[Kansai Innovation Center General Incorporated Association]
In collaboration with Kansai railway companies, “Kansai Ikimono Eki Sports” will be held from Friday, April 26th, aiming to realize a nature-positive society.
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Press release: April 26, 2024
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In collaboration with Kansai railway companies, “Kansai Ikimono Eki Sports” will be held from Friday, April 26th, aiming to realize a nature-positive society.
Kansai Innovation Center General Incorporated Association (Chairman Minoru Saotome, hereinafter referred to as our group) and Biome Co., Ltd. (Representative Director Shogoro Fujiki)
Shogoro), below
Biome) is a nature positive *event* targeting the entire Kansai region within the creature collection app “Biome”, which allows you to identify the names of living things just by taking pictures of them with your smartphone camera.
“Kansai Ikimono Eki Sports”* will be held from today, April 26th (Friday).
This initiative is based on the innovation creation center MUIC Kansai (hereinafter referred to as MUIC Kansai) operated by our group. The project was adopted as a problem-solving program by MUIC (MUIC), and will be implemented as a cross-area initiative that goes beyond the boundaries of railway lines, in collaboration with MUIC member companies and their group companies, five railway companies in the Kansai region.
*Nature positive: It means stopping the loss of biodiversity and restoring it, and is a concept that aims to have a positive impact on nature through social and economic activities.
Through the app, participants will have fun collecting data on living things while touring along Kansai’s railway lines, and by analyzing the collected data by combining it with the location information of each station, they will be able to improve biodiversity beyond the boundaries of each railway line. We aim to make sexuality visible. We also aim to improve the value of areas along the railway line by building an environmental conservation system that utilizes the acquired data.
◆ * Overview of “Kansai Ikimono Station Sports” *
1. Demonstration period: April 26, 2024 (Friday) to June 30, 2024 (Sunday) 2. Implementation area: Kansai 2 prefectures and 5 prefectures (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Shiga, Nara, Wakayama, Mie) *Includes some railway lines in Aichi Prefecture
3. Number of quests: 10 (5 along the line quests, 5 species quests) 4. Cooperating companies: The following 5 companies (in
alphabetical order)● Osaka City High Speed Electric Tramway Co., Ltd.● Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd.● JR West Innovations Co., Ltd.● Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Hankyu Corporation
* During the period of “Kansai Ikimono Eki Sports” *, the smartphone app * “Biome” *
Now, 10 quests (*) will be distributed at the same time to search for living things in the area along each railway company’s lines. Participants will try to find living things in order to complete the quest. Participants who complete multiple quests will be randomly selected to receive a limited edition train card.
*”Quest” is a unique game function implemented in Biome that can be cleared by taking and posting photos of areas and creatures that match the theme.
◆ * How to participate *
1. Install the “Biome” app.
2. Tap the * “Kansai Ikimono Station Sports” * banner on the home screen. 3. Participate in “Kansai Ikimono Station Sports” (within the app). 4. Take photos of areas and creatures that meet the quest
conditions and post them to the app.
5. Clear quests and earn badges to apply for prizes.
【Special page 】
https://biome.co.jp/kansai-ikimono-ekispo-2024
[Inquiries regarding in-app matters]
(Biome Co., Ltd.) app-support@biome.co.jp
◆ *Recent trends regarding biodiversity*
The global goals set at COP15 held in December 2022 and the TNDF (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial
The importance of nature-positive management by companies is increasing year by year due to the Nature-Related Financial
Information Disclosure Task Force. On the other hand, regional biodiversity information (=natural capital), which is the basic information for planning, is highly local, and understanding this comprehensively and centrally is a common challenge for many companies.
In light of these issues, we are making use of the creature collection app “Biome” and the vast fields along each railway line to help as many people as possible have fun collecting information on the discovery of living things, thereby clarifying the biodiversity along the railway lines. can. By aggregating and visualizing the accumulated biological distribution information and using it as basic information for environmental conservation, we have come to a co-creation project to promote and realize a nature-positive society.
◆ *Implementation purpose*
* 1. Rediscovering regional charm through railways and “Biome”* By having participants collect biological data while traveling along railway lines, we will create a new nature-positive action that will help them feel the value of living things and foster attachment to the areas and towns along the railway lines.
* 2. Improving value along railway lines by visualizing natural capital* By properly maintaining and disseminating the appeal of natural capital, we will further improve the value of real estate and tourism along railway lines in Kansai.
* 3. Visualization of biodiversity along railway lines*
By building an environmental conservation system from the data we have acquired, we aim to halt the loss of nature and biodiversity, and ultimately create an environmentally positive society.
* 4. Building momentum for the Osaka/Kansai Expo*
Under the theme of the Expo, “Designing a future society where life shines,” we will work on co-creation-type measures to realize a future society where all kinds of life, including humankind, shine and solve problems.
◆ * What is the creature collection app “Biome”? *
This is a creature collection app that includes almost all species of plants and animals in Japan (approximately 100,000 species). Not only is it equipped with the latest creature name recognition AI, but it also has various functions related to living things such as
encyclopedias, maps, SNS, and quests. Since anyone can use it for free, we are also developing it for information gathering,
investigation, and research on a wide variety of living things. – iPhone version https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/id1459658355 Android version https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.biome.biome&hl=ja *This campaign is sponsored by our company and is not affiliated with Apple Inc. or any Apple affiliate company.
[Reference]
* ■ About MUIC Kansai *
MUIC Kansai
This is a base for creating open innovation with the theme of the tourism industry, operated by the Kansai Innovation Center, a general incorporated association established by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Ltd. and Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Ltd. Looking ahead to the 2025 Osaka/Kansai Expo, large companies, startups, local governments, and others are collaborating to carry out activities aimed at solving issues in the tourism industry and creating new businesses.
– Management corporation: Kansai Innovation Center General Incorporated Association
– Representative: Chairman Minoru Saotome
– Address: 3-6-3 Fushimi-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0044 – Opening: February 2021
– URL: https://www.muic-kansai.jp/
* ■About biome*
BIOME
– Company name: Biome Co., Ltd.
– Representative: Representative Director Shogoro Fujiki
– Address: 305 Masgi Building, 143 Zenchoji-cho, Ayanokoji-dori Shinmachi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 600-8431, Japan
– Established: May 2017
– Business content: Development and operation of biological information applications, provision of biological information visualization systems, environmental consulting
– URL: https://biome.co.jp/
[Contact information regarding this matter]
Please use the MUIC Kansai inquiry form.
URL: https://www.muic-kansai.jp/contact/
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