TONICHI's Location Provision Service T-Roke Registers "Former Ishide Elementary School" for the First Time with School Facilities!

To-Nichi Printing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Koto-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuaki Nishikawa, hereinafter referred to as TONICHI)'s location provision service "T-Roke" has newly registered "Former Ishide Elementary School" (Tono-cho, Katori District, Chiba Prefecture) as an intermediary filming location.
Location introduction page　https://t-roke.com/location/school-ishide/

Former Ishide Elementary School was closed in 2020 and is currently utilized as a location facility called "Tuno Ishidesho" that leverages the former school building.
Because the school building that was actually used is preserved as is, it can reproduce spaces unique to schools such as classrooms, science rooms, and the rooftop. Unlike active school facilities, it can flexibly accommodate filming purposes and schedules, thus meeting the filming needs for diverse scenes in video works, commercials, and still photography.

In recent years, the demand for filming at realistic school facilities has been increasing in video production such as dramas, movies, commercials, and music videos. Former Ishide Elementary School, which maximally utilizes the atmosphere of an actual school building while accommodating a variety of school scenes in a single facility, is expected to be a valuable option for production sites.

Yutaka Yanagibori, Representative Director of the General Incorporated Association Onra Mirai Kaigi, which operates Tuno Ishidesho, decided to register with the location brokerage service "T-Roke," highly praising the recommendations from location coordinators and the support system that connects production sites with location operators.

In Tono-cho, initiatives are also underway to create related populations and revitalize the region through new utilization of regional resources. The utilization of Former Ishide Elementary School as a location is anticipated as a new opportunity to connect video production with the region. Moving forward, they aim to expand location utilization by leveraging the charm of the former school building as a hub connecting video production sites and regional resources.

Yutaka Yanagibori (Yuta Yanagibori)
Born in Tono-cho, Chiba Prefecture / Video and PR Producer / Representative Director, General Incorporated Association Onra Mirai Kaigi / Master of Public Relations and Information Science (MICS)

Produced various projects such as TV commercials for major corporations and a short film nominated at the Locarno International Film Festival. Currently applies "communication technology" and "organizational skills for arranging spaces" to regional issues such as operating the closed school renovation complex facility "Tuno Ishidesho," verifying and practicing communication that connects to the next generation.

Location brokerage service [T-Roke]

T-Roke started lending its own facilities as filming locations in FY2018 and began offering location brokerage services on behalf of local governments and companies in FY2020. Currently, it has over 150 registered locations and an annual track record of over 300 filming support cases.