"NFT" is a technology like a certificate that shows works and products in digital space as original.
There is a movement to use it not only for business but also for regional revitalization.
The Yamakoshi Residents'Meeting, a group of residents in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, has been using NFT technology to sell digital art works designed with sardines, which are actively cultivated locally, since last year.
Residents' groups use a portion of their sales to hold social events in digital space between people who have purchased artwork and locals.
And we are aiming to solicit new ideas for regional revitalization from purchasers linked by NFT and connect them to town revitalization.
Haruka Takeuchi, the representative of the group, said, "NFT is not just a purchase, it has the meaning of" participation right "related to the region. I would like to aim for an update to a new region."
In addition, Trust Bank, which operates the hometown tax site, created a digital work of characters using NFT last December and provided it to those who paid the hometown tax for a limited time.
When the work is resold, the NFT mechanism puts some of the profits into the company.
Using this fund, I would like to launch a project to support businesses and farmers who handle hometown tax refunds, which will be useful for regional revitalization.