This tripartite comprehensive cooperation agreement will cooperate with each other in the fields of education, research, culture, industry, regional revitalization, etc., contribute to the development of local communities and human resource development, and propose a new way of publicity. The purpose is to disseminate widely.

　Rissho University, which will celebrate its 2022th anniversary in 150, opened the Faculty of Data Science in 2021 and will develop into a comprehensive university related to humans, society, and the earth (environment) with 9 faculties, 16 departments, and 1 students. I've done it.As part of the 150th anniversary commemorative project, we planned a special leadership training program and selected Higashikawa Town as the field.Utilizing the intellectual resources of a comprehensive university, we aim to acquire a new perspective on regional revitalization through a tripartite collaboration between Kengo Kuma & Associates and Higashikawa Town.

　Higashikawa Town has a population of 7000 in the early Heisei period due to the regional brand Higashikawa Rice, town development as a "town of photography", enhancement of welfare, promotion of migration policy, establishment of Japan's only public Japanese language vocational school, etc. The number has increased from the current level to about 8,400.In the field of woodworking furniture industry, which is a major industry, the "Kengo Kuma & Higashikawa Town KAGU Design Competition" was held for students from all over the world, and more than 800 applications were received from students all over the world, which became a hot topic.

　At the "Regional Revitalization Forum" held as a commemorative forum for the conclusion of the agreement, Kengo Kuma (Kengo Kuma & Associates), a world-renowned architect, took the initiative of Ritsusho University to address the issue of regional revitalization in Japan. (Urban Design Office), think in collaboration with industry, academia and government together with Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido, which is working on regional revitalization.In order for visitors to experience the charm of Higashikawa Town, the special A rice "Higashikawa Rice", which won the gold medal at the "Yumepirika Contest" in 2019 and became the highest rank in the taste ranking, and no water supply We will distribute the natural water "Daisetsuzan Gensui" that is drunk in Higashikawa Town.

　The signing ceremony for the agreement and the Regional Revitalization Forum will be held at the Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Hall on the Shinagawa Campus of Rissho University from 2021:11 to 10:17 on Wednesday, November 30, 20.The capacity of face-to-face events at the venue is 00 people (first-come-first-served basis), and online distribution will be conducted at the same time.Prior application is required for both venue participation and online distribution.

Reference: [Rissho University Research Promotion and Regional Collaboration Center] [Kengo Kuma Keynote Lecture] Rissho University 150th Anniversary Forum "1 to 3 people"