Create a future full of dreams

Taking advantage of opportunities such as inbound tourism, the Osaka-Kansai Expo, the Osaka IR (integrated resort), and the opening of Naniwasuji Line, we aim to further develop areas along our railway lines railway lines by expanding the number of visitors. We will also provide services that combine the digital and real worlds in line with social changes, and through value co-creation with stakeholders, we will realize a vibrant, inclusive society that respects diversity.

Specific Initiatives:Promotion of Naniwasuji Line Project

Specific Initiatives:
Promoting Naniwasuji Line Project

Aiming for a 2031 opening, Kansai Rapid Railway Co., Ltd., the development body, is proceeding with land acquisition and compensation work, including site surveying and building inspections, and has begun construction work at Nakanoshima Station (tentative name) and Nishi-Honmachi Station (tentative name), as well as preparatory work at Fukushima Shaft, Nankai New Namba Station (tentative name), and Minatomachi Shaft, among other efforts toward the opening. Going forward, we will continue to work closely with the national government, local governments, and related parties to steadily promote the project.

Specific initiatives:Launch of "facility/area limited points" in the minapita point service

Specific Initiatives:
Launch of "facility/area limited points" in the minapita point service

In November 2023, we revamped our own point service, "minapita points," and launched a point campaign that leveraged the characteristics of our group's railway lines, including Namba. More recently, we revamped the "Nankai App" (adding a minapita membership card function) and, together with the "Namba Marutto App," are focusing on expanding customer touchpoints. We also analyzed minapita member usage data and promoted 1-to-1 marketing using MA tools. This strengthened our efforts to improve customer satisfaction by delivering appropriate information to each individual member.
*minapita points are a point service that can be earned and used by using facilities and railways along the NANKAI Group.

Specific initiatives:New measures using digital tickets

Specific Initiatives:
New measures using digital tickets

As a new initiative using digital tickets, commercial facilities and local governments are covering the fares of visitors, thereby reducing travel costs and encouraging an increase in consumption and visitors. This fiscal year, AEON MALL Sakai Teppocho and AEON MALL Wakayama implemented a campaign offering digital tickets to customers who made purchases above a certain amount. Going forward, we aim to expand the number of participating commercial facilities, local governments, and transportation businesses, leading to the creation of multifaceted social value, such as revitalizing local areas and promoting the use of public transportation.

Specific initiatives:Attraction measures in conjunction with the Osaka-Kansai Expo

Specific Initiatives:
Visitor attraction measures in conjunction with the Osaka-Kansai Expo

Taking advantage of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai World Expo, our group is working to promote the use of railways and commercial facilities, and to attract visitors to tourist destinations along our railway lines. For example, we launched the "NANKAI 1DAY PASS," a digital ticket that allows unlimited rides on all Nankai lines for one day, for visitors coming to Osaka-Kansai World Expo. We also promoted the attractions of areas along our railway lines both domestically and internationally through an NFT stamp rally around Namba, Senshu, and Kada, and by exhibiting a booth at the Expo venue.

Specific Initiatives"NANKAI Wellness Tourism" - Wellness Tours for Foreign Tourists Visiting Japan

Specific Initiatives
"NANKAI Wellness Tourism" Wellness Tour for Foreign Tourists Visiting Japan

"NANKAI Wellness Tourism" was launched with the aim of capturing inbound demand and promoting tourism to regional areas. This plan is a trip aimed at caring for the body and refreshing the mind, incorporating high-end elements that utilize local resources, such as a medical checkup (TIMC OSAKA) that combines the latest technology and hospitality, playing golf at Osaka Golf Club, and an experience of "healing, food, and knowledge" at VISON.

Specific initiatives:Building a gourmet ticket website for foreign tourists visiting Japan in collaboration with startup companies

Specific Initiatives:
Collaborating with startups to build a gourmet ticket website for foreign tourists visiting Japan

In collaboration with a startup company, we have launched a gourmet ticket website for foreign tourists visiting Japan, which requires advance purchase. The dedicated multilingual website makes it easy to search for restaurants, and when you are there, you can simply show the QR code on the pre-purchased gourmet ticket to easily place an order. This service helps foreign tourists visiting Japan overcome the language barrier that often makes it difficult to find restaurants, and it also helps restaurants effectively attract customers and resolve language support issues.

Specific initiatives:Overseas IT/CAD human resources introduction business "Japal "

Specific Initiatives:
Overseas IT/CAD human resources introduction business "Japal "

We operate "Japal," a human resources introduction support service that introduces Nepalese IT/CAD talent to Japanese companies.
This service focuses on supporting employees' settling into Japan, including Japanese language education before they arrive, as well as the necessary support for working and living in Japan. Through these efforts, we aim to support human resources so that they can thrive in Japan for the long term, and to help Japanese companies achieve sustainable growth.

Specific Initiatives:Foreigner Coexistence Project

Specific Initiatives:
Foreigner Coexistence Project

A multicultural coexistence event was held in Kongo area with the aim of creating a town where everyone can live comfortably by creating contact points between Japanese people and foreign residents and promoting mutual understanding. As the number of residents from Nepal in the Kongo area is increasing, the first event was a social gathering where participants could learn about Nepalese culture and enjoy Nepalese cuisine. It was an opportunity for participants to deepen their mutual understanding. We will continue to hold regular events in the future to promote multicultural coexistence in the local community.

Specific Initiatives:areas along our railway lines Town Open Day

Specific Initiatives:
areas along our railway lines Town Open Day

With the aim of increasing the resident population along the railway line, we are collaborating with members of the "areas along our railway lines Regional Discovery Creators Division" and local governments along the line to implement "Town Open Day," an initiative to help young people and families with children who are considering moving or relocating to get a concrete image of what it's like to live along areas along our railway lines line. In fiscal year 2024, we newly implemented a half-day tour event in the Senboku area Sakai-shi, as well as promoting the area's attractions through online broadcasts in collaboration with creators.