Hey all, I'm going to try and keep this post brief while also trying to be clear on the information as much as possible. I'm a 24M from Australia and through family friends, I've been to Japan many times, I can speak the language on a conversational level and I am doing self study to reach beyond that.
I'm from a family of mechanics and all my life I've grown up around anime and the car scene, more specifically the Japanese cars. In addition to this, I've also grown up with computers and technology. By being surrounded by these two influences, I've grown up to have a high technical aptitude for both cars and tech.
As for Japan, I highly admire the culture and respect the locals, I find that there's a lot of resonance between cars and tech in Japan which are the two things I'm crazy about.
I'm currently a 3rd year in an Honours degree for Software Engineering (the course is 4 years) and I'm set to graduate next year. Due to a personal timeline with my partner, I plan on going to Japan in the next 3 to 5 years on a start-up visa and I have two business ideas that I am very passionate about and I believe both align with the interests of Shibuya City.
Both business ideas have been meticulously planned and thought out.
The first start-up option is to do with starting a cybersecurity firm in Japan, for the sake of simplicity I won't be explaining this further.
The second start-up business plan is a self-driving tour guide business, where customers can select an iconic Japanese vehicle from a fleet and follow the lead car through famous Tokyo landmarks. Just to name a few, this will include Shibuya Scramble Crossing, Shibuya Station, Ueno Park & Daikoku PA. The innovation provided from this business is our method of arranging online bookings, the customer experience, our implementation of AR and providing on-road comms for customers to receive live narrations and updates. We will also employ mechanics to maintain our cars, locals to provide a bi-lingual experience, collabroate with the local car scene, cafes and young influencers to drive not only tourism but keep the JDM culture, pop culture and culture of Japan alive. Not only am I bringing tourists through to my business, I am also providing foot traffic to the local scene as well.
I'm more inclined toward the second start-up option rather than the former and there is no doubt that the second start-up option aligns with the culture/arts-related industry as wanted by Shibuya City. I'm starting to have second thoughts that my idea will be rejected and I wanted some insight on if I'm wasting my time and effort with working towards the second option.
Will the second option be deemed as an innovative idea? Will Shibuya City think to approve this?
by Hon3ydewBoba