On October 9, 2021, "PORTO," a town exchange and information center that connects people to people and people to communities, will make its grand opening in Kamikawa Town, Hokkaido.
PORTO is an exchange facility equipped with an "exchange space" for reading, meetings, and various events, a "general consultation desk for immigration, tourism, and living" where you can consult with a concierge about immigration and living, a "co-working space" equipped with WiFi and power supply, and a "gallery" where you can hold exhibitions. It is an exchange facility.
"PORTO," named after the "Port of Kamikawa Town" where people, goods, things, and information of the region gather and functions as a gateway connecting the inside and outside of the region, is expected to be a center where people with diverse backgrounds can gather, mingle, connect, spend time together, and create together to foster a better regional community. PORTO is expected to be a center where people from diverse backgrounds can gather, mix, connect, spend time together, and create together to foster a better local community.

We asked Mr. Kinubari Ezimaru, the representative of Earth Friends Camp, Inc. which operates PORTO, about his thoughts on the creation of this facility.
The grand opening on the 9th will include a preview, a kitchen car, crepe and coffee shops, a presentation of challenges and talk events with the participation of the townspeople. For more details, please see the event information here.

We are very much looking forward to the future development of the "port" in Kamikawa, which is open to all!