Fujita Kanko Group Release “Fujita Kanko Business Idea Contest 2024” finals will be held! Innovative propo sals from students who are carving out the future come together

[Fujita Kanko Group Release] “Fujita Kanko Business Idea Contest 2024” finals will be held! A gathering of innovative proposals from students who are carving out the future ​
Fujita Kanko Co., Ltd. Press release: March 13, 2025 “Fujita Tourism Business Idea Contest 2024” finals held! Innovative proposals from students who are carving out the future come together
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1368/737/1368-737-546d57486d4fbf01565c175297e002ca-1500×848.jpg Fujita Kanko Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo; Representative Director and President Executive Officer: Nobunori Yamashita) held the final screening and award ceremony for the “Fujita Kanko Business Idea Contest 2024″ on Thursday, February 20, 2025, as an attempt to generate business ideas through industry-academia collaboration. This contest is aimed at university and graduate students and is open to the public for new business ideas that embody our company’s corporate motto, “Realizing a rich and prosperous society,” and our long-term vision, “We will continue to grow by developing unique businesses that fit people’s lifestyles in order to bring smiles to everyone.” Our aim is also to provide new learning opportunities to our students. Contest overview https://www.fujita-kanko.co.jp/sangaku_renkei/ At the final screening held at Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo on February 20th (Thursday), 13 teams who passed the initial screening from among 80 entries received from all over the country gave presentations. As a result of a rigorous examination, the following awards have been decided. ■“Fujita Tourism Business Idea Contest 2024” Final Selection Results [Grand Prize] Yuichiro Ishii, Wato Uemura, Jinyi Chou, Hiroyo Mihara (Nishogakusha University Props Seminar) Title of work: “An elegant “active senior life” in a utopia” [Excellence Award] Katsuma Ikeda, Yuki Funadome, Kosuke Sasaki, HAN YIFAN (Kyoto University Graduate School) Work title: “Hotel kitchen, to the town kitchen” [Special Award] Kanna Mori, Katsuhiro Kita (University of Tokyo) Work name: “ScHotel” [Special Award] Mami Namba (Kokugakuin University) Title of work: “Aiming for a travel environment that is friendly to everyone”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1368/737/1368-737-d745c4be3f69baace6446a2cc3b938ba-730×327.jpg This contest attracted many proposals full of flexible ideas and creativity unique to students. The judges said, “Each of the proposals had a high possibility of realization and brought a new perspective to our business.” Fujita Kanko Co., Ltd. will utilize the ideas obtained from this contest in future business development. Additionally, through this initiative, we will provide students with a place for practical learning, create opportunities for them to deepen their understanding of the tourism industry, and contribute to the further development of the industry as a whole. ■About Fujita Kanko Co., Ltd. Fujita Kanko Co., Ltd. opened “Hakone Kowakien” in 1948 and “Chinzanso (currently Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo)” in 1952 as a pioneer in the tourism industry in Japan. The company was subsequently
established in 1955, and will celebrate its 70th anniversary on November 7, 2025. By maximizing the use of all corporate assets such as human resources and cultural assets to provide a place of relaxation and warm service to as many customers as possible, we aim to “realize a rich and prosperous society” by providing new value that fits various aspects of customers’ life cycles and styles through unique content development and business development.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1368/737/1368-737-eb476d1130b01203e756ac2a0a1dd9df-1500×1061.jpg URL: https://www.fujita-kanko.co.jp ■Representative facility brands operated by Fujita Kanko Co., Ltd. Click here for details on all locations (https://www.fujita-kanko.co.jp/sub/facility/) ■WHG business: 35 locations centered on Washington Hotel and Hotel Gracery ・Washington Hotels 20 locations (https://washington-hotels.jp/) ・Hotel Gracery 10 locations (https://gracery.com/) ・Hotel Tavinos 3 locations (https://hoteltavinos.com/) etc. ■Luxury & Banquet Business: 6 locations including luxury hotels, wedding facilities, golf courses, etc. ・Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo (https://hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.jp) etc. ■Resort business: 19 locations including hot spring resorts and glamping facilities ・Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu (https://www.ten-yu.com/) ・Hakone Hotel Kowakien (https://www.hakone-hotelkowakien.jp/) ・Hakone Kowakien Yunessun (https://www.yunessun.com/) ・Fujino Kira Fuji Gotemba (https://www.fu-ji-no.jp/kirameki/) etc.