[100BANCH] Four projects from the 98th GARAGE Program move into 100BANCH, including a novel game-style cooking support program, global expansion of traditional crafts, and recycling of dog urine.
100BANCH Press release: September 1, 2025 Four projects from the 98th GARAGE Program, including a novel game-style cooking support program, global expansion of traditional crafts, and recycling of dog urine, have moved into 100BANCH. We are currently recruiting for our commemorative 100th class 100BANCH, a future creation hub working to create new value with the younger generation who will lead the way, based on the concept of “an experimental zone for enriching the world 100 years from now,” has announced the 98th selection of projects for its acceleration program, the “GARAGE Program.” Four projects will move in in September 2025. The GARAGE Program is an acceleration program that promotes projects and social experiments by young leaders who will shape the next 100 years. It provides a space for young people under the age of 35 who are pursuing the future and provides support from mentors. Selected projects will utilize the program for three months to work on their respective experiments for the future. Details of the 98th project are as follows: Jisui We’re designing new motivation by incorporating stories of connections with others that transcend distance into home cooking. Our project aims to provide a new experience that combines the familiar novel with the latest cloud technology, with the aim of motivating people to cook at home. This project develops a cooking support solution in the form of a novel game for people who struggle to keep up with cooking at home. Through a narrative experience, we aim to address the three major challenges of cooking at home: not being able to come up with recipes, not being able to remember ingredients, and not feeling a sense of obligation or responsibility. This will encourage a change in awareness and behavior. We will also combine AI and user-generated content (UGC) to infuse recipes with stories, elevating cooking at home to a way of contributing to others, self-expression, and social participation. We envision a world in which cooking at home becomes a habit while players play, leading to improvements in household finances, health, and social issues. https://100banch.com/projects/jisui
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34018/259/34018-259-0f772ad97b1825de820932d51637c512-588×582.png MOSSTOPIA Let’s grow the city’s third green, “moss,” and turn Tokyo into a moss utopia! Our project aims to create a moss utopia in Tokyo using objects as a medium. Set in a future Tokyo in 20XX, where street trees (the city’s primary green space) have fallen and planters (the city’s secondary green space) can no longer even be placed on eaves, we reimagine “moss” as a new urban green infrastructure—the city’s “third green space.” Moss, which can grow on walls and ceilings and has a high ability to fix CO2, will be combined with unused urban resources and spaces to allow the moss to grow using objects as a medium. This is an experimental attempt at transition design, creating a moss utopia. https://100banch.com/projects/mosstopia
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34018/259/34018-259-f330769eaaf774dcc1439fad842553f5-2048×2048.png 47WAZA KICKS Bringing handcrafts from 47 prefectures to the streets of the world with sneakers that carry on culture. We are a project that spreads traditional crafts from all over Japan, starting with our feet and spreading them to the world. 47WAZA KICKS is a project that integrates traditional crafts from all over Japan into everyday life around the world through the catchy icon of “sneakers.” Experience the culture of indigo dyeing and sashiko, create your own unique pair of sneakers, and wear them as a memento of your trip even after returning home. Before long, sneakers incorporating Japanese techniques will be seen on street corners all over the world, and the culture will spread naturally and be passed on to the future. This will create new demand for disappearing handicrafts and support the sustainability of artisans and local and regional industries.
https://100banch.com/projects/47waza-kicks
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34018/259/34018-259-5415ef088c6d51eca1922edf20abd1cc-500×500.png DOG-PEE PROJECT A town that eats dog urine – Fostering interspecies collaboration by circulating “resources” generated by walks We are a project that aims to realize the worldview of “eating dog pee.” While dog marking behavior, known as urination, is often shunned in urban spaces, it actually plays an important role in supporting social bonds between dogs. The DOG-PEE PROJECT views this “pee,” which humans cannot perceive, as a resource and aims to expand its value through the power of design. By developing products that can accept, absorb, and retain dog marking, we aim to promote olfactory-based
communication among dogs and also give back to the community by turning it into fertilizer. By bringing benefits to both dogs and humans and bridging the gap between these different entities, we hope to weave a “trans-species relationship” that contributes to the circulation of resources in the city.
https://100banch.com/projects/dog-pee-project
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34018/259/34018-259-a281dc112e000422af0e686bb66f644f-3900×3900.png The GARAGE Program is always accepting applications. We are currently recruiting for the 100th class. The application deadline for the 100th class, which will move in in November, is September 29th.
https://100banch.com/garage-program
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34018/259/34018-259-2dd786420e52e2d9b1f5ca6107dfb99b-740×200.jpg Based on the concept of “an experimental zone for enriching the world 100 years from now,” this complex is dedicated to creating new value together with the younger generation who will lead the way.
Established on July 7, 2017, to coincide with Panasonic’s 100th anniversary, it was founded with the idea that “a gathering of unconventional young energy will enrich the future 100 years from now.” Since then, it has supported ambitious young people’s first steps in creating the future by providing a space for experimentation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, advice from leading mentors in various fields, and opportunities to share ideas at over 100 events and large-scale exhibitions annually. Of the total of approximately 1,142 applications, 367 projects have been selected (as of June 2025) and are receiving accelerated support. Homepage: https://100banch.com/ For more information about this release