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Foodα X Tokyo Summit: Building the Future City Through Food

Project updates, a panel and networking from Foodα, a food-tech co-creation cluster based in Shimbashi and Toranomon.

When
Mon, November 9, 2026 · 18:30–21:00 JST
Where
Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内3丁目8−3 · In person
Region
Kanto (Tokyo)
Organizer
Tokyo Innovation Base
Language
JA
Source
Peatix
Summary
The summit of Foodα X Tokyo, a co-creation cluster that uses the Shimbashi and Toranomon area as a field for putting new food technologies and services into practice. Operating under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's TIB CATAPULT program, it connects startups, large companies and the local community around a sustainable food future driven by food tech. The evening opens with the background of how Foodα started, followed by an interim report in the form of short pitches from ongoing projects, and a panel titled "The Future City Foodα Aims For" with speakers from the Urban Renaissance Agency, UnlocX, Leave a Nest, Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate and Sustainable Food Asia. A networking session with light food follows, for startup and corporate project leads and anyone interested in urban development and the future of food. The venue is Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) 1F SQUARE-2, the fee is 3,000 yen, and entry requires registering as a member in the TIB app.
About the community

Foodα X Tokyo is a food-tech co-creation cluster under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's TIB CATAPULT program, using the Shimbashi and Toranomon area as its testing ground. Startups, large companies, developers and the local community work together through seminars, neighborhood-wide proofs of concept, and funding and hands-on support to bring food innovation into practice and take it global.

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