“STAR ISLAND 2024” aims to realize earth-friendly entertainment by holding a garbage picking event by volunteers after the fireworks event @ Fukuoka & Tokyo – Applications for volunteer participation in “STAR ISLAND Plogging” will be accepted from May 1st (Wednesday)! ～

STAR ISLAND Executive Committee and STAR ISLAND FUKUOKA Executive Committee, Pirika Co., Ltd. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Fujio Kojima, hereinafter referred to as Pirika), Plogging Japan (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Eiichiro Tsuneda, Plogging Japan) will be held as a side event of the futuristic fireworks entertainment “STAR ISLAND 2024” scheduled to be held in Fukuoka and Tokyo, from Saturday, May 11th, with the aim of coexisting with the local community and realizing a new cleanup. We will be holding a garbage picking event “STAR ISLAND Plogging” in Fukuoka on the 13th (Monday) and in Tokyo from June 2nd (Sunday) to 3rd (Monday).

Pirika collaborates with Plogging Japan to realize earth-friendly entertainment

“STAR ISLAND 2024″ is a large-scale event that many customers will enjoy as futuristic fireworks entertainment. This event is not just fireworks entertainment, but is based on the concept of “a place for experimenting with ideas that will make the earth a wonderful planet in the future.” We will implement and disseminate various experimental sustainable contents such as , zero waste campaign, etc. As part of this effort, we have collaborated with Pirika and Plogging Japan to plan “STAR ISLAND Plogging” with the aim of realizing a new cleanup aimed at achieving symbiosis between the tourism business and the local community.

Plogging is a new form of fitness that originated in Sweden and is a combination of jogging and trash picking. Running with your friends and picking up trash is an activity that is kind to your body, mind, and the global environment. Based on its wide-ranging effects, such as improving health, relieving stress, and promoting social interaction, our goal is to have fun with your friends and before you know it, you will be contributing to society.

Pirika, a trash-picking SNS, is the world’s largest trash-picking SNS where users pick up trash, post it, and send thanks and comments to each other. Released in 2011, a total of 350 million pieces of garbage have now been picked up from 130 countries and regions, and the cumulative number of thank yous has been approximately 30 million, creating a lot of communication through garbage pickup activities. In addition to online communication through picking up trash on SNS Pirika, we will also be holding a plogging event that originated in Scandinavia at each performance to promote eco-friendly activities by running and picking up trash in a healthy manner. We aim to provide “earth-friendly entertainment” that residents can enjoy in peace and comfort.

■Overview of “STAR ISLAND Plogging”

・Implementation schedule:
May 11th (Sat) 22:00-23:00
Sunday, May 12th 10:00-12:00 22:00-23:00
May 13th (Monday) 10:00-12:00
(Cleaning activities will be carried out on the night of the fireworks event and the morning of the next day.)

·venue:
Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka, around Jigyo Momochi special venue

・Entry period:
5/1 (Wednesday) – The day before each event


・Implementation schedule:
June 2nd (Sun) 10:00-12:00
June 3rd (Monday) 10:00-12:00
(Cleaning activities will be carried out the morning after the fireworks event ends)

·venue:
Around Odaiba Seaside Park

・Entry period:
5/1 (Wednesday) – The day before each event

■How to enter “STAR ISLAND Plogging”
① Download the SNS Pirika app
https://corp.pirika.org/sns-pirika/guide/#download
(This project is only open to individuals with individual accounts. Participation by companies or organizations is not possible.)

②Click the participation button on the event page in SNS Pirika.
STAR ISLAND FUKUOKA 2024: https:/www.pirika.org/ev/5631971940761600
STAR ISLAND 2024: https://www.pirika.org/ev/6173214726815744

③If you wish to participate locally, please be sure to fill out the respective plogging application forms for the Fukuoka venue and Tokyo venue.
STAR ISLAND FUKUOKA 2024:https://plogging.jp/?pid=180586998
STAR ISLAND 2024:https://plogging.jp/?pid=180715457

④If you have applied for on-site plogging, please register at the venue and receive bibs, work gloves, etc.

⑤Plogging will be carried out on each designated route.
Let’s all get excited about the activity by posting your trash picking activities with the hashtag “#STARISLAND Plogging”! (If you participate in the event page, a hashtag will be automatically set when posting during the event)


・For details on the meeting place on the day of the plogging event, please refer to the plogging application page.
・If you wish to participate on-site, but have not registered on the plogging application form, you may be refused participation. We will manage the number of participants, so please be sure to register on the application form.
・You can pick up trash online on SNS Pirika at any time you like, such as on the way to and from a fireworks event.

■Comment from Pirika Co., Ltd. Director Takayuki Murakoshi
“Pirika aims to overcome all environmental problems with the power of science and technology, and as a first step, we are focusing on the problem of waste flowing into the natural world and developing solutions. Futuristic fireworks entertainment “STAR ISLAND 2024” In parallel with the event, we are very much looking forward to working with STAR ISLAND and Plogging Japan, aiming to coexist with the local community and realize a new cleanup. We hope that those who watch the fireworks and those who are interested in and participate in this project will use this opportunity to connect and carry out clean-up activities together, thereby realizing “earth-friendly entertainment.” We will aim for this. ”

■Comment from Eiichiro Tsuneta, Chairman of Plogging Japan General Incorporated Association
“Plogging is a new form of fitness that combines jogging and trash picking.We aim to “contribute to society without calling it social contribution” through the three effects of physical, mental, and interaction on the participants (ploggers).
This time, together with STAR ISLAND and Pirika, we will carry out cleanup activities after the futuristic fireworks entertainment “STAR ISLAND 2024”. By collecting trash left behind after large-scale events, we not only eliminate negative impacts, but also provide positive value to the region by making the cleanup activities themselves enjoyable as entertainment. We look forward to enjoying plogging with many of you. ”

■STAR ISLAND Executive Committee Comments
“STAR ISLAND is held with the goal of sustaining the fireworks festival itself, which is a traditional Japanese culture, into the future. STAR ISLAND has been proposed as a “new fireworks entertainment” for modern society and markets by updating and creating new experiential value. As we were looking into ways to solve the garbage problem, which is one of the reasons why fireworks displays and other events have to be canceled, we came across Pirika and Plogging Japan. It’s done.
First of all, we hope that through this activity, “the venue will be clean after the event” and “local residents will no longer feel pessimistic about the garbage problem.” We hope that this activity will not only help sustain Japan’s traditional culture, but also help make the earth a little better in the future. ”

■About futuristic fireworks entertainment “STAR ISLAND”
“STAR ISLAND” is a “futuristic fireworks entertainment” originating from Japan that has been held in countries around the world since 2017, updating fireworks, a traditional culture that represents Japan, to be passed on to the next generation. To date, they have produced 7 performances in Japan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and other countries, attracting a total of over 15 million people. This is the first time in five years that the event has been held in Japan, and the first time it has been held outside of Tokyo.
STAR ISLAND is based on the concept of “a place for experimenting with ideas that will make the earth a wonderful planet in the future,” and in order to deliver “the excitement of the unknown” to everyone, we will offer a variety of activities that are not found in regular live entertainment. We will implement and disseminate various experimental sustainable contents such as the inheritance of fireworks traditions, decarbonization, and the zero waste movement.
Official site:https://star-island.jp/

■About Pirika Co., Ltd.
Aiming to solve all kinds of environmental problems through the power of science and technology, it started as an unofficial project in a university laboratory in 2011 and became a corporation in the same year. Among various environmental issues, as a first step, we are focusing on the problem of waste (especially plastic) flowing into the natural world. The trash-picking SNS “Pirika” was released in 2011, and has currently collected a total of 350 million pieces of trash from 130 countries and regions (as of April 30, 2024). We are also expanding the introduction of “visualization pages,” which aim to visualize and promote cleaning activities by local governments and companies.

In addition, in order to create a common standard for measuring spilled garbage, we have developed “Takanome”, a method to quantitatively measure the amount and distribution of street garbage, and “Albatross”, a unique method for investigating the amount of microplastics spilled. We are publishing open data on the status of marine and terrestrial garbage outflows, and developing collaboration and collaboration to identify and resolve issues. We have newly started consulting on spilled garbage countermeasures and resource recovery, and are developing our business through various collaborations and partnerships with the aim of solving all kinds of environmental problems using the power of science and technology. Received the “Minister of the Environment Award” at the 1st Environmental Startup Awards in 2021. Received the “Grand Prize” at the 6th Nikkei Social Business Contest in 2023.

Company name: Pirika, Inc.
Address: Shibuya Homes 1308, 2-1 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Date of establishment: November 21, 2011
Business details: Operation of litter picking SNS “Pirika” / Operation of littering distribution survey “Takanome” / Operation of microplastic survey “Albatross”
URL:https://corp.pirika.org/

■About Plogging Japan General Incorporated Association
Plogging Japan, a general incorporated association, is an official association that spreads plogging throughout Japan with the motto of “Changing the world from the ground up with positive power.” We hold plogging events and support activities throughout Japan.

Organization name: Plogging Japan General Incorporated Association
Location: 5th floor, Resona Kudan Building, 1-5-6 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Date of establishment: April 2020
Business details: – Popularization of plogging – Penetration of SDGs through plogging
URL: https://plogging.jp/