Summary
1. Expanding Community Engagement with "Digital Citizens" through NFTs and DAOs
Yamanashi Prefecture is advancing research on a "Digital Citizen" system utilizing NFTs and DAOs, aiming to create new community engagement by involving people from outside the region. By fostering interactions between real and digital residents, new models for regional policies and value creation are being developed.
2. Co-Creating Regional Brands and Industries with Web3.0
Through collaborations with NFT projects like "NEO TOKYO PUNKS" and metaverse exhibitions, Yamanashi is promoting its advanced industries such as hydrogen energy and regional resources. By producing community-driven content, a new promotional method that generates empathy and dissemination is being practiced.
3. Expanding into Energy and Tourism for a Sustainable Regional Model
Efforts are underway to visualize renewable energy using blockchain and to implement tourism initiatives with NFTs, such as digital amulets. By integrating Web3.0 technologies with regional industries and culture, the aim is to realize a sustainable and highly transparent regional economy.
Located near the center of the Japanese archipelago and surrounded by mountains such as Mt. Fuji, the Southern Alps, and Yatsugatake, Yamanashi Prefecture is known for its abundant fruit production, including grapes, peaches, and cherries, taking advantage of its long sunshine hours and significant temperature differences.
Many may associate it with "Koshu Wine." Additionally, it is known as the hometown of the Sengoku warlord Takeda Shingen, with numerous historical sites and structures that convey the history after the fall of the Takeda clan. In recent years, Yamanashi has been working to promote its lesser-known regional resources nationwide by integrating them with Web3.0 technologies.
