Early Research: Exploring Metaverse Uses Across Japan

At this early phase of my Master’s, I’m focusing on building a foundation through literature review and exploratory research. I’m examining emerging Metaverse initiatives across Japan, from corporate projects to public sector experiments and creative collaborations. Some of the Tokyo-based cases that caught my attention include:

• Metaverse School of Engineering, University of Tokyo: https://www.meta-school.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
• Digital Yukata Creator Festival, Civic Creative Base Tokyo (CCBT) × MetaTokyo Inc.: https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tosei/hodohappyo/press/2024/02/19/19.html
• Metaverse Ward Office, Edogawa City Government: https://www.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp/e003/kuseijoho/keikaku/kuseiunei/dx/metaverse.html
• Virtual Learning Platform (VLP), Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education: https://infoedu.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/vlp/en/index.html

These initiatives helped me connect academic frameworks with real-world developments and gave me a better grasp of how immersive technologies are already shaping everyday life, civic services, and future imaginaries in Japan.