‘Making Nanyo a global brand’  On 14 May, at the Nanyo City Shelter Nanyo Hall in Yamagata Prefecture, our President Kiyoyuki Okuyama (President of Shiki Nanyo Co., Ltd.) explained the business plan of Shiki Nanyo, and facilitated a talk session with the participation of Nanyo local residents.

After an introduction by Nanyo City Mayor Shiraiwa, Mr Hiroshi Sato, Chairman and Representative Director of ND Software, who has been working with employees since 2013 on forest maintenance activities in the satoyama on the grounds of the former Hysia Park in Nanyo, and Mr Ippei Sakai, Representative Director of Sakai Winery, who is growing grape vines on the grounds, presented their activities. Along with reports on their activities, they introduced valuable and interesting stories.

The opinions of the residents in Nanyo also showed their strong enthusiasm to participate in ‘making Nanyo a world brand’ through this project. We would like to help create a place where we can invite guests from all over the world to Shiki Nanyo and coexist with local people, while judging the situation under difficult circumstances such as the Corona and the rising cost of living due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We thank the people of Nanyo for their participation and opinions.