Bandai Town, Fukushima Prefecture (Mayor: Junichi Sato) will hold an event titled "New Education in a Town Where You Can 'Choose' Public Education - Bandai Town's Educational Environment and Educational Migration" at SHIBUYA QWS in Shibuya, Tokyo on Sunday, July 26, 2026, to introduce Bandai Town's new educational environment and initiatives for educational migration.

This event aims to widely publicize the unique educational activities and challenges Bandai Town is undertaking, and to provide information to those interested in educational migration and educational study abroad. On the day, Ayako Nakagawa, Superintendent of Education for Bandai Town, will speak about the future of public education.

Overview

Event Name: New Education in a Town Where You Can 'Choose' Public Education - Bandai Town's Educational Environment and Educational Migration

Date and Time: Sunday, July 26, 2026, 15:00 - 16:30

Venue: SHIBUYA QWS (15th Floor, Shibuya Scramble Square (East Building), 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)

SHIBUYA QWS Website: https://shibuya-qws.com/

Speaker: Ayako Nakagawa, Superintendent of Education, Bandai Town Board of Education

Target Audience: Those interested in educational migration/study abroad, those interested in educational environments and school choice systems that suit their children, and those interested in living in a natural environment.

Participation Fee: Free

How to Apply: Advance registration required via the application form below.

Application Form: https://forms.office.com/r/WURKrKFHiq

Program

15:00 - 15:15: Opening, Speaker Self-Introduction & Introduction to Bandai Town

15:15 - 15:45: What is the New "Bandai Education"?

15:45 - 16:10: About Educational Migration and Educational Study Abroad

16:10 - 16:30: Q&A and Closing *A casual networking session with speakers and participants will be held after the closing.

Background

Bandai Town is promoting a new "Bandai Education" for ages 0 to 15, emphasizing childcare and education, with the mission of "Creating a world where diversity and inclusivity are commonplace, for children and adults, supporting continuous growth from 0 to 15 years old, and creating a space where children and adults walk together."

Furthermore, starting in fiscal year 2026, the town has redesigned its municipal elementary schools, the First and Second Elementary Schools, as "Schools with Distinctive Characteristics," and introduced a "School Choice System" that allows children to choose a learning environment that suits them individually.

Speaker Introduction

Ayako Nakagawa, Superintendent of Education, Bandai Town

Columns on education by the Superintendent of Education can be viewed on the Bandai Town Board of Education note:

https://bandai-edu.note.jp/m/m0e65a686c6f8

What is the "Bandai Town Citizen Happiness Project"?

This project aims to further promote Bandai Town's mission of "The happiness of all citizens - realizing a symbiotic society where no one is left behind / co-creating a symbiotic society where everyone can live as themselves" and its vision of "Creating an attractive town where our children and grandchildren will want to continue living."

The project addresses a wide range of initiatives, from matters related to citizens' lives, such as realizing a town hall driven by its 4,000 residents, to matters related to staff work, such as redesigning work styles and transforming digital administration, as well as co-creation and collaboration with companies and local governments inside and outside the town, and collaboration with various players inside and outside the town, such as traveling public servants.

Bandai Town Citizen Happiness Project Special Site

https://www.town.bandai.fukushima.jp/site/shiawase-redesign/list36-151.html

Activities at SHIBUYA QWS

Bandai Town utilizes SHIBUYA QWS as its satellite office. Initiatives such as holding regional revitalization events about once a month and having staff from the town hall and support personnel involved in various fields stationed there are underway to promote the attraction of companies from the Tokyo metropolitan area and to gain related population.

Bandai Town, Fukushima Prefecture

Located approximately 200 km north of central Tokyo, in the northeastern part of the Aizu Basin, it is a land of scenic beauty with Mount Bandai towering nearby. It is also a town that has inherited history, tradition, and culture, having flourished as the birthplace of Aizu Buddhist culture, home to Enichi-ji Temple, founded by the eminent monk Tokuitsu in the early Heian period. It is a region full of charm, with historical heritage sites such as the reconstructed Golden Hall and Middle Gate of the Historic Site Enichi-ji Temple, built using ancient architectural techniques from the early Heian period, as well as Japanese sake and soba noodles made from famous local spring water.

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