The "Kuwato Hachioji Quiz Sugoroku" created by students of Hachioji CampusFaculty of Economics was presented to all elementary schools in Hachioji City.

On Friday, February 21, 2025, the "Kuwato Hachioji Quiz Sugoroku," planned and produced by students from Faculty of Economics at Teikyo University, was presented to all 69 elementary schools in Hachioji City, and a presentation ceremony was held in the mayor's office at Hachioji City Hall. The ceremony was attended by Miru Kobayashi (4th year student Faculty of Economics), her teacher, Associate Professor Konno Hisako from the Department of Tourism Management, the mayor of Hachioji, the city's superintendent of education, the director of the lifelong learning and sports department and the director of the industry department in charge of promoting the Japanese Heritage "Kuwato Monogatari," Chairman and managing director of the Hachioji Textile Industry Association, and the secretary-general and director of the University Consortium Hachioji. In addition, during a discussion with the mayor, Kobayashi explained the difficulties and interesting points in the process of creating the Sugoroku.

This project was created as part of a tourism town development proposal project conducted by students of a special lecture on tourism management in collaboration with the Hachioji Textile Industrial Association and others, after being selected for a University Consortium Hachioji Student Planning Project Subsidy. It was also well received at the workshop venue of the Mulberry City Festa 2025, held on Sunday, January 12th of the same year and sponsored by the Japan Heritage "Mulberry City Story" Promotion Council, and on Sunday, February 16th, a poster presentation and oral presentation were made at the same grant results report meeting, where the project was evaluated in the comments as a wide-ranging initiative involving industry, government, academia and citizens.

The Mulberry City Hachioji Quiz Sugoroku is a fun way to learn about the only Japanese heritage site in Tokyo, "Mulberry City Hachioji," and follows a story that traces the history, present, and future of Hachioji textiles and the town. With the cooperation of the Hachioji City Local History Museum and others, many valuable materials were included in the research. In the future, data will be distributed so that elementary school students can view it on their own tablets, and it is also being considered for use in schools and local events. Teikyo University will continue to provide a place for Practical learning education as stated in Educational Guidelines.

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