The Host Town initiative at Tokushima Commercial High School in Tokushima Prefecture

Tokusho Department Store- it’s always sunny above the clouds:

Connecting with Tokushima at Happo-en’s “MuSuBu”.

 

 

“Tokusho Department Store” is a popular event; which is organized by the students of

Tokushima Prefectural Commercial High School and boasts a history of more than 10 years.

 

However, for the first time in their long history, they have decided to host this year’s

event online on December 12th (Sat) and 13th (Sun) in response to Covid-19.

 

Happo-en; which has an academic collaboration agreement with Tokushima Prefectural Commercial High School,

began thinking of ways to support these students, especially after witnessing the student’s optimism and passion,

as they worked to create an online version of “Tokusho Department Store”.

In order to convey to the people of Tokyo how hard these students are working Happo-en will be holding

a real-life event ahead of the online event in December called,

“Tokusho Department Store- it’s always sunny above the clouds: Connecting with Tokushima” at Happo-en’s “MuSuBu” facility on November 14th (Sat) and 15th (Sun), 2020.

 

The students of Tokushima Commercial High School will participate online from Tokushima,

and the event will also be supported by Tokushima Prefecture Diversity Promotion Division as well as the Tokushima Prefecture Tokyo Headquarters.

This pop-up store will not only connect with the December online event “Tokusho Department Store”,

but will also help to promote and connect Tokushima Prefecture and Tokyo.

 

 

 

[Tokusho Department Store- it’s always sunny above the clouds: Connecting with Tokushima]

Date and Time: 2020, November 14th (Sat) Opening ceremony 10:30/ Event 11:00-18:00

2020, November 15th (Sun) 11:00-18:00

(※On both days, students will participate until 17:00)

Location: “MuSuBu” Tokyo, Minato city, Shirokanedai 4-9-19 HAPPO-EN URBAN SQUARE 1F & 2F

 

 

 

 

There will be 3 types of contents that guests can enjoy at

“Tokusho Department Store- it’s always sunny above the clouds: Connecting with Tokushima:

 

1. Eat-in service and sales of bread & dumplings made by the students of

Tokushima Commercial High School in collaboration with partners from commercial and agricultural businesses.

 

2. A performance of the national anthem of Georgia ? Tokushima Prefecture’s Host Town partner!

 

3. An educational seminar by Tokushima Commercial High School students discussing, “What is a symbiotic Host Town society”.

 

 

 

1. Eat-in service and sales of bread & dumplings made by the students of

Tokushima Commercial High School in collaboration with partners from the commercial and agricultural industries.

 

The Happo-en “MuSuBu” chefs recreated the original breads and dumplings based on the recipes created

by the students of Tokushima Commercial High School; which were created in collaboration with partners

from the commercial and agricultural industries and consisted of ingredients from their host country,

during their Host Town related activities.

The bread and the dumplings will be available for purchase online or at the eat-in restaurant at “MuSuBu”.

 

On the day of the event, please enjoy this food while connecting online with students from

Tokushima Commercial High School and learn about their thoughts on product development and

how they are participating in Host Town activities to work toward a symbiotic society through their products.

 

 

2. A performance of the national anthem of Georgia ? Tokushima Prefecture’s Host Town partner!

 

As part of the activities related to the symbiotic Host Town activities,

the students of Tokushima Commercial High School interacted with Georgian players online in July of this year,

and were able to perform the Georgian national anthem.

 

The students of Tokushima Commercial High School have been practicing the Georgian national anthem

with the hope of being able to sing it at various events as a show of support for the country during 2020

with the goal of making it a more widely known country.

 

At this event, the students of Tokushima Commercial High School will host an online lecture about

Georgia’s national anthem, “Tavisupleba (Freedom)”.

 

Let’s challenge ourselves and try singing the national anthem of Georgia with everyone who attends!

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. An educational seminar by Tokushima Commercial High School students covering “What is a symbiotic Host Town society”.

 

“We will introduce the symbiotic Host Town society activities which utilizes the app

“May ii”; DNP’s social action service that connects people who are experiencing and those who are able to help.

 

While connecting through an online platform with Tokushima Commercial High School students,

who are actively involved in the symbiotic Host Town society project,

they will speak on the following points: “What is a symbiotic Host Town society?” and “What are the activities of the symbiotic Host Town society?”

 

We hope you will join us as we discover more about symbiotic societies.

 

 

《 What is May ii? 》

May ii is a Social Action Service application operated by Dainippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP),

who is a supporting member of the Host Town Appeal Executive Committee for the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Through this app, we aim to spread mutual aid throughout society.

This application won the “award of excellence” in the application category at the

“Diversity Tokyo App Awards” sponsored by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

 

 

 

 

 

Happo-en x Tokushima Commercial High School

Happo-en first encountered Tokushima Commercial High School from

Tokushima Prefecture; which is engaged in a variety of social contribution activities with Cambodia,

through our participation as a member of the Host Town Appeal Executive Committee for the 2020 Tokyo Games. 

 

In June 2019, Happo-en signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with

Tokushima Commercial High School and ComCom, an in-school simulation company which is run by high school students

from the Business Research association whose goal is creating new businesses and connecting people.

By collaborating, we are working on personal, as well as town development and a variety of community revitalization projects that contributes to the next generation and society.

 

 

 

 

What is “Tokusho Department Store”?

 

“Tokusho Department Store” is a trendy event that has been hosted for more than 10 years in Tokushima,

where students of Tokushima Commercial High School create, plan, develop,

and sell new products and services in cooperation with local communities and companies as a part of their curriculum.

 

Since Tokushima City registered as a member of the Host Town initiative,

they have been collaborating with their host city to produce collaborative

products that helped to spread knowledge about their partner city to a wider audience.

 

Every year, this event attracts a large number of people and while it helps to unite the community together this beloved event must adapt.

Ultimately due to the spread of Covid-19, the event this year will be held online for the first time in its history on December 12 (Sat) and December 13 (Sun), 2020.

 

 

 

 

<Interesting points regarding the new MuSuBu facility>

August 28 (Fri), 2020, Happo-en opened its pop-up showroom, “MuSuBu” on Platinum Street in Shirokanedai, Minato-ku.

This pop-up event space has become a new hub for activities and providing new opportunities on the Platinum area as it offers a unique type of community content that focuses on “people” and “food” through a fusion of online and real life activities.

 

 

《Address》: HAPPO-EN URBAN SQUARE 1st & 2nd Floor, 4-9-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo

《Phone》: 03-6456-2030

《URL: https》://www.happo-en.com/musubu/

《MAIL》: musubu@happo-en.com

 

《Contact Person》: Osamu Doshita