Sala Group Participates in the 4th "Okashi na Summer School in Aichi 2026" Co-created by 47 Companies and Organizations

Sala Group (Headquarters: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture / Group Representative & CEO: Goro Jinno), which develops various businesses supporting daily life and business, will participate in the "4th Okashi na Summer School in Aichi" (hereinafter referred to as "Okasama"), co-hosted by 47 companies and organizations gathered under the call to "Make beloved Aichi more exciting!", continuing from last year. During the period from Saturday, July 18, 2026, to Monday, August 31, 2026, Sala Group will co-host five events held in Toyohashi and Nagoya among the events held at various locations in Aichi Prefecture. Centered around emCAMPUS STUDIO and Sala E&L Higashimikawa Co., Ltd., we will combine the diverse knowledge within the group and team up with a wide variety of companies that are energizing the region to transmit "strange" learning opportunities that excite both children and adults from Higashimikawa and Nagoya.

Events Co-hosted by Sala Group

[For Parents and Children] Narikiri Quest ~Fostering a Caring Heart, 5 Challenges for Parents and Children to Tackle~

This is a festival-style workshop where participants enjoy learning about "the daily lives (perspectives and positions) of others" with diversity as the theme. Through art experiences using glasses that make it difficult to distinguish colors, and adventures navigating obstacle courses in wheelchairs using scrap materials, parents and children will challenge five missions to foster a "caring heart."

Date & Time: Monday, July 20, 2026, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Sala Plaza Toyohashi (1F, 100 Shirakawa-cho, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture)

Target Audience: Elementary school students (parental accompaniment required)

Participation Fee: ¥2,000 for elementary school students (free for accompanying parents) ※Tickets with childcare service available

[For Adults] Executive Meeting at Night 2026 in Toyohashi ~Self-Liberation and Corporate Management~

A highly popular talk session held annually. This year, corporate executives with ties to Toyohashi will all transform into "Drag Queens"! Shedding their usual titles and suits, they will engage in a candid talk session with no script, centered on the theme of "Self-Liberation and Corporate Management." A "Kasugai Time" will also be provided for participants to interact and mingle.

Date & Time: Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Location: emCAMPUS STUDIO (EAST 5F, 2-81 Ekimae Odori, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture)

Participation Fee: ¥1,000 (includes snacks)

[For Children] Calling All Young CEOs! Learn About "Regional Money Relay" Through Card Games ~Challenge to Develop New Products with Your Ideas~

Elementary school students become "CEOs" and challenge themselves to create new products using cards representing Aichi's materials and companies! With hints from AI and support from adult "secretaries," they will learn about the flow of money and the workings of jobs in the region through a game-like experience. The business plan sheets they create are perfect for independent study. Date & Time: Tuesday, August 4, 2026, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Common Nexus, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System (Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture)

Target Audience: 1st to 6th grade elementary school students

Participation Fee: ¥1,000

[For Adults] Molting Support Group for Those Who Want to Grow ~A Workshop for a Slightly More Enjoyable Work Life Starting Tomorrow~

This is a "real molting" workshop for adults who are unsure about their work style or want to update their careers. Taking inspiration from the molting stories of business professionals who have transformed, participants will seriously consider their own work styles and experience a somewhat "strange" process of being wrapped in roll paper and making a "molting declaration."

Date & Time: Friday, August 28, 2026, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Location: emCAMPUS STUDIO (EAST 5F, 2-81 Ekimae Odori, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture)

Participation Fee: ¥1,000 (includes drinks and light snacks)

[For Children] Higashimikawa Future Ability Discovery Lab ~Visualize Your Strengths with Game Scores!~

A one-day-only lab for upper elementary and junior high school students to discover abilities that cannot be measured by school tests. The results of carnival game play will be thoroughly analyzed to quantify "ability status," which will then be logically matched with future occupations that fit the student's potential. Candid interviews with adults working on the front lines will also be conducted.

Date & Time: Saturday, August 29, 2026, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: emCAMPUS STUDIO (EAST 5F, 2-81 Ekimae Odori, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture)

Target Audience: 5th grade elementary school students to 1st year junior high school students

Participation Fee: ¥1,000 (free for accompanying parents)

※Event details may be subject to change.

※For event details and application methods, please visit the "Okashi na Summer School in Aichi" special website.

[Special Website]

https://www.kasugai.co.jp/aichi_summerschool/

Special Website

What is "Okashi na Summer School in Aichi"?

This is a learning event started by Kasugai Seika, born in Nagoya, with the call to "Make beloved Aichi more exciting!" In its fourth year in 2026, 47 companies and organizations of various industries and sizes will collaborate. Each company will contribute their proud products, people, and ideas to offer "slightly strange learning" that provides unexpectedness and satisfaction, free from the mundane, to children and adults.

About Sala Group / emCAMPUS STUDIO / Sala E&L Higashimikawa

[About Sala Group]

Sala Group is a group of 47 companies that develops various businesses supporting daily life and business, with Sala Corporation (Headquarters: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, President & CEO: Goro Jinno) as the holding company. With the eastern Aichi and western Shizuoka prefectures as its core areas, it operates in six business fields that support daily life and business, including energy, construction and civil engineering, housing, automobile sales, veterinary pharmaceutical sales, and real estate development. Under the basic philosophy of "Making living spaces more beautiful and comfortable," we contribute to the realization of an affluent society by providing products and services tailored to customer needs.

[Website] https://www.sala.jp/

[About emCAMPUS STUDIO]

emCAMPUS STUDIO is an incubation facility operated by Sala Corporation. With the concept of "co-creation," meaning to create new value together, it offers four main services: "Learning Programs," "Challenge Support," "Meeting Room Rentals," and "Coworking Spaces." We are committed to supporting business creation that leads to a vibrant life in this region, aiming for the realization of a prosperous future for Higashimikawa. [Website] https://www.em-campus.jp/studio/

[About Sala E&L Higashimikawa Co., Ltd.]

Sala E&L Higashimikawa Co., Ltd. is a regional sales office of Sala Energy Co., Ltd., headquartered in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture. Centered in the Higashimikawa area, it serves as a point of contact for general households and commercial/industrial customers in the region, providing a wide range of services related to daily life and housing, including energy supply such as city gas, LP gas, and electricity, as well as gas appliances, renovations, water delivery, housekeeping services, and cultural classes. Through business activities rooted in the community, we support the creation of comfortable and secure lives for each and every customer.

[Website] https://www.salaenergy.co.jp/higashimikawa/

A Word from the Person in Charge

We empathize with this initiative to "strangely" energize the region and are participating again this year! Currently, we are working with other companies and preparing the events with great enthusiasm to deliver surprise and learning to all participants. Whether you are a working adult looking to make your everyday life a little more fun, or a parent and child looking to enjoy their summer vacation, please come and visit "Okasama" this summer!

(Planning Department, Sala Corporation / emCAMPUS STUDIO: Yasui)