The online Japanese tutoring service “gokigen japanese” operated by 27th Co., Ltd. (location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Hirofumi Naramura) won the award at the “Chiyoda CULTURExTECH Business Contest 2024” held on Tuesday, March 19th.
With this award, “gokigen japanese” secured a place to be featured at the Chiyoda Ward booth of “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program” to be held at Tokyo Big Sight on Wednesday, May 15th and Thursday 16th.
gokigen japanese for SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024!
3rd from left: Hirofumi Naramura, CEO of 27th Co., Ltd.
[Chiyoda CULTURExTECH Business Contest 2024]
This event is a business plan contest hosted by Chiyoda CULTURE x TECH, which gives startups in Chiyoda Ward the chance to have their business plans evaluated by external judges. On top of this, startups are also given opportunities to raise funds and expand their networks.
Chiyoda Ward is home to areas such as Akihabara and Jimbocho, the iconic towns representing Japanese culture. The synergy of the area’s cultural significance and the service’s characteristics of “Japanese culture-motivated language learning” was highly praised, leading to their winning of this award.
As a supplementary prize of the Award, gokigen japanese has also been awarded the right to participate in the upcoming “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program”.
[SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program]
This is an exhibition of technologies and ideas that create new sustainable value. It is a large-scale event that attracts approximately 40,000 people and is hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Dates: Wednesday, May 15th and Thursday, 16th
Location: West Exhibition Hall 1 & Hall 2, Tokyo Big Sight
Booth Location: “Chiyoda Ward” Booth
Event details: https://sushitech-startup.metro. tokyo.lg.jp/
About gokigen japanese
gokigen japanese is an online Japanese tutoring service for those motivated by their interest in Japanese culture. Featuring actual Japanese manga scenes in the materials and adopting the “indirect method” (using English to teach Japanese), gokigen japanese allows users to learn with fun.
About the company
Company name: 27th Co., Ltd.
Address: 4th Floor, Fujimi Duplex B’s, 1-3-11 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0071, Japan
CEO: Hirofumi Naramura
Company website: https://27th.co.jp/
Contact
EMAIL: contact@gokigen.jp