On February 7, 2026, Sustainable Map General Incorporated Association will hold the “Sustainable Marche 2026.” The venue will be the Shin-Yurigaoka district of Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The event will feature local elementary and junior high school students taking the lead role in proposing next-generation urban development. The event will be built using the popular game “Minecraft.” The technical platform will utilize the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s 3D city model “Project PLATEAU.”
(Natural Environment Team Development Screen)
The children built areas and facilities based on the four main themes outlined by Kawasaki City in its redevelopment plan for the area around Shin-Yurigaoka Station. Using open data from PLATEAU, which represents a real-life town in 3D, the children implemented the data in Minecraft. Using a virtual space with the same scale as reality as a base, they were able to consider realistic urban development proposals.
(Disaster prevention team development screen)
(Screen developed by the Social Infrastructure Team)
Government plans are primarily written information and contain a lot of technical terminology, making them difficult for children to understand. This initiative aims to visualize local issues using Minecraft, allowing children to see them as their own problems.
(Arts and Community Team Development Screen)
The organizing group has been working for the past five years, accumulating perspectives and data from around the region. This event will be the culmination of their activities, passing on the baton from their predecessors. At the event, the children will give presentations using the worlds they have created.
Event Overview
| Event Name | Sustainable Marche 2026 ~Weaving the future together: towns and people~ |
| Date and time | Saturday, February 7, 2026 10:00-16:00 |
| venue | Shin-Yurigaoka Twenty-One Hall (1-2-2 Manpukuji, Asao-ku, Kawasaki City) |
| Organizer | Sustainable Map General Incorporated Association |
| Co-hosted by | Asao Ward, Kawasaki City / Shin-Yurigaoka Area Management Consortium |
| Sponsorship | Area Brain Co., Ltd. / OPA Shin-Yurigaoka Opa Co., Ltd. / Kawasaki Seikatsu Club Consumers’ Co-op / Glocal Act Co., Ltd. / Children’s Dream Design General Incorporated Association / Shin-Yurigaoka General Hospital / Shinwa Controls Co., Ltd. / SUIREN Co., Ltd. / mira-foresta / Takahashi Masaya Tax Accountant and FP Office / Bugler Co., Ltd. / platinumMATES Co., Ltd. / Hotel Morino Co., Ltd. / Miraiall Kawasaki General Incorporated Association / Robot Science Education Co., Ltd. (in alphabetical order) |
| Official page | https://sustainable-marche2026-rima8nu.gamma.site/ |
