2020 4th Japan SDGs Awards “Chief Cabinet Secretary Award”
2021 Selected as an “SDGs Future City”

2022 Selected as one of the first “Decarbonization Leading Areas”

Kamishihoro Town
Sustainable town for the future

Mitsugi TAKENAKA, Mayor of Kamishihoro Town, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

01 Outline of Kamishihoro Town
Kamishihoro Town

Population

4,949（2021）

Number ofCattle Fed

47,333（2021）

Total area

696 ㎢

Food self-sufficiency rate

Biogas power generation
self-sufficiency

3,500

100%%

Raw milk production

137,000t/year01

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Economic, societal, and environmental
initiatives

EconomySociety

Create jobs and relevant
populations through regional
economic revitalization

Implement next-generation,
advanced technologies tomake resident lifestyles moreconvenient

Environment
Establish both carbon
neutrality andconvenience/regional
resilience

Sustainable community development that balances these three factors andis based on the realization of a smart town and zero-carbon policy

02Kamishihoro MaaS Project

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On-demandtransportation
Visualize vacancies
and make life moreconvenient forresidents<From September 2020>

Shift from fixed-time, fixed-route operations
to on-demand operations (advance reservation system)

Expanded dates / times of operation
Home pick-up and drop-off

Simple UI that is easy to use
even for elderly residents
Can be a factor
that motivateselderly residents
to leave the house

Increased 2.4x
Reduced by 70%

Bus operating rate

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Autonomous
mobility

Multiple field operational tests conducted towards
the implementation of automated driving buses<October 2017>

Performance / field operational test
in a dedicated space on closed roads<October 2019><October 2018>

Test drive on the grounds of town hall<December 2021>

Ensure residents
have a way to getaround by utilizing
automated driving
technology
Test drive on public roads, transporting bothpassengers and goods

Winter field operational test05

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Start of regular operations ofautomated driving buses

Autonomousmobility
Ensure residents
have a way to getaround by utilizing
automated driving
technology

Bus Services
・Sunday
・Monday・Thursday
・Saturday*four services each day06

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Nighttime drone search-and-rescue
support service, “NIGHT HAWKS”
・Provides support for nighttime search-and-rescue efforts through theuse of drones, and contributes to the early discovery of victims

DronesUtilize drones invarious settings,
such as lifesaving
practices, logistics,
and entertainment

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Field operational test for deliveries
using drones
・Drones utilized to optimize regional logistics through manpower
reduction and decarbonization

DronesUtilize drones invarious settings,
such as lifesaving
practices, logistics,
and entertainment

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Christmas drone show
・Largest-scale drone show in Japan (at the time) that utilized 300 drones

DronesUtilize drones invarious settings,
such as lifesaving
practices, logistics,
and entertainment

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Digitalization for more efficient andconvenient processes
・Establish information and telecommunications infrastructure andimprove services for residents and the city’s key industry of agriculture
through the promotion of digitalization

Otherdigitalization
Smart agriculture

Promote thedigitalization ofvarious initiatives

Communications infrastructure

AI chatbot

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07 Kamishihoro Smart Town
● Optimize transportation and logistics
through the integrated operation of peopleand goods

Creating the future of Kamishihoro● Promote digitalization in order to improveefficiency and the quality of administrative
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