Sponsorship Prospectus · September 2026

Zuzalu's Permanent Hub
& Annual Popup City in Japan

An immersive neighborhood for tech and social innovation one hour from Tokyo

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The community

A living community, not a conference

A year of ZuCity dinners, builds, residencies & festivals in Komoro
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与良町 · Komoro · Nagano

What is ZuCity

1 hrby train to Tokyo
15 minwalk to Komoro Station
3 houses8 rooms across the neighborhood
1 venue250m2 Vibe Space
200 mradius · 5-min walk end to end
AI + compute1 custom agent · 1 local network

A four-property neighborhood in the Japanese Alps — revived from akiya (abandoned homes) and run as a permanent hub for the global Zuzalu diaspora.

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The event

Annual Popup City 2026

September 4 – October 5 · Komoro, Nagano

An intimate, high-impact month for founders, researchers, investors, engineers, and artists — across AI, science, XR, and crypto. ~100 residents from 20+ countries, living and building together one hour from Tokyo.

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The audience

Who you'll reach

You're not buying a logo impression. You're buying a month in an intimate room with the people building the future — and the Japanese creative community around them.

~100residents over the month · 20–50 on any given day
20+countries represented
$10s Mcollectively raised by attending founders
researchersresearchers & PhD candidates across biotech, AI & science
Artistswho've worked for major fashion & luxury houses
Japanesecreative professionals from Komoro & Tokyo
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September 4 – October 5 · Komoro, Nagano

1 month. 4 summits. 1 finale

Sep 4 – 6
d/acc Weekdecentralized acceleration & defensive tech
Sep 11 – 13
DeSci Weekdecentralized & longevity science
Sep 18 – 20
jp/acc TrackJapan acceleration & rural revival
Sep 21 – 27
Core Weekcoliving, coworking, community & craft
Sep 28 - Oct 5
POST-TOKYOthe finale week
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Finale week

POST-TOKYO × ETH Tokyo

For the finale week, ZuCity Japan and ETH Tokyo combine in Komoro.

Day parties & live music, zen and meditation workshops, onsen days, and live art — across our properties in the Japanese Alps.

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The venue · 元根屋

The Vibe Space

A renovated grocery store — 250m² across two floors plus patio & garden — on the historic Hokkoku Kaidō road.

1st Floor: 50人 capacityEvent spaceCoworkingArt storePrivate office
2nd Floor: 80人 capacityLoungeZen spaceArt installationsMusic venueGarden & patio
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The venue · Ground floor

Ground Floor

The heart of ZuCity, where we work every day and host meetups with Japanese locals.

Street-level access off Hokkoku Kaidō, opening directly into a main event space with capacity for 50 — stage, seating, coworking tables, and a lounge corner.

Guests are greeted by an art store featuring Japan-based artists from our community.

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The venue · Garden floor

Garden Floor

Our lounge floor with a south-facing wall opening directly onto our patio and garden.

Bright, airy, and private — designed for workshops, ceremonies, performances, and art installations, with a lounge, zen space, and sound system.

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The offer

Why sponsor ZuCity Japan

R&D lab

A living product lab

Deploy, test, and explore products inside the world's only AI-operated city — with a built-in reference customer and technical community.

for AI & product companies
Recruitment

The highest-signal room in Japan

A month of proximity to founders, researchers, engineers, and artists — hire from a self-selected pool of builders.

for AI labs & corporates
Content & engagement

Content the community shares

Co-created content with residents and amplification across our channels — capped by the ETH Tokyo finale week.

for every brand
Brand alignment

Solarpunk, local innovation

Associate with real akiya revival and regenerative tech in the Japanese Alps — a credible third lineage of tradition + technology, not cosplay.

for climate / solarpunk / art / CSR
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Traction & ecosystem

Use our momentum to reach your goals

Community today
X Followers5,000
Telegram400
Luma subscribers170
zucity.org MAU600
Avg customer LTV$220
Target — this event
X / Twitter reach+40k
Instagram reach+10k
Founders & engineers+100
Countries represented20+
Capital raised (attendees)$10s M
4 properties integrating technology and art · 150+ listings live on the ZuCity app · Events year-round · 1,000s of app users
Targets are projections based on current growth, not guarantees.
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The packages

Sponsor tiers

◆ Presenting PartnerWhole-popup title naming · opening remarks · private founders' dinner · hero placement · first right of refusal 2027. 1 only · invite-only.$30k · ¥4.5M
Community$5,000¥750k Track$9,000¥1.35M ★ most valueCity Partner$12,000¥1.8M · very limited
"Sponsored By" banners at each stage✓✓✓
Logo in all event social media + permanent logo in our app✓✓✓
2 one-week track passes (ZuCity access, daily meal, local events)✓✓✓
Activation space — branded footprint for the month—2×2m garden3×3m · prime ground
One-month VIP passes (all dinners, parties, lounges, cars)—13
Name a Track week + stage exclusivity——✓
Homepage logo + 1 custom social post with residents——✓

◆ Prefer in-kind? We accept solar energy, compute, building materials, and art toward any tier at cash-equivalent — help us build the physical city.  ·  Terms: 30% deposit on signing; balance due 10 days before; activation locations assigned in signing order.

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ZuCity Activation Spaces

Your space, for a month

A branded physical footprint in an intimate city for a full month — a space that is unmistakably yours, in front of the same 100 people every day. A few ways partners use it:

AI

Demo lab

Put your model or product in builders' hands, every day.

Talent

Recruiting lounge

Meet founders, researchers & engineers in a relaxed setting.

Product

Product pilot

Run a real-world pilot with a captive, high-signal cohort.

Art

Art installation

A month-long exhibit in a restored machiya in the Alps.

Retail

Pop-up shop

Sell or sample inside the art store on the ground floor.

Program

Workshop series

Teach, host, or curate sessions across the month.

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Add-ons

Stack on any tier

Presenting partner for POST-TOKYO$10,000
Host a private founders' dinner in luxury restaurant (20 people)$1,600
Branded workshop or demo slot$500
Co-created content series (3 pieces)$3,000
Additional one-month VIP pass$1,500
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Become a sponsor

How it works

1

Pick a tier — or an in-kind package that helps build the city.

2

A 30% deposit locks your spot & activation location (assigned in signing order).

3

We co-plan your activation, passes & content ahead of September.

Sponsors confirmed by Aug 15th appear in all social posts and physical materials.

Become a sponsor

zucity.org/sponsor Book a call · @kibagateaux · calendly.com/jpy2
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