# Thinking About Moving to the Countryside and Starting a Business on Halloween Night | Noto x Startup Co-Creation Night

> Founders and Ishikawa officials discuss starting up, relocating and taking over businesses in Noto, with roundtables and networking.

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- When: Sat, October 31, 2026 16:00–19:30 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 — https://meetnoto.peatix.com/
- Page: https://japantech.info/events/peatix-5168907/

## Summary

A networking event at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB, 2F ROOM) for people interested in starting a business, relocating or taking over an existing business on the Noto Peninsula. After the 2024 earthquake and heavy rains, Noto is becoming a place for new ventures, and guests speak from different positions: entrepreneurs operating in Noto, business owners who restarted after the disaster, and Ishikawa Prefecture officials.

Part 1 is a guest talk on what it means to start a business in a rural region and why Noto now. Part 2 is small-group roundtables on themes such as starting up in Noto and Ishikawa's support programs. Part 3 is networking over Noto sake and local specialties. Planned speakers include Wataru Okada, a software engineer who moved to Noto and founded Noras Inc., and Akira Arata, who handles startup support at Ishikawa Prefecture.

Free, with about 60 in-person seats; applications close on October 28. Entry to TIB requires registering on the TIB app in advance.

## About the community

An initiative that treats recovery on the Noto Peninsula as a process of creating new value rather than restoring the past, supporting entrepreneurship, relocation and business succession. It connects city-based professionals interested in rural ventures and regional challenges with Noto businesses and support organizations.

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