| Organizer | Association for Open Data of Public Transportation Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Co-organizer | Collaboration Hub for University and Business (cHUB), Faculty of Information Networking for Innovation And Design (INIAD), Toyo University Institute of Infrastructure Application of Ubiquitous Computing (IAUC), Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, the University of Tokyo Association for Promotion of Infrastructure Geospatial Information Distribution (AIGID) |
| Special Cooperation | Tokyo Metropolitan Government, East Japan Railway Company, MobilityData, Google Japan G.K., YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory |
| Cooperation | <Railway> AKECHI RAILWAY, Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, East Japan Railway Company, Hakodate City Tram Development, ISE-RAILWAY.CO.,LTD, Japan Freight Railway Company, Keikyu Corporation, Keio Corporation, Kumamoto city transportation bureau, Kumamotodentetsu Co., Ltd. , Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau, Manyosen, Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company, Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd., SAGAMI RAILWAY Co., Ltd., Tobu Railway Co., Ltd., Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd., Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Co., Ltd., Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit, Inc., TOKYU RAILWAYS, TOYAMA CHIHOU TETSUDOU INC., Transportation Bureau, City of Yokohama, Yamagata Railway Co., Ltd., Yurikamome Inc.<Route bus> Akiha Bus Service Co.Ltd., Aoi Traffic Corp., Aomori City Enterprise Bureau Transportation Department, Asa Coast Railway Company, Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Chikuma Bus Co., Chitanoriai Co., Ltd., Chukibus Inc., City of Nagoya Housing & City Planning Bureau, Council for the Promotion of Air Travel in Kochi Prefecture, DAISHINTO Inc., East Japan Railway Company, FujiExpress. co. ltd., Funaki Tetsudou Corporation, Gan-wu Regional Public Transportation Revitalization Council, Gunma-Bus Corporation, Gunmachuo-bus Corporation, Hachiman kanko bus, Hachinohe City Transportation Department, Hamamatsu bus Co., Ltd., Hitachi Motor Transportation Co.Ltd., Hokkaido Takushoku Bus Co.Ltd., Hokushin Bus, Itoigawa Bus, Iyotetsu Bus Co., Ltd., IZUHAKONE BUS CO., LTD., Joshin Kanko Bus, Joshin-hire Corporation, JR SHIKOKU BUS CO., LTD. Kochi Branch, Juo Jidousha Corporation, Kaetsuno Bus Co., Ltd., Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co., Ltd., Kan-etsu Transportation Co., Ltd., Kanto-bus Corporation, KAWASAKI TSURUMI RINKO BUS CO., LTD, Keifuku Bus Co., Ltd., Keio Dentetsu Bus Co., Ltd., Keisei Bus Chiba Central Co., Ltd., KEISEI BUS Chiba West Co., Ltd., Kenko hokubu kotsu, Kitaena Kotsu Co,.Ltd., Kochi ekimae kanko, Kochi koryo kotsu, Kochi Seinan Kotsu Corpration, Kochi tobu kotsu, Kochi Visitors & Convention Association, Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd., KOTOSANBUS CO., LTD., Kumamoto bus Co., Ltd, Kumamoto Toshi Bus, KUMANO GOBO NANKAI BUS CO., LTD., Kuroiwa kanko, KUSAKARU-KOTSU, Inc., Kushimoto sightseeing bus promotion council , Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau, KyotoBus Co., Ltd., Matsue City Traffic Office, Meiko Bus Co., Ltd., Mie Kotsu Co., Ltd., Minami-Shinshu regional transportation issues council, Mogamigawa Transportation Co.,Ltd., Nagaden Bus, Nagai Transportation Co., Ltd., Nankai Rinkan Bus, Nemuro Kotsu Co., Ltd., Nippon Chuo Bus Co., Ltd., Nishi Tokyo Bus, Nohi Noriai Jidosha Co., Ltd. , NPO Bus net Tsu, NPO corporation Kiyosato Tourism Promotion Board, Oshima-bus Corporation, Otone Kotsu Jidousha Co., Ltd., Public transportaion revitalization council of Kitashitara district, Reihoku kanko jidosha, Ryujin Jidosha Co., Ltd., Sanko Bus, Seibu Bus Co., Ltd., Seikatsu Bus Yokkaichi, Seisan Kanko, Shimanto kotsu, Shimokita Kotsu, SHIMOTSUI DENTETSU CO., LTD., SHIN JOBAN KOTSU CO., LTD., SHINKIKANKO CO,.LTD., Shirotori-kotsu Co., Ltd., SHONAI KOTSU CO., LTD., Sotetsu Bus Co., Ltd., Taiyo-koutu Co.Ltd., Takeya Kotsu Co.Ltd., Tobu Bus Co.Ltd., Tohnoh Tetsudou Co., Ltd., TOKUSHIMA BUS Co.Ltd., Tokushima Bus NANBU.Co., Ltd., Tokushima city transportaion bureau, Tokyu Bus Corporation, TOSADEN TRAFFIC CO., LTD., Tosashimizu city, TOYAMA CHIHOU TETSUDOU.INC, Transportation Bureau City of Sendai, Transportation Bureau, City of Kawasaki, Transportation Bureau, City of Yokohama, Tsukubakankoukotsu Co., Ltd., Ueda Bus Co., Ltd., Ugokotsu Co., Ltd., UNOBUS, YAMAGATA KOTSU Co., Ltd., Yanbaru Express Bus<Community bus> Agematsu town, Akaiwa city, Akashi city, Aki city, Akita city, Ako city, Ama City, Ando town, Anjo city, Annaka city, Aoki village, Aomori City, Arakawa City, Aridagawa town, Asahi town (Yamagata pref.), Asahi town(Toyama Pref.), Ashiya town, Awaji city, Buzen city, Chigasaki city, Chikugo City, Chikujo town, Chikuma city, Chiryu city, Chita city, Chuo city (Tokyo Met.), Dazaifu City, Ena city, Fujieda City, Fukaura Town, Fukuoka City, Fukusaki town, Fukutsu city, Geisei village, Gifu city, Goshogawara City, Gujo city, Hachinohe City, Hakusan city, Hanamaki city, Hanno city, Hashikami town, Hashima city, Hayashima town, Hekinan City, Hichiso town, Hida city, Higashimiyoshi town, Higashimurayama city, Higashine city, Higashiomi city, Higashiura town, Higashiyamato city, Himeji city, Hino town (Shiga Pref.), Hirado city, Hirakawa City, Hiranai Town, Hirosaki City, Hisayama town, Hokuto city(Yamanashi pref.), Ibigawa town, Ichikawa town, Ichikawamisato town, Ichinoseki city, Iga city, Iijima town, Iiyama city, Ikeda town(Nagano pref.), Imari city, Imizu city, Inabe city, Inagawa town, Inagi city, Ino town, Ise city, Iwade city, Joetsu City, Kagamino town, Kagoshima city, Kahoku town, Kai City, Kaiyo town, Kaizu city, Kakegawa city, Kakogawa city, Kama city, Kameyama city, Kami city, Kamigori town, Kamiichi town, Kamikatsu town, Kamikawa town (Hyogo pref.), Kaminoyama city, Kamishihoro Town, Kamo city, Kanda town, Kaneyama town, Kani city, Kanonji city, Kariya city, Karuizawa town, Kasai city, Kasamatsu town, Katori city, Katsuragi Town, Katsushika city, Kawagoe Town, Kawakami village (Nagano pref.), Kawasaki town (Fukuoka pref.), Kiho town, Kimitsu city, Kinokawa city, Kisho town, Kiso Regional Union, Kiso Village, Kisosaki town, Kitagawa village, Kitajima town, Kitakyushu city, Kitanagoya city, Kiyose city, Kobe city, Kochi pref., Koga city (Fukuoka Pref.), Koka city, Kokubunji city, Komatsu city, Komono town, Konan city, Konan city (Kochi pref.), Kozushima village, Kumagaya city, Kumano city, Kunitachi City, Kurate Town, Kurobe city, Kuroishi City, Kusatsu city, Kuwana city, Machida city, Mamurogawa town, Maniwa city, Masuda City, Matsudo city, Matsumoto city, Matsusaka city, Matsushige town, Meiwa Town, Mibu town, Mihara village, Minami town (Tokushima pref.), Minamiawaji city, Minamichita town, Minamiise town, Minokamo city, Misawa City, Mitake town, Mitoyo city, Miyake village, Miyama city, Miyawaka City, Miyoshi city (Aichi Pref.), Miyoshi city (Tokushima pref.), Mizuho town, Mizunami city, Moriyama city, Motomiya city, Motosu city, Motoyama town, Munakata city, Murakami city, Murayama city, Muroto city, Nabari city, Nagahama city, Nagai city, Nagakute city, Nagano city, Nagareyama city, Nagi town, Nagiso town, Naka town, Nakadomari Town, Nakagawa town (Tochigi pref.), Nakatosa town, Nakatsu city, Nakatsugawa city, Nakayama town, Namegata City, Namerikawa city, Nanbu town(Yamanashi pref.), Nankoku city, Nanto city, Nanyo city, Naoshima ctiy, Narita City, Naruto city, Nasu Town, Nasushiobara town, Niimi city, Nikko city, Ninomiya town, Nirasaki city, Nishikawa town, Nishinomiya city, Nishio city, Nishitokyo city, Nishiwaki city, Nisshin city, Niyodogawa town, Nogata city, Nonoichi City, Nyuzen town, Obanazawa city, Odai town, Oe town, Ogaki city, Ogasawara Village, Oguchi Town, Oguni town(Yamagata pref.), Ohkura village, Oizumi town, Okaya city, Okuwa Village, Omachi city, Omihachiman city, Onga town, Ono city (Hyogo Pref.), Oshu city, Ota City, Otaki Village, Otama Village, Otawara city, Otsuki town, Owani Town, Owariasahi city, Owase City, Oyabe city, Ritto city, Rokkasho Village, Ryugasaki city, Sagae city, Saitama City, Sakata city, Sakawa town, Sakegawa village, Samukawa town, Sanjo city, Sayo town, Seki city, Semboku City, Seto city, Setouchi city, Shichigahama town, Shichinohe Town, Shima city, Shimada city, Shimanto city, Shimanto town, Shingo Village, Shingu town, Shinjo city, Shinonsen town, Shinshiro city, Shiojiri city, Shirataka town, Shiso city, Shizuoka city, Shodoshima town, Shonai town, Shoo town, Soeda town, Sotogahama Town, Sue town, Suginami city, Sukumo city, Sumoto city, Suwa city, Suzaki city, Suzaki city, Tachikawa city, Tagawa city, Taito city, Tajimi City, Takaoka city, Takarazuka city, Takasago city, Takasaki city, Takashima city, Takayama city, Taketoyo town, Taki town, Tambasasayama city, Tanabe City, Tano town, Tateyama town, Tatsuno city, Tendo city, Toba city, Tohoku town, Toin town, Tokai city, Toki city, Tokoname city, Tokushima city, Tonami city, Tosa city, Tosashimizu city, Towada City, Toyama city, Toyoake city, Toyooka city, Toyota city, Toyoyama town, Tozawa village, Tsu city, Tsubame city, Tsuchiura city, Tsugaru City, Tsukuba city, Tsuno town, Tsurugi town, Tsuruoka city, Tsuruta Town, Tsuyama city, Uchinada Town, Ueda city, Uozu city, Wake town, Wako city, Watarai town, Yaese Town, Yaita city, Yamagata city (Gifu pref.), Yamagata city (Yamagata pref.), Yamanobe town, Yamatokoriyama city, Yamatotakata city, Yanagawa city, Yanaizu Town, Yaotsu town, Yasu city, Yasuda town, Yokkaichi city, Yokosuka city, Yomogita Village, Yonezawa city, Yoshinogawa city, Yotsukaido City, Yuki city<Demand Responsive Transportation> JUNPUZI.CO., LTD., MONET Technologies Inc., SWAT Mobility JapanAnnaka city, Hakuba village, Hirakawa city, Kawagoe city, Kinokawa city, Sakai city, Showa village, Tamamura town, Tomioka city <Ferry> A"Line Ferry Co., Ltd., BINGO SHOSEN CO., LTD., Fujikyu Marine Resort, Haboro Enkai Ferry Co., Ltd., Hankyu Ferry Co., Ltd., Himeshima Village (Oita Pref.), Itsukishima Kisen, Kagoshima city, Kyusho Ferry Co., Ltd., Marubun Matsushima Kisen Co., Ltd., Meimon Taiyo Ferry Co., Ltd., Meitetsu Kaijo Kankosen Co., Ltd., Mt.Fuji Shimizu Port Cruise Ltd., Munakata city, Naruto city, Nippo Kisen, Okushiri Island Ferry, Orange Ferry, Sakata Ferry Office, Sanwa Merchant Vessel Co., Ltd., Shingu town, Suonada Ferry, Taneyaku Kousokusen, Toba city, Tokai Kisen Co., Ltd., TOKYO CRUISE SHIP CO., LTD., Tsu Airport line, Uwajima Unyu Co., Ltd.<Airline> All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., Tokyo International Air Terminal Corporation, Narita International Airport Corporation, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.<Bike share> DOCOMO BIKESHARE, INC., OpenStreet Co., Ltd. |
| Open Data Partners | Pedestrian Space Navigation Project (HokoNavi), PLATEAU, MLIT DATA PLATFORM, Organization for Vitalization of Local Economy by Digital transformation, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan Meteorological Agency, National Police Agency, Geospatial Information Authority of Japan |
We are seeking applications and services that leverage various datasets, including public transportation open data, to address challenges and explore new data utilization opportunities in local areas.
| Contest Duration | July 1, 2026 (Wednesday) - March 12, 2027 (Friday) |
| Application Period | October 1, 2026 (Thursday) - January 11, 2027 (Monday) |
| The submit deadline is January 11, 2027 at 23:59 (JST) * After the application period ends, we will conduct a document review to select the entries for the first round of judging. |
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| First round of screening (Interview) |
January 23, 2027 (Saturday) - January 24, 2027 (Sunday) * held online * Applicants whose entries have been selected for the first round of screening are required to attend the first round of screening (interview). |
| Award Ceremony | February 20, 2027 (Saturday) at INIAD Hall (Toyo University Akabanedai Campus, Kita Ward, Tokyo) * We will announce the winning entries selected by the judging panel. Prior to the announcement, the winners will be asked to give a presentation. |
The judges are as follows:
Chair, Association for Open Data of Public Transportation
Professor Emeritus, the University of Tokyo
Head of collaboration Hub for University and Business (cHUB), Faculty of Information Networking for Innovation And Design (INIAD), Toyo University
Doctor of Engineering. He is an IEEE Life Fellow and Golden Core Member. He has been developing the open computer architecture TRON since 1984. He has also been expanding his design into a wide range of areas, including homes, museums, buildings, and cities. In 2023, the "TRON Real-Time OS Family" was recognized as an IEEE Milestone. He received the ITU150 Award in 2015, and the IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Technology Award in 2023. He is also the recipient of the Japan Academy Prize in 2006, the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2003, and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon in 2024.
GTFS Program Manager, MobilityData
He began his career as a data analyst at a public transportation route search service. He then served as a data analyst team leader and a program manager at a foundation.
In 2023, he joined MobilityData, an international non-profit organization, as a public transportation data analyst. He has served as the GTFS program manager since 2024. He is committed to the international development of the GTFS standard to improve the accessibility of public transportation services around the world.
Manager, Marketing Strategy & Group Coordination Unit, Marketing Strategy Department, East Japan Railway Company
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1978. He studied mechanical and aerospace engineering at Nagoya University and its graduate school, and joined JR East in 2003.
In 2009, he was in charge of the development and operation of "Mobile Suica." He experienced the evolution of mobile services at the forefront during the transition from feature phones to smartphones. Since 2016, he has been engaged in data utilization work. Starting from internal and external needs and issues, he worked on solving problems by combining data and services. In 2023, the real-time route search won the IT Grand Prize in the customer and business area at the "41st IT Awards" sponsored by the Japan Information Technology Association (IT Association). At the same time, he was selected as one of the "Super SE 100."
Technology Evangelist, Postman
Mapbox Japan, Ambassador
Completed the master's program at the Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. After working at Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and EMC, he has in recent years been engaged in service implementation and technology evangelism at global IT startups.
With a strong interest in digital twins and data visualization, he has entered the Open Data Challenge for Public Transportation several times. Both "Mini Tokyo 3D" at the 3rd Open Data Challenge for Public Transportation in Tokyo and "Public Transportation Irregular Event Notifier (PIEN🥺) for Tokyo" at the 4th Open Data Challenge for Public Transportation in Tokyo won the Grand Award. At the 4th challenge, "Mini Tokyo 3D 2021" additionally won the Judges' Special Award. "GTFS box" at the Open Data Challenge for Public Transportation 2024 won the Excellence Award.
Professor of Faculty of Information Networking for Innovation And Design (INIAD), Toyo University
After working as a special assistant professor and special lecturer at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies and at the YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory, he has been an associate professor at INIAD (Toyo University Faculty of Information Networking for Innovation And Design) since 2017. He has been a professor at INIAD since 2023. He has been the head of the department and head of the graduate school department since 2024. PhD (Interdisciplinary Information Studies).
With the theme of solving social issues using digital technologies such as IoT and AI, he is engaged in research on pedestrian navigation, support for people with disabilities, open data, and congestion detection using Bluetooth Low Energy.
We will comprehensively evaluate the application, placing particular emphasis on the following points:
Total amount of prizes: up to 3,000,000 JPY
Additionally, special awards from sponsoring organizations will be available.