Field Academy LITE 2025 Held with Kyoto City as Proposal Destination, a Cross-Industry Short-Term Cross-Border Program
Ridilover and Tsunagum launched "Field Academy LITE 2025" in Kyoto, a short-term program for 15 participants from 6 companies to address regional challenges in Rakusai New Town, fostering human resource development and community engagement.
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Ridilover Inc. (Headquarters: Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, Representative Director: Toshiki Abe) and Tsunagum Inc. (Headquarters: Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, Representative Director: Atsushi Tamura) held "Field Academy LITE," a short-term, cross-border program involving multiple industries with Kyoto City as the proposal destination, from November to December 2025.
What is Field Academy LITE?
Field Academy LITE is a cross-border program where interdisciplinary teams collaborate to tackle challenges without definitive answers, through fieldwork at social issue sites and desk research involving dialogues with stakeholders over 4 days (within a total period of 2 weeks to 2 months).
This program is designed as a short, intensive format that is easy to adopt and participate in, in response to the voices of individuals who found it difficult to participate in long-term cross-border learning due to work or family circumstances, and companies that could not introduce cross-border learning within a limited budget.
◆ Participating Companies in this Program: 6 companies, 15 individuals (Aisin, Konoike Transport, Tokyu Community, Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking)
Local Government: A Grounded Regional Issue-Solving Program Involving Kyoto City as the Proposal Destination
The stage for the program was Rakusai New Town, spread across Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
This is one of the large-scale new towns developed nationwide in the 1970s-80s, and it will celebrate its 50th anniversary in Reiwa 8 (2026). Once anticipated as the "Western Sub-center," it now faces apparent challenges such as an aging rate exceeding 45%, decline in regional economy due to the withdrawal of large commercial facilities, and outflow of young people, nearly half a century after its development.
What is Field Academy LITE?
Field Academy LITE is a cross-border program where interdisciplinary teams collaborate to tackle challenges without definitive answers, through fieldwork at social issue sites and desk research involving dialogues with stakeholders over 4 days (within a total period of 2 weeks to 2 months).
This program is designed as a short, intensive format that is easy to adopt and participate in, in response to the voices of individuals who found it difficult to participate in long-term cross-border learning due to work or family circumstances, and companies that could not introduce cross-border learning within a limited budget.
◆ Participating Companies in this Program: 6 companies, 15 individuals (Aisin, Konoike Transport, Tokyu Community, Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking)
Local Government: A Grounded Regional Issue-Solving Program Involving Kyoto City as the Proposal Destination
The stage for the program was Rakusai New Town, spread across Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City.
This is one of the large-scale new towns developed nationwide in the 1970s-80s, and it will celebrate its 50th anniversary in Reiwa 8 (2026). Once anticipated as the "Western Sub-center," it now faces apparent challenges such as an aging rate exceeding 45%, decline in regional economy due to the withdrawal of large commercial facilities, and outflow of young people, nearly half a century after its development.