New Shared Office and Dual-Residency Hub Opens in Depopulating Town in Tottori; 'CHIPs Audition 2025' Award Ceremony Held Simultaneously
SHINRA COMPANY will open the 'Courage' shared office in Chizu, Tottori, on May 28, 2026, serving as a hub for dual residency. The event will also feature the award ceremony for 'CHIPs Audition 2025,' highlighting the public-private partnership project.
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## Opening of New Shared Office Hub 'Courage'
SHINRA COMPANY (Headquarters: Chizu-cho, Tottori Prefecture; CEO: Daisuke Hoshino) will open 'Courage,' a new hub for dual residency, on May 28, 2026. This facility serves as the activity base for the 'CHIPs (CHIZU Incubation Platform)' project, a public-private partnership promoted by the company in collaboration with Chizu Town, local financial institutions, and the Chamber of Commerce. The opening day will also include the award ceremony for 'CHIPs Audition 2025,' which supports new challengers in the region.
### From 'Related Population' to 'Economic Population'
With Chizu's population having declined to 6,000, the town faces shortages in both human resources and jobs. Selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's 'Leading Project for Implementing Dual Residency Promotion,' the company is redefining dual residency not as a mere precursor to migration or tourism, but as a 'method for implementing business in the region.' CHIPs provides a foundation to welcome external talent as 'partners who build businesses with the region (economic population).'
### Features of the Shared Office 'Courage'
Renovated from a vacant property along the Chizu Kaido, 'Courage' features:
- **Full Accommodation/Stay Functions**: Ensures capacity for long-term and frequent visits, supporting daily life and activities in the region.
- **Full-scale Business Environment**: Offers co-working space, environment suitable for corporate registration, and storage lockers for visiting business operators.
- **Exchange Hub**: Works with nearby facilities like the 'Fukui House/Share Restaurant' to become a core for interaction between residents, local businesses, and dual residents.
### About the 'CHIPs' Public-Private Consortium
CHIPs is an 'intermediary support organization' that accompanies talent challenging themselves with entrepreneurship and new fields in Chizu. Bringing together administrative, financial, and private-sector functions, it launched in fiscal 2024. It has already generated approximately 80 million yen in economic effects from roughly 2 million yen of public funds. It also provides the 'CHIPs Dual Pass' for comprehensive support.
【Participating Institutions】
The Tottori Bank, The San-in Godo Bank, Tottori Shinkin Bank, Chizu Town Chamber of Commerce, Chizu Town Side-Job Cooperative, SHINRA COMPANY, and Chizu Town.
### Event Overview
Date/Time: May 28, 2026 (Thursday), 10:00 AM - around noon
Venue: Shared Office 'Courage' (1128-3 Chizu, Chizu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori)
Contents: Opening ceremony, facility tour, 'CHIPs Audition 2025' award ceremony, and networking session.
SHINRA COMPANY (Headquarters: Chizu-cho, Tottori Prefecture; CEO: Daisuke Hoshino) will open 'Courage,' a new hub for dual residency, on May 28, 2026. This facility serves as the activity base for the 'CHIPs (CHIZU Incubation Platform)' project, a public-private partnership promoted by the company in collaboration with Chizu Town, local financial institutions, and the Chamber of Commerce. The opening day will also include the award ceremony for 'CHIPs Audition 2025,' which supports new challengers in the region.
### From 'Related Population' to 'Economic Population'
With Chizu's population having declined to 6,000, the town faces shortages in both human resources and jobs. Selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's 'Leading Project for Implementing Dual Residency Promotion,' the company is redefining dual residency not as a mere precursor to migration or tourism, but as a 'method for implementing business in the region.' CHIPs provides a foundation to welcome external talent as 'partners who build businesses with the region (economic population).'
### Features of the Shared Office 'Courage'
Renovated from a vacant property along the Chizu Kaido, 'Courage' features:
- **Full Accommodation/Stay Functions**: Ensures capacity for long-term and frequent visits, supporting daily life and activities in the region.
- **Full-scale Business Environment**: Offers co-working space, environment suitable for corporate registration, and storage lockers for visiting business operators.
- **Exchange Hub**: Works with nearby facilities like the 'Fukui House/Share Restaurant' to become a core for interaction between residents, local businesses, and dual residents.
### About the 'CHIPs' Public-Private Consortium
CHIPs is an 'intermediary support organization' that accompanies talent challenging themselves with entrepreneurship and new fields in Chizu. Bringing together administrative, financial, and private-sector functions, it launched in fiscal 2024. It has already generated approximately 80 million yen in economic effects from roughly 2 million yen of public funds. It also provides the 'CHIPs Dual Pass' for comprehensive support.
【Participating Institutions】
The Tottori Bank, The San-in Godo Bank, Tottori Shinkin Bank, Chizu Town Chamber of Commerce, Chizu Town Side-Job Cooperative, SHINRA COMPANY, and Chizu Town.
### Event Overview
Date/Time: May 28, 2026 (Thursday), 10:00 AM - around noon
Venue: Shared Office 'Courage' (1128-3 Chizu, Chizu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori)
Contents: Opening ceremony, facility tour, 'CHIPs Audition 2025' award ceremony, and networking session.
FAQ
シェアオフィス「クレージュ」はどのような施設ですか？
鳥取県智頭町の空き店舗を改修したシェアオフィスで、コワーキングスペース機能に加え、宿泊・滞在設備を備えており、法人登記も可能です。
官民連携プロジェクト「CHIPs」とは何ですか？
智頭町において、起業や新分野開拓に挑戦する人材を伴走支援する中間支援組織です。行政、金融、地元事業者などが連携しています。
「CHIPs Audition 2025」の授賞式はいつ開催されますか？
2026年5月28日（木）に、シェアオフィス「クレージュ」の開所式および施設お披露目会とともに開催されます。
SHINRA COMPANY株式会社の主な事業目的は何ですか？
二地域居住を単なる移住の前段階ではなく、地域で事業を実装する手法と捉え、仕事やコミュニティを一体的に支える基盤構築に取り組んでいます。
CHIPsプロジェクトの経済的成果はありますか？
公的資金約200万円に対して約8,000万円の経済効果（レバレッジ約40倍）を生み出すなど、具体的な成果が出ています。