[Industry-Academia Collaboration] Miyahara SA and Kumamoto Prefectural Nanryo High School to Implement Industry-Academia Collaboration Project Again This Year!
Students from Kumamoto Prefectural Nanryo High School will develop recipes using local ingredients to be sold at E3 Kyushu Expressway Miyahara SA. This industry-academia collaboration project, aimed at regional revitalization and food education, will see new menus sold from November 2026 to February 2027.
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To promote the appeal of the region, a project will be implemented again this year where high school students will devise recipes using "local ingredients" and sell them at E3 Kyushu Expressway Miyahara SA (up and down lines).
■ Purpose
・To contribute to the promotion of local production for local consumption and the dissemination of regional charm through food, by engaging in industry-academia collaboration (menu development and sales) utilizing "local ingredients" as regional resources.
・To encourage high school students to think about their region through "food" by devising recipes using local ingredients.
■ Details
・Sales Location: E3 Kyushu Expressway Miyahara SA (up and down lines) Operator: Kyushu Sanko Retail Co., Ltd.
・Sales Corner: Food Court
・Sales Period: Scheduled from mid-to-late November Reiwa 8 (2026) to the end of February Reiwa 9 (2027)
・Theme: "Warm dishes using winter ingredients/specialties from Kumamoto Prefecture"
■ Schedule
(1) Briefing for participating students (Wednesday, May 20, Reiwa 8 [2026])
Explanation of how to devise menus and points to keep in mind when doing so.
(2) Recipe development (~early July Reiwa 8 [2026])
Students from Kumamoto Prefectural Nanryo High School will devise recipes based on the theme.
(3) Document screening (around early July Reiwa 8 [2026])
Kyushu Sanko Retail Co., Ltd., the operator of Miyahara SA (up and down lines), will conduct a document screening of the devised recipes.
(4) Presentation screening (around early August Reiwa 8 [2026])
Students whose recipes pass the document screening will give a presentation to the judges, and the new menu recipes to be sold at Miyahara SA (up and down lines) will be decided.
(5) Trial production and exchange meeting (around late August Reiwa 8 [2026])
A "menu trial production" and "exchange meeting" will be held at Miyahara SA with the students who devised the new menu recipes and the Miyahara SA chef.
(6) Award ceremony and tasting event (around early October Reiwa 8 [2026])
At a venue in Hikawa Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, students who devised the new menu recipes will be honored, and a "menu tasting event" will be held.
(7) Sales of new menu (mid-to-late November Reiwa 8 [2026] ~ end of February Reiwa 9 [2027] (scheduled))
New menus devised by high school students will be sold at Miyahara SA (up and down lines).
* The implementation period and location are current plans and may change in the future.
* Details will be announced on this website, etc.
Click here for SAPA details
Miyahara Service Area
Keywords:
■ Purpose
・To contribute to the promotion of local production for local consumption and the dissemination of regional charm through food, by engaging in industry-academia collaboration (menu development and sales) utilizing "local ingredients" as regional resources.
・To encourage high school students to think about their region through "food" by devising recipes using local ingredients.
■ Details
・Sales Location: E3 Kyushu Expressway Miyahara SA (up and down lines) Operator: Kyushu Sanko Retail Co., Ltd.
・Sales Corner: Food Court
・Sales Period: Scheduled from mid-to-late November Reiwa 8 (2026) to the end of February Reiwa 9 (2027)
・Theme: "Warm dishes using winter ingredients/specialties from Kumamoto Prefecture"
■ Schedule
(1) Briefing for participating students (Wednesday, May 20, Reiwa 8 [2026])
Explanation of how to devise menus and points to keep in mind when doing so.
(2) Recipe development (~early July Reiwa 8 [2026])
Students from Kumamoto Prefectural Nanryo High School will devise recipes based on the theme.
(3) Document screening (around early July Reiwa 8 [2026])
Kyushu Sanko Retail Co., Ltd., the operator of Miyahara SA (up and down lines), will conduct a document screening of the devised recipes.
(4) Presentation screening (around early August Reiwa 8 [2026])
Students whose recipes pass the document screening will give a presentation to the judges, and the new menu recipes to be sold at Miyahara SA (up and down lines) will be decided.
(5) Trial production and exchange meeting (around late August Reiwa 8 [2026])
A "menu trial production" and "exchange meeting" will be held at Miyahara SA with the students who devised the new menu recipes and the Miyahara SA chef.
(6) Award ceremony and tasting event (around early October Reiwa 8 [2026])
At a venue in Hikawa Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, students who devised the new menu recipes will be honored, and a "menu tasting event" will be held.
(7) Sales of new menu (mid-to-late November Reiwa 8 [2026] ~ end of February Reiwa 9 [2027] (scheduled))
New menus devised by high school students will be sold at Miyahara SA (up and down lines).
* The implementation period and location are current plans and may change in the future.
* Details will be announced on this website, etc.
Click here for SAPA details
Miyahara Service Area
Keywords: