Tour de Sanriku 2026 — 15 years on, beyond recovery (hometown-tax GCF)
Conclusion: a recovery cycling event in Rikuzentakata — GCF (hometown-tax), closed at 104.2% (funded, Jun 30 2026).
Local & regional
Building a new Shogi Hall — Japan Shogi Association (six rounds)
Conclusion: ¥940M from 28,919 backers across six rounds — a monument to persistence (2021–24, funded).
Nagaoka Phoenix fireworks — an encouragement beyond recovery
Conclusion: keeping Nagaoka's recovery fireworks alive — closed Jul 15, 2026 at ¥15,907,505 from 343 backers (106% funded).
Backing with hometown tax — how GCF works
Conclusion: get the tax deduction and choose exactly which municipal project to fund.
Inside CAMPFIRE — ¥100B funded, 5.1M members, 100k projects
Conclusion: Japan's largest by scale. Record: PrinCube's ¥300M; its award dropped rankings for diversity.
Does Japan's government guarantee "Government Crowdfunding" (GCF)? What the Ministry actually oversees
Japan's MIC doesn't guarantee GCF projects — it only certifies municipalities' eligibility for the furusato nozei tax deduction.