About | Awajishima-RC

About us

Masayoshi founded Awajishima Resource Comapany(ARC), he didn't felt attraction to Awajishima until left home for going to the university after graduating from high school. At the time, there are no attractive facilities and places that are ordinally exist in urban.
We always say 'Nothing!' when we was asked about Awajishima.

In Studying in USA, we researched history and culture of Awasjishima and introduced to students come from various countries
We found there are many interesting histories, rich marine foods, and great nature views.
Then we were conscious of that we want to know much about attractive points of Awajishima.

Masayoshi started to research about community-based tourism at a graduate university.
He also study about management and statistics to make use of the research.
We not only give presentations about Awajishima, also collect data though the qusetionnare and interview wiht over 100 people of private organizations, administrations or local residents.

Detalis of ARC

Volunterring of interpreting

THe members of ARC Masayoshi and Azusa had experienced interpreting in Minami-awaji-city. The members of delegations from United States in 2011.
With introducing our hometown to them, we studued and recognized the attraction points of Awaji Island.
Some of members of the delegations liked Awaji Island and visit here again.

All of us hope visitors will like the area and keep connections between overses.
We grew up the regionalizm of the island and started thinking to contribute here.
We got the motivation though our experience and felt assignments of the rural area day by day. Then, we took action and created ARC.

Studying Abroad

Masayoshi have studied abroad at Stanford University d.school and learned "design thinking". Then, he had presentations and got advices from many people and created ARC.
Many mambers of ARC joined after watching his presentation. All of them interested in and have the motivation such as "Activities for social prolems by young generation".

The story to study abroad

Experience in abroad

Prototyping

Many opinions of residents

Realization of the project

This experience in the U.S. affected the activitiy of ARC and became the great opporrtunity to get the irreplaceable colleges.

We are supported by

Toshizo Ido, The governor of Hyogo Prefecture

Kazuo Kanazawa, The deputy governor of Hyogo Prefecture

Mayors of cities in Awaji Island & the president of Awaji Island Tourism Association and many local residents

＜Media coverage＞

Nov/6th/2013, Kobe newspaper morning edition
Feb/16th/2014, Kobe newspaper morning edition
Nov/29th/2014, Sankei newspaper morning edition
May/15th/2015, Kobe newspaper morning edition