"Business cards received" that business people cannot easily throw away.
An event was held in Tokyo to pray for the success of next year's business by paying the exchanged business cards to the shrine in gratitude for the one-year encounter.
This "Business Card Payment Festival" has been held every year since 6 years ago by an IT company in Tokyo that handles the service of digitizing and storing business cards.
In Kanda Myojin, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, which is close to the office district, about 10 people visited in the rain, and a large number of business cards exchanged at work were put in a box called "Protective Box" in the precincts. I paid it.
Then, the priesthood of Kanda Myojin offered a congratulatory message and prayed for the prosperity of business.
The business card that was put in will be melted in the future.
According to a survey conducted by the sponsoring company on business people, the number one thing that cannot be thrown away when cleaning is the "business card I got", and many people feel that it is rude to throw it away because it contains personal information. is.
Also, recently, the chances of exchanging business cards have decreased due to telework, etc., and many people have become unable to use their own business cards due to changes in departments during that time.
A 40-year-old woman who brought 100 business cards said, "I will change jobs next year, so I was able to put in the business cards I used in the past and it was refreshing."
Ryosuke Koike of "Sansan", the organizer, said, "Throwing away business cards is a psychological hurdle, but I want you to put it in a shrine and give it an opportunity to thank you for your encounters so far."
The "Business Card Payment Festival" will be held on the 9th.