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For the press
Basic facts about TEIGEN JP are in our Organization Profile, and biographies of our Executive Director at several lengths (including English) are on the press desk on the Newsroom page.
If you want to start one where you live
A mock mayoral election in all 47 prefectures. The first conversation is thirty minutes and free. The whole plan is at TEIGEN VISION 2030.
TEIGEN JP Secretariat
S-Building 3F, 2-1-19 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
Based in Adachi, Tokyo
Founded 1 June 2023
Executive Director: Soka Horii
Ways to Engage
Let's build it together
Before you send a request, see what we can do together and how it works for you. If you are unsure, the 3-question guide below narrows it down.
Join as a Questioner
Experience you will not get elsewhere.Work alongside government and assemblies, teach in classrooms, and meet peers and people across society. Our programs, how to join, and how to start in your own town.
Learn moreFor Schools
Turning politics into their own story.Outreach classes, mock elections, cleanup education and talks. Classes from two periods, a record of sessions at Kohoku High School, Adachi Elementary School and others, plus fees and process.
Learn moreFor Local Government
Connecting teen voices to policy.Co-hosting and sponsoring events, co-designing voter outreach, researching the Youth Council Model, and serving on councils as advisors — with examples from our work in Adachi City.
Learn moreFor Companies and Foundations
Bringing your expertise to teen learning.Sponsorship and donations, CSR/CSV partnerships, co-developed teaching materials, and employees as lecturers or mentors. We publish how support is used and the results of our 2026 crowdfunding.
Learn morePartners & Collaborations
The institutions, companies and
organizations who built this with us.
GOVERNMENTAdachi Ward AssemblyWARD ASSEMBLYAdachi Board of EducationBOARD OF EDUCATIONAdachi Election Administration CommissionELECTION COMMISSION
COOPERATION
YOUTH NETWORK
FORUM
AWARDJunior Chamber International JapanCONFERENCE
GOVERNMENTAdachi Ward AssemblyWARD ASSEMBLYAdachi Board of EducationBOARD OF EDUCATIONAdachi Election Administration CommissionELECTION COMMISSIONCOOPERATIONYOUTH NETWORKFORUMAWARDJunior Chamber International JapanCONFERENCE
GOVERNMENTAdachi Ward AssemblyWARD ASSEMBLYAdachi Board of EducationBOARD OF EDUCATIONAdachi Election Administration CommissionELECTION COMMISSIONCOOPERATIONYOUTH NETWORKFORUMAWARDJunior Chamber International JapanCONFERENCE
GOVERNMENTAdachi Ward AssemblyWARD ASSEMBLYAdachi Board of EducationBOARD OF EDUCATIONAdachi Election Administration CommissionELECTION COMMISSIONCOOPERATIONYOUTH NETWORKFORUMAWARDJunior Chamber International JapanCONFERENCE
YOUTH PLATFORM
GLOBAL
AWARD
ENVIRONMENT
EDUCATION
YOUTH ELECTION
STUDENT ORGANIZATION
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YOUTH PLATFORMGLOBALAWARDENVIRONMENTEDUCATIONYOUTH ELECTIONSTUDENT ORGANIZATION
YOUTH PLATFORMGLOBALAWARDENVIRONMENTEDUCATIONYOUTH ELECTIONSTUDENT ORGANIZATION
YOUTH PLATFORMGLOBALAWARDENVIRONMENTEDUCATIONYOUTH ELECTIONSTUDENT ORGANIZATION
YOUTH PLATFORMGLOBALAWARDENVIRONMENTEDUCATIONYOUTH ELECTIONSTUDENT ORGANIZATION
Co-hosts, supporters, partners, memberships, speaking invitations and awards. Partial list, in no particular order.See what we have built with others →
Choose & Compare
Find the right way to work together from where you are now.
Choose your role, what you want to achieve, and how far your plans have progressed. We will suggest the most practical route now, from classes and speaking to co-planned events, institutional design, sponsorship, and press.
Mock Ward Mayoral Election for School
For a school still exploring the options, we begin with the school version, which covers policymaking through voting in two to four periods, and clarify the conditions for a class.
- Route
- Schools and outreach classes
- Readiness
- Dates can be undecided
- Next step
- Clarify grade level and time
Compare the four core models on the same terms.
When the navigator's first choice is a core model, its row is highlighted in gold. Active programs and concepts in development are separated, using only published information.
| model | Primary audience | What participants experience | Time and scale | Current stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01Regional Mock Mayoral ElectionCommunity projectFirst choice | Primary audienceLocal middle and high school students and teenagers | What participants experienceCommunity issues, policymaking, candidacy, speeches, and voting | Time and scaleTailored as a community event | Current stageActiveDelivered three times in Adachi | Details→ |
| 02Mock Ward Mayoral Election for SchoolSchool-based citizenship educationFirst choice | Primary audienceMiddle and high school | What participants experienceExperience policymaking through voting at school | Time and scale2–4 JPY 30,000–50,000 per program plus expenses | Current stageActiveTailored to each school | Details→ |
| 03Osouji-tai: Protect Your NeighborhoodSchool-based cleaning educationFirst choice | Primary audiencePrimary school students, all grades | What participants experienceExperience caring for shared spaces through cleaning | Time and scale1 Fees discussed individually | Current stageActiveDelivered across three classes | Details→ |
| 04Youth Council ModelInstitutional design for local governmentFirst choice | Primary audienceAges 13–24 and local government | What participants experienceA standing channel connecting youth proposals to policymaking | Time and scaleDesigned as an ongoing institution | Current stageIn developmentUnder research with Adachi as the model area | Details→ |
TEIGEN Knowledge
TEIGEN Answers
Bringing an outreach class into a school, starting one where you live, running a student organization. We write down the things we actually ran into and worked out.
For schools and boards of education
- What Is Citizenship Education? A Primer for Schools and Five Common Pitfalls
- How to bring a citizenship education outreach class into your school: internal approval, cost and preparation
- Designing a mock election class: what to keep and what to go deeper on, in two periods versus four
- Preparing for a student council election: a mock election for comparing manifestos and choosing between them
- Taking Up Local Issues in Inquiry-Based Study | Design from Theme-Setting to Presentation
- Turning School Cleaning Time into Learning | Designing Cleaning Instruction in Elementary School
- Political neutrality in schools: what a class can do and what it should avoid
For teenagers about to start something
- Looking for somewhere to take part as a teenager | How to choose, and what to do when nobody is recruiting
- Starting a student organization in high school: getting people, work and roles into shape in three months
- How to hold a mock election in your own town: approaching the local authority and the election commission
- Why nobody joins your student organization, or nobody stays: three walls, and how to get past them
For parents and teachers
For local authorities, assemblies and election commissions
For Companies and Foundations
For those requesting a talk or an interview