO: Takayoshi Serizawa) will present their vision for "Next-Generation Agri-Tech Education," where digital-native children utilize IoT and AI, along with the latest renderings of a sustainable secret base utilizing abandoned bamboo forests, a social issue, to a wide economic and social audience.

"Interconnectedness of Life" Witnessed by Children in Urban Nature - From Shinjuku Gyoen to Aquariums

"Earth Savers" are saviors of the Earth who think and act independently on "what they can do" within biodiversity.

Through the Tokyo JC Nature Positive Tour, children have learned deeply from observing urban natural environments and ecosystems at aquariums during three consecutive experiential activities: the "Departure Edition & Park Edition" at Shinjuku Gyoen, the "Farm Edition" on the rooftop of an Otemachi building, and the "Ocean Edition" at Sunshine Aquarium.

They will present their genuine feelings and aspirations for the future, discovered through their own perspectives and firsthand experiences in natural environments, rather than textbook answers prepared by adults. The journey gained through these experiential activities will form the foundation for their activities at the "Earth Saver Farm," their next stage.

Exhibiting "Time to Grow" Rather Than Finished Plants: A "Next-Generation Food and Agriculture Education Program" Starring Children at the 2027 International Horticultural Exhibition

The next stage to elevate their valuable experiences into sustainable actions is the exhibition project "Earth Saver Farm" at the 2027 International Horticultural Exhibition.

The most distinctive feature of this project is its concept of making the "time to grow" itself the main exhibit, where children, as the next generation of stewards, will sow seeds, grow them, harvest them, eat them, and learn. Instead of displaying beautiful, finished plants, the focus is on the process.

This presentation will also unveil new models for practical educational solutions utilizing abandoned bamboo forests, a social issue, and the "satellite venues" that will expand this initiative nationwide.

Additionally, a presentation on the concept of passing on the legacy of Expo 2025 to the next generation by Director Shoji Kawamori, the project's supervisor, and video messages from other distinguished advisors will be shown.

Deciphering "Endangered Vegetables" with the Digital Cultivation Guide "grow": Next-Generation Agri-Tech Education and "Live Equipment Exhibition"

Using PLANTIO's digital cultivation guide "grow," cultivation data for traditional vegetables (endangered vegetables) that are difficult to grow due to a declining number of producers will be digitally recorded. AI will navigate tasks such as "needs water" and "timing for thinning." Furthermore, the concept of agri-tech education that analyzes "why it withered" and "why it grew" based on accumulated data is being envisioned for the future. Actual equipment, including sensors (grow CONNECT) to be used, will be exhibited at the venue.

Sustainable Architecture Utilizing Abandoned Bamboo Forests and Future Wine: Growing 120cm in One Day!?

The latest renderings of buildings created with children, utilizing abandoned bamboo forests as a social issue, will be unveiled for the first time at this presentation. Presentations will cover the creation of practical learning and experiential spaces for children utilizing abandoned bamboo forests, such as the concept of building the roof with bamboo together with children, and cultivating Japanese grapes on the exterior walls to be presented as wine when they grow up.

Roadmap to "Attendants" Communicating Globally

A roadmap will also be presented for children who have learned through the English environmental learning program "Earth Saver Family English (EFE)" to communicate globally in their own words as "attendants" on the day of the exhibition. Additionally, all attendees will receive a special "custom ticket made of bamboo (EFE experience coupon)" as the first step towards becoming an attendant.

Event Outline

Date and Time: Saturday, July 11, 2026, 11:00 AM Start / 4:00 PM End

[Media Reception Starts] 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

[Main Media Coverage Time] 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

*This event is held throughout the day, but media representatives are welcome to attend partially, only during the main presentation time (2:00 PM - 3:00 PM). Please come at your convenience.

Venue: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, International Exchange Building, "International Conference Room"

(3-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0052)

Content: Children's achievement presentations on experiential activities and the full unveiling of the "Earth Saver Farm" exhibition project for the 2027 International Horticultural Exhibition. The next-generation food and agriculture education program, including AI-powered traditional vegetable cultivation models and concepts for utilizing abandoned bamboo forests, will be presented.

[Event Schedule (Tentative)]

11:00 AM | Booth exhibition to feel the connection between human life and biodiversity (within the Reception Hall)

1:00 PM | Keynote Speech: "Biodiversity That Adults Must Know Now" by Koichi Goka

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2:00 PM | Children's Experiential Activity Achievement Presentations ~ Photo Session

2:40 PM | 2027 International Horticultural Exhibition "Earth Saver Farm" PR Presentation

(Haruka Takagishi, Representative Director of CLASS EARTH; Takayoshi Serizawa, Representative Director CEO of PLANTIO)

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3:00 PM | Booth Exhibition Resumes / Individual Interview Support

4:00 PM | End

*The keynote speech by Mr. Koichi Goka will be entirely closed to photography and recording (viewing only) for both press and attendees, as per the speaker's wishes.

< How to Apply for Attendance >

Please apply using one of the following two methods:

The application deadline is noon on Friday, July 10, 2026.

1. Google Form: https://forms.gle/TC9Xf5GV15SfEYdHA

2. Email: Please send an email to pr@class-earth.com with the following information:

Still Photography: Yes/No

Movie Photography: Yes/No

Your Company/Affiliation:

Your Media Name:

Representative's Full Name:

Representative's Phone Number:

Representative's Email Address:

Estimated Arrival Time:

Total Number of Attendees:

Questions:

What is Earth Saver

An "Earth Saver" (savior of the Earth) born from the anime "The Laitel of the Earth."

In the Earth Saver Project, children take the initiative to think about what they can do within biodiversity and act to protect living things and nature.

Through Nature Positive education, SDGs promotion events, and collaboration with schools and local governments, they deliver messages for the future to the world through "learning and expression" such as songs, dances, and presentations.

About "grow," a Cloud-Distributed Agri-Food Infrastructure

To "bring people and agriculture closer," we combine the power of technology and entertainment to lower the barrier to agricultural participation and create touchpoints for experiencing agriculture everywhere, such as on office building rooftops, in urban gaps, and indoors in offices, commercial facilities, apartments, or even underground.

▼ Three Locations for Creating Opportunities to Experience Agriculture

Office building rooftops | Urban gaps | Indoors such as offices and basements

Creating places and opportunities to experience agriculture in offices and commercial facilities, on top of apartments, in parks, or indoors such as basements.

"grow" is a democratic, cloud-distributed "Agri-Food Infrastructure" that integrates software (content such as farming, food, vegetables, human communication, and events) and hardware (locations, planters), allowing anyone to participate easily anywhere.

grow brand logo (vertical) grow brand logo (horizontal)

Company Profile

Company Name: PLANTIO Inc.

Location: 11-7 Shinsencho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Established: June 16, 2015

Capital: 255.32 million yen

Representative: Takayoshi Serizawa

URL: https://plantio.co.jp/

Overview: The fundamental cause is that as capitalism has progressed to its extreme, "production" and "consumption" have become disconnected, and "the distance between people and agriculture has widened." We create places and opportunities to experience agriculture and food, and by combining digital technology with fun!, we lower the threshold for agricultural participation, creating a democratic social infrastructure for agriculture, food, and food culture that anyone can act and participate in. This is a social impact startup selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's startup support program "J-Startup," led by Takayoshi Serizawa, one of Forbes JAPAN's "25 People Illuminating the Future of Food."

Main Business Activities:

- Development of cloud-distributed agri-food infrastructure "grow"

- Development of vegetable cultivation support system "Crowd Farming System" utilizing AIoT/ICT

- Consulting for town development with agriculture and food

- Planning, installation, and operation of shared community farms (smart community farms) equipped with grow

- Deployment of urban farming services for home use equipped with grow

- Planning, development, and operation of experiential content and educational programs focusing on agriculture and food

- Support for GX (Green Transformation) for corporations/local governments/public administrations

- Support for TCDF/TNFD report creation for corporations/local governments/public administrations

- Collaborative research to create future value through business co-creation and agriculture/food with companies/universities, etc.

About CLASS EARTH Inc.

Established: January 6, 2023

Address: 8-17-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061

Representative Director: Haruka Takagishi

Business Activities: Education, Consulting Business, Art Business

HP: https://class-earth.com/

< About Us >

CLASS EARTH is a creative company that integrates Nature Positive education x stories x art x entertainment with biodiversity as its theme.

Based on the philosophy that "correct action cannot arise without correct knowledge," we create opportunities to foster understanding and action towards nature through stories, experiences, expression, and practice.