Nishizaki, Mayor of Nagareyama City, to Appear! "Walking Tour Networking Event for Business Owners" Organized by a Female Entrepreneur in Her 20s to be Held in Nagareyama City on July 12

This event is a field-work-style networking event for business owners planned by PRB Inc. Instead of just exchanging business cards indoors like a typical business networking event, participants will actually walk through the streets of Nagareyama City to experience its history, urban management, town development, and local resources. Participants will be divided into teams and will collect clues hidden within the city as they visit various spots in Nagareyama City. Through this actual city walk, they will experience how Nagareyama creates value, attracts people, and transforms into a "city of choice."

Nagareyama City is a municipality that has recorded the highest population growth rate among all cities in Japan for six consecutive years.

*Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Population, Vital Statistics, and Households Based on the Basic Resident Register" from 2016 to 2021.

[Background of the Event]

While many networking events for business owners are held in recent years, there is a challenge that exchanging business cards and having seated conversations alone do not easily lead to deep relationships or new business collaborations. PRB Inc. believes that by walking through the same city and working on the same mission, natural conversations will arise even among first-time acquaintances, making it easier to understand each other's way of thinking and behavioral characteristics. Nagareyama City, the venue for this event, is known for its city promotion, represented by the slogan "Become a Mother, Nagareyama City," and its town development that attracts families with children.

This event aims to provide participants with hints for town development, regional revitalization, and business creation by exploring Nagareyama City's history, urban planning, and local resources.

[Event Features]

1. Business owners connect naturally while walking

This event is a field-work-style plan where participants network while walking through the city, rather than a seated networking event. By looking at maps, planning routes, and consulting with their teams, natural conversations and cooperation will arise. It aims to create connections through real experiences that are difficult to achieve through just exchanging business cards, making it easier to build relationships even with first-time acquaintances.

2. Experience Nagareyama City's history, urban management, and town development

Participants will tour the city, touching upon spots and themes that symbolize Nagareyama City, such as the origin of Nagareyama, white mirin, Issa Sōju, Isami Kondo, Nagareyama Station, the mayor's vision, target strategy, and the area around Otakanomori Station. This is not just sightseeing; it is an opportunity to understand urban management and town development from the perspective of "Why does Nagareyama City continue to be chosen?"

3. Nagareyama Mayor to make a partial appearance

The Mayor of Nagareyama City is also scheduled to make a partial appearance on the day. By experiencing Nagareyama City's town development and urban management concepts, it aims to provide participants with new perspectives on regional revitalization and business creation. The mayor will observe participants networking and walking through the town of Nagareyama.

4. Real experience program, including dealing with the heat

This event includes an outdoor walking program. As it is held in the summer, participants are recommended to bring drinks, wear hats, and wear comfortable shoes for walking as a measure against the heat. This is a field-work-style networking event where participants experience Nagareyama's history and urban management by actually walking, seeing, thinking, and talking in the city, rather than a networking event that concludes in a cool indoor space.

[Event Overview]

(Event Name) Nagareyama Street Mystery ~The Missing Blueprint and Eight Clues~

(Date and Time) July 12, 2026 (Sun) 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

(Location) Within Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture

(Target Audience) Business owners, business managers, and those interested in regional revitalization, town development, and regional promotion.

(Participation Fee) 5,000 yen

(Content) Business owner networking, city walking mission, puzzle solving, local resource experience, presentation and exchange.

(Application) https://peatix.com/event/5080409

(Notes) - Expenses incurred during the city tour experience, food and drinks, and transportation costs are not included in the participation fee. - Please be sure to bring cash, as there may be some places that only accept cash on the day. - This event includes an outdoor walking program. For heat measures, we recommend participating with drinks, a hat, and comfortable shoes. - It is planned that public transportation can be used on the day. In that case, please bear the transportation costs yourself. - Please participate within a range that does not strain you if you have any health concerns.

- Sales of products, solicitation of services, contract activities, and unauthorized sales activities are not permitted within the venue facilities. Please participate for the purpose of networking among participants. - Photos and videos may be taken during the event and used for the organizer's public relations, social media, reports, etc. If you do not wish to be featured, please inform us at the reception on the day. - Cancellations and refunds after ticket purchase are generally not possible. Please understand this in advance.

(Cooperation) Direct Human Marketing Inc.

- Representative: Takakazu Okamura, Representative Director

- Business Content: Sales support, organizational development, marketing support

- Contact: [email protected]

(Organizer) PRB Inc.

PRB Inc. is a company that plans and operates events in local areas and outdoor training for companies.

For municipalities, they plan circulation events with checkpoints such as history, nature, shops, and public facilities to promote local circulation, local consumption, and city promotion.

For companies, they provide practical training that involves thinking, acting, and cooperating as a team through outdoor corporate training such as rogaining and uninhabited island training.

- Representative Director: Reina Hattori

- Location: 6F, A/B Building, 3-1-30 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

- Business Content: Planning and operation of local circulation events, outdoor corporate training, local PR planning

- Application for this event: https://peatix.com/event/5080409

- Contact: [email protected]