TAKIHYO CO., LTD. “Cultural experience provision project for the next generation” Providing Arimatsu tie-dyeing experience for children – Hosting a co-creation project with Nagoya City and Sonoligo –

TAKIHYO CO., LTD. “Cultural experience project for the next
generation” Providing Arimatsu tie-dyeing experience for children – Holding a co-creation project with Nagoya City and Sonoligo – ​
TAKIHYO CO., LTD. Press release: July 15, 2025 “Cultural experience provision project for the next generation” Providing Arimatsu shibori experience for children – Holding a co-creation project with Nagoya City and Sonoligo – TAKIHYO CO., LTD. (Head office: Nishi-ku, Nagoya; CEO: Kazuo Taki) will make a donation to Nagoya City and hold a trial session for Arimatsu Shibori, a traditional craft of the city, as part of the “Cultural Experiences for the Next Generation Project,” an initiative promoted by Nagoya City and Sonoligo Co., Ltd. (Head office: Nakamura-ku, Nagoya; CEO: Kanji Toyama; hereinafter Sonoligo) to provide various cultural experience opportunities free of charge to children and students in Nagoya City. The purpose of this project is to promote the healthy development of children who will lead the next generation and the development of culture and arts in the city by providing children in the city with diverse cultural experience opportunities without financial burden. The outline of the project was announced at the Nagoya Mayor’s regular press conference on July 15th. We agree with the purpose and want children to expand their possibilities for the future through cultural experiences, so we have decided to hold the “Arimatsu Shibori Experience Event for the Next Generation” as a co-creation event with Nagoya City and Sonoligo for a total of four dates from October 2025 to June 2026. Participants will be recruited through Sonoligo’s online platform “Sonoligo Future”. In addition, we provide lunch cloths made from materials from our sustainable scheme, “THE NEW DENIM PROJECT(R),” as materials for the tie-dyeing
experience, aiming to help children deepen their understanding of sustainable initiatives while passing on traditional crafts. We will continue to value our collaboration with the local community and strive to support the learning and growth of children who will lead the next generation.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/64593/78/64593-78-77ee5d18203e49387126ebb1775615cb-491×374.jpg The Nagoya Mayor’s regular press conference ■What is the “Cultural Experience Providing Project for the Next Generation”? Nagoya City and Sonoligo Inc., a startup company spun out of Nagoya University, have signed a partnership agreement to launch a project on April 1, 2025 to provide various cultural experience opportunities to children in Nagoya City free of charge, funded by donations from private companies and other corporations. By providing various cultural experience opportunities to children in the city without financial burden, the project aims to promote the healthy development of children who will lead the next generation, as well as to create many new cultural experience projects through co-creation with supporting companies, leading to the development of culture and arts in the city. Nagoya City: Promoting a cultural experience project for the next generation (for citizens) (Lifestyle information) ■What is “Sonoligo Future”? Sonoligo, a startup company from Nagoya University, provides an online platform where you can participate in cultural events such as music, sports, and art for free. This initiative provides opportunities for cultural experiences for students who will lead the future, and supports the development of rich experiences and diverse perspectives through cultural experiences such as listening to music, watching sports, and visiting art galleries and museums for students from 0 years old to university and graduate students living in Nagoya City. ■What is “THE NEW DENIM PROJECT(R)”? “THE NEW DENIM “PROJECT(R)” is a project that re-spins leftover fabric from cutting denim, used clothes that cannot be resold, and cotton waste from spinning into a variety of new products. The cotton waste from the re-spinning process is also used as fertilizer for organic coffee on coffee plantations in a closed-loop process. THE NEW DENIM PROJECT(R): THE NEW DENIM PROJECT(R) | Material & Scheme | TAKIHYO FOR GOOD (Takihyo Co., Ltd. Sustainable website) *This email has been sent automatically, so please do not reply.