JR East Startup Co., Ltd.
Children are taken care of at Morioka Station Building Fezan, and special experiences such as Shinkansen tours with station staff are held to improve the well-being of parents.
We will start selling special experiences held on Saturday, March 30th and Sunday, March 31st.
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〇 JR East Startup Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as JR East Startup), a CVC subsidiary of JR East that promotes investment and collaboration in ventures, and a company selected for the JR East Startup Program Fall 2022, provide a temporary childcare search service that can be used on smartphones and LINE. grow&partners Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as grow&partners), which operates the reservation service “Asu Iku,” takes care of children at Fezan, which is adjacent to Morioka Station, and provides “childcare that you will want to leave” that utilizes the contents of Morioka Station, such as the Tohoku Shinkansen. “Happy Iku in Morioka” will be held.
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1. Overview of Station Happy Iku
“Eki Happy Iku” is a special childcare space opened in a shopping center to support the wishes of childcare workers who want some time for themselves during their daily childcare. This is a special experience program that combines the charms of both “Happy Going”, which is based on the theme of “Happy Going”, and “Going to the Station”, where children can get up close to their favorite stations and railways while interacting with station staff. During the program, parents can leave their children with peace of mind under the support of childcare workers, creating an enjoyable weekend for both parents and children.
[Event overview]
Asuka × JR East “Station Happy Iku in Morioka”
“Let’s go see the separation of Hayabusa and Komachi, which can only be seen here, with the station staff!”
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Date and time: Day 1 Saturday, March 30, 2024 13:00-17:00 (snack included) 2nd day Sunday, March 31, 2024, 10:00-14:00 (lunch included) Contents:
Day 1: Station staff will introduce train etiquette and quizzes about Shinkansen and railways.
Together with the station staff, we moved to the Shinkansen platform and observed the separation of Hayabusa and Komachi and the Tazawako Line.
You can also try the “Morioka Station Stamp Rally” located inside the Shinkansen Latch and station premises, including the Lost and Found Center.
There will also be time to learn about the culture and climate of Iwate Prefecture and Morioka City, such as the legend that gave Iwate Prefecture its name and local festivals.
Day 2: Learn about train and station etiquette, and tour the connection between the Yamada Line and Hayabusa/Komachi with station staff.
There is also an opportunity to ask station staff questions about trains, and have a “shopping experience” where you can learn how to operate a cash register from Fezan staff.
(Contents may change)
Target age: Younger to older (born April 2, 2017 to April 1, 2020) Participation fee: 12,000 yen for each program. 22,000 yen if you apply for 2 consecutive days
Benefits:
1. We will provide you with a shopping ticket for Morioka Station Building Fezan, where your child will be taken care of.
2. Discount accommodation at the adjacent Hotel Metropolitan Morioka Main Building “City Single” (the number of rooms is limited, so please apply early)
Details & application: https://parent.asuiku.net/events/detail/KDCQH253 2. What is “Asuikuku”?
Asuku, a temporary childcare search and reservation service operated by grow&partners that can be used on smartphones and LINE, is a system that allows you to search for temporary childcare vacancies in real time 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and complete reservations and payments in just one minute. Currently, online reservations are available for approximately 50 childcare facilities, mainly in Tokyo. You can use LINE to communicate with childcare facilities and contact books, so you can easily use it in your free time even when you are busy raising children.
can. It is a system that makes the time-consuming application for temporary childcare paperless, cashless, and phoneless, and in 2022 it won the 16th Kids Design Award and the Special Award at the Baby Tech Awards.
https://parent.asuiku.net/
What is JR East Startup Co., Ltd.?
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