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KEYWORD 03

Collaborating to Enhance the Appeal and Vitality of Tokyo

Through proactive collaboration with different regions and external parties, we will help contribute to the success of the Tokyo 2020 Games, and, looking ahead to the future development of Tokyo, seek so create an attractiveness and vitality to the city while contributing to the everyday lives of the residents and visitors to it.

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Creating Liveliness Through Collaboration with Areas Along Train Routes

We will collaborate closely with communities along our train routes and with railway companies we provide through service with to further unearth and advertise the appeal of such areas, thereby helping raise its value.

Creating New Demand by Unearthing the Appeal of Regions

In addition to social media, free publications/pamphlets, and video content such as TV commercials, we will also unearth and advertise the appeal of the regions around the city through interactive events open to the public and through the AND STORY project.

  • [Tokyo Metro × AND STORY]
    At each of our 179 stations Tokyo Metro contributes to the charming nature of Tokyo by hosting AND STORY events, where stories of the local area and the people who live there are shared, and by running a sharing website that connects experienced-providers with potential participants.

Unearthing Regional Appeal (AND STORY)

Strengthen Cooperation with Through Service Partner Railway Companies

We will work closely with other railway companies through events at train depots and mutual PR campaigns to promote the attractiveness of regions, including areas along through service sections.

(Tokyo Metro DokiDoki Experience in Wakō 2018)

Strengthening Cooperation with Organizations to Revitalize Areas Along Routes

In addition to working with event committees along our routes, we will also further increase cooperation with organizations such as area management councils, local governments and shopping streets as part of initiatives to foster regional appeal together with all other groups along our routes who are passionate about revitalizing their local communities.

Kanda Curry Grand Prix" Collaborative Project
Asakusa A-ROUND Cooperation Planning
Asakusa A-ROUND Cooperation Planning

"Town Helper" Project

We will further accelerate exchanges with the communities around our stations as we seek to create a bustling atmosphere through participation and advertising of local events.

"Town Helper" Project (Ayase Shobu Matsuri)
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Collaboration on Town Planning Projects

We will develop railway facilities linked to urban development projects planned for implementation around our stations as we seek to build attractive spaces that will become the face of the local area.
As a new initiative, we will publicize issues faced by each of our stations and contribute to further urban development revitalization of the areas around the stations by enabling early cooperation with government agencies and urban developers.

Strengthening Collaboration with Urban Development Companies (Station-Town Collaboration Projects)

We will expand the open recruitment type collaboration projects that have been in place thus far. In addition to providing barrier-free facilities, we will also publicize the various issues faced at each of our stations, including congestion and other problems, as we seek to build attractive metro station spaces in collaboration with government agencies and urban development companies.

Promoting the Construction of Railway Facilities That Integrate with Large-Scale Urban Development Initiatives to Revitalize Areas Around Stations

Construction of Toranomon Hills Station (Hibiya Line)

Scheduled to begin operations in FY2020

Tokyo Metro will proceed with the construction and opening of the Toranomon Hills Station, which it has been entrusted with by the Urban Renaissance Agency, as part of efforts toward the building of a base for international business and exchange that is conducive toward everyday living, and the improvement of the region's capabilities to act as a transport hub, both of which were requests of the local area.

Illustration of Station when renovations are complete

Station Renovation in Conjunction with Development Around Toranomon Station (Ginza Line)
Scheduled to begin operations in FY2020

As part of the redevelopment projects for the Toranomon Station area, we will construct a station plaza within the building and expand the width of the platform for trains heading in the direction of Shibuya. In order to alleviate congestion at existing entrances and exits, additional entrances/exists and barrier-free facilities, such as elevators and escalators, will be installed.

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Promoting of Open Innovation

Through open innovation, we can create new business and value by combining the management resources of the Tokyo Metro Group with ideas and technologies from external parties.

Collaborating with External Parties to Provide New Value

We aim to provide new value to our customers and society in a way that captures potential future changes in the social makeup of Japan, and to achieve this we will develop initiatives based around the three themes detailed below.

Three Themes

Draw out the vitality of the areas along our routes by maintaining and improving health

Contribute to the formation of sustainable local communities through the creation of "Connections"

Provide new forms of value in movement in line with such things as the diversification of working patterns to further improve the city's functions

Future Initiatives

Examinations of methods for investing in venture companies, co-creation with accelerator programs, etc.

  • (Example) shikAI

    Development of "shikAI," a navigation tool for passengers with visual impairments, designed together with Progress Technologies Inc.

    shikAI

Utilization of Data

Through cooperation with external resources, we will proactively utilize data as we aim to provide progressive forms of value both within and outside the company.

  • Unearthing new forms of value for both within and outside of the company through utilization of various categories of data

  • Creating innovation utilizing external resources such as open data, vendors and start-ups

  • Realization of product development and information provision having applied marketing analysis and focused on customers' needs.

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Initiatives Toward the Realization of New Mobility Services

We will help find solutions to the issues of congestion and back up of passenger flow by providing smooth mobility services tailored to customers' needs, a range of seamless and unified transport options, thereby creating new value in the field of mobility, a universal transportation service that is convenient and easy to understand for each and every passenger.

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  • In addition to collaborations on public transportation and various types of shared mobility services, we will also provide a unified and seamless transportation service

  • We will provide a big city type MaaS (Mobility as a Service) app facilitates seamless travel by providing information on issues such as route searches, reservations and payments