BUB Inc. Receives Certificate of Appreciation for Donation to Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

BUB Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Yuto Ichinohe, hereinafter 'the Company') has made a donation to Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, utilizing the Regional Revitalization Support Tax System (Corporate Hometown Tax Donation), and has received a certificate of appreciation from the city. The Company opened the experiential resort facility 'BUB RESORT Tsukuba' in Tsukuba City in April 2025, and is working on regional revitalization through tourism promotion. (From left to right) Yuto Ichinohe, Representative Director of BUB Inc., and Tatsuo Igarashi, Mayor of Tsukuba City Donation Overview Donation System: Corporate Hometown Tax Donation (Regional Revitalization Support Tax System) Recipient: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture Donation Amount: 1,000,000 yen Fiscal Year of Donation: FY Reiwa 7 (2025) Background of the Donation Since its opening in April 2025, 'BUB RESORT Tsukuba', operated by the Company, has attracted families mainly from the Tokyo metropolitan area and other regions, contributing to the creation of human flow from outside the city to Tsukuba City and the vitalization of consumption. Since the first year of opening, we have been developing our business in cooperation with local farmers, artisans, and cultural organizations. This time, to contribute to the regional revitalization of Tsukuba City, which is the foundation of our business activities, we made a donation utilizing the corporate hometown tax donation system. In conjunction with this, we have been awarded a certificate of appreciation from Tsukuba City. Record of Regional Collaboration at BUB RESORT Tsukuba At BUB RESORT Tsukuba, we redesign the culture, industry, and food of Tsukuba and Ibaraki as 'growth experiences that children get absorbed in' and broadcast them inside and outside the prefecture. The main collaboration achievements in the first year of opening are as follows. We conducted Kise-bayashi experiences (support for the inheritance of Tsukuba City's designated intangible folk cultural asset) and historical experiences related to the Mito Komon battle and Benkei. Passing on Ibaraki's traditional culture to the next generation.