Hokkaido Yellow Stars and Certified NPO Porocle Sign Comprehensive Partnership Agreement! - Signing Ceremony Held for Traffic Safety and Regional Revitalization

### ■ "Hokkaido Yellow Stars" x "Certified NPO Porocle" Sign Comprehensive Partnership Agreement

Certified NPO Porocle (Sapporo City, Hokkaido; Chairman: Mikiharu Arimura), which operates the bike-sharing service "Porocle" in Sapporo City, has concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with the men's professional volleyball team "Hokkaido Yellow Stars" aimed at promoting traffic safety, regional revitalization, and health promotion.

To date, Porocle has been working to raise awareness of traffic safety, promote health, and enhance the appeal of the local area through bike-sharing. The Hokkaido Yellow Stars, as a sports team rooted in the community, is also developing activities that bring vitality to the region through the power of sports. Against the backdrop of these mutual initiatives, and following collaboration at an event held last year to learn bicycle rules, this agreement was reached to further develop their joint efforts.

On Thursday, April 2nd, a signing ceremony was held at the "Kitagas Arena Sapporo 46", which also serves as the home arena for the Hokkaido Yellow Stars.

### ■ "Special Edition Bikes" Featuring Photos of Individual Players Will Run Through the Streets of Sapporo

As one of the initiatives for "regional revitalization through sports", we will deploy "Special Edition Bikes" featuring photos of individual players.

The bikes dedicated to players Kota Yamada and Sota Ikeda, who attended the signing ceremony, feature their handwritten signatures! Please be sure to look out for these special Porocle bicycles, which will begin operations on Sunday, April 5th.