RePlayce Inc. Selected to Plan and Operate Nagoya City's 'NAGOYA AI YOUTH CAMP'

RePlayce Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Masahiro Yamamoto; hereinafter 'RePlayce'), a company providing career exploration services for junior and senior high school students, has been entrusted by Nagoya City with the planning and operation of the 'NAGOYA AI YOUTH CAMP'.

This program is a hands-on educational initiative targeting all middle and high school students—from beginners to those passionate about AI and programming—who aim to thrive in the upcoming AI era. RePlayce will leverage its advanced educational assets and unique learning design expertise cultivated through operating the career exploration online school 'TANQ BASE' and the correspondence high school support institution 'HR High School Academy' to plan and run the program.

The program consists of two tracks: a one-day event titled 'AI STARTUP SESSION (Lecture)', where participants learn future perspectives from entrepreneurs at the forefront of innovation, and an eight-session 'AI STARTUP CAMP (Workshop)', where students tackle real-world business challenges from companies using AI and IT tools. Participation in either track is available independently.

With this announcement, recruitment for student participants in both programs has begun.

This initiative, hosted by Nagoya City, aims to cultivate talent with entrepreneurial spirit and promote the emergence of the next generation of entrepreneurs.

The first session, the lecture event, will feature a distinguished lineup of active entrepreneurs who have forged their own paths, offering students authentic insights and inspiration for meaningful challenges through real dialogue. In the second session, the workshop, students will form teams and work on actual business challenges presented by participating companies. Equipped with AI and IT tools, they will brainstorm ideas, develop prototypes using no-code tools, and experience direct pitching to companies—an intensive, practice-based curriculum.

Background of the Initiative

Rapid technological advancements and the rise of generative AI have placed modern society in an era of unpredictable transformation. For young people to thrive in this new age, it is increasingly urgent to develop 'entrepreneurship' and 'non-cognitive skills'—the ability to proactively use cutting-edge tools, collaborate with others, and create new value in situations without clear answers—rather than simply accumulating existing knowledge. However, there remains a structural gap: students lack sufficient experience tackling real-world challenges and implementing technology in practical settings.

To address this, the program optimizes RePlayce’s unique 'active learning design methodology'—refined through its school operations—into a municipal-level initiative. The program is designed so that students go beyond mere knowledge acquisition or ideation, instead using AI and IT tools to physically create tangible 'products' with their own hands. By confronting authentic corporate challenges and engaging in repeated trial and error, students will develop the resilience to make their own decisions and see projects through to completion, even in ambiguous situations, while cultivating a sense of ownership over their own futures.

Program Overview

[First Phase: 'AI STARTUP SESSION' Lecture]

Date: July 5, 2026 (Sunday), 13:00–17:00

Venue: Nagoya Innovators Garage

Target: Middle and high school students residing in or attending school in Nagoya City (online participation open to all)

Main Content: Entrepreneur-led lectures, panel discussions, networking session

[Second Phase: 'AI STARTUP CAMP' Workshop]

Period: July 25 (Saturday) to August 23, 2026 (Sunday) [8 sessions total]

Venue: Nagoya Innovators Garage (Nagoya Nadiapark, 3F & 4F)

Target: Middle and high school students residing in or attending school in Nagoya City (Capacity: 40 students, selection process required)

Main Content: Solving real corporate challenges, prototyping using AI and IT tools, final presentation to companies (Demo Day)

※ For speaker details and full program schedule, please visit the official website.

■ Participant Recruitment and Application

Those interested in participating should apply via the application form on the official website below.

For the latest updates and detailed program schedules, please visit the official website.

NAGOYA AI YOUTH CAMP Details and Application Page:

https://ayc-nagoya.com

Key Features of the Program

The program’s greatest strength lies in the condensed application of RePlayce’s proven 'practical learning design and operational expertise' developed through 'TANQ BASE' and 'HR High School Academy'. Unlike traditional knowledge-based education, this eight-session program fully integrates a hands-on process that enables even complete beginners—regardless of prior knowledge—to become deeply engaged, master generative AI and IT tools, and create tangible prototypes with their own hands. With professional entrepreneurs and expert mentors guiding them, the program creates an environment where every student, regardless of academic background, can produce high-quality outputs with high motivation.

Through tackling real corporate challenges, participants will develop practical problem-solving skills and foundational professional competencies such as logical thinking. The experience of transforming their ideas into prototypes and receiving serious feedback from industry professionals will serve as a powerful success experience, boosting their self-efficacy. Simultaneously, participating companies and society at large will gain access to fresh, flexible insights unique to digital-native youth—valuable inputs for actual business development and social issue resolution—creating a mutually beneficial value system.

Future Outlook

Through the operation of this program, RePlayce aims to contribute to building an ecosystem for nurturing next-generation AI talent and entrepreneurs in Nagoya City. Moving forward, the company will utilize practical insights and educational impact data gathered from this initiative to continuously improve its educational content and accelerate collaboration with local governments and educational institutions nationwide. RePlayce is committed to advancing a sustainable educational model across Japan, enabling all middle and high school students—regardless of region or background—to connect with society through their passions and proactively shape their futures using cutting-edge technology.

RePlayce Inc.

Founded in April 2024 as a spin-off from NTT DOCOMO, Inc., RePlayce originated from 'Hataraku-bu', a career exploration service for middle and high school students. In 2025, it launched HR High School Academy, aiming to ignite curiosity in youth and 'update the current state of education' as its mission. In December 2025, 'Hataraku-bu' was rebranded and relaunched as 'TANQ BASE'.