Turn your “Why?” about societyinto a proposal.
TEIGEN SFC
TEIGEN JP, a student organization, has set itself VISION 2030: to bring its projects to all 47 prefectures of Japan by 2030. As a step toward that, we are founding our first chapter, TEIGEN SFC, based at Keio University's Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC). Starting with outreach lessons for junior high and high school students in Kanagawa, we will open up more chances for young people to step into society, from SFC.
See TEIGEN VISION 2030Message
Why not take the first step from exactly there?
No selectionApply, and you are in as a first-cohort member — no interview, no pass-or-fail notice.
Voices
Interview 01 | Handing on
Yuna Yokoyama | Shofukai, Legacy Fellows, first cohort, founding member
At fifteen, interested in national security, she asked the founder to start something where people her age could talk politics. Missed deadlines, envy and respect for the founder — the founding years up close.
Read the interviewInterview 02 | 0→1
Masatsugu Goto | Manager, Clean Education Division
Gum stuck under the desks and bread jammed in the toilets — what he saw at school in New Zealand. Why is Japan comparatively clean? He turned that question into a program that had never existed before.
Read the interviewInterview 03 | Coming round
Saki Akiyama | Participant 2025 → Operations Team 2026 → Manager, Civic Education Division
From participant in the Mock Ward Mayoral Election to its organizing team a year later. Past a stretch of losing confidence in effort with no clear right answer, she now leads the work as manager of the Civic Education Division.
Read the interviewInterview 04 | Joining midway
Aoi Mihoya | Setagaya Mock Ward Mayoral Election Operations Team, third cohort
Joined more than six months after the team had already started. With no idea how to write an email or hand over a business card, the answer was to build a situation where saying "I can't" was not an option.
Read the interviewInterview 05 | On the ground
Shuta Kanehara | Project Manager, Adachi Mock Ward Mayoral Election, third cohort
A high school junior leading a team where every member is a high school student. In an organization that runs on roles rather than age or seniority, he puts it plainly: a team that falls apart without me is a team I have failed to build.
Read the interviewPeople
Members Data
Thirty-eight members from 22 schools across Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures — public, private and international alike — all working at the same mission.
As of June 2026. "Tokyo" excludes Adachi. The three neighboring prefectures are Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba.
Honest Note
Regardless of age or how long they have been here, every member holds a clear role and responsibility and makes a contribution the team cannot do without — that is the shared language of TEIGEN JP. This is not a community you simply drop into.
What it says
Read it, then decide
Before you apply, please read the document that sets out not only what makes the work rewarding, but also, frankly, the responsibilities it asks of you and the real workload.
Read "Second to none"What You Gain
Gain 01
The Assembly Speaker's office, a meeting room in the ward office, occasionally the Prime Minister's Office. Standing at the front of that as a student, and pushing a project through it, is worth something you cannot easily get anywhere else.
Gain 02
Outreach classes in elementary, middle and high schools. Teaching the generation behind you is how you learn to speak like a person and to present so it lands.
Gain 03
People your own age building from nothing, and also Diet members, mayors, public servants, teachers. Meeting that many different worlds changes what you can see.
Gain 04
Know-how, contacts, budget and a platform for turning your own inquiry, idea or proposal into something real. The environment here exists to turn each person's question into a TEIGEN.
Programs
Hands-on practice in business email, formal Japanese, writing documents, presenting, chairing meetings and dealing with people outside. Daily morning email drills included. Skills that hold up in the working world.
Forum invitations from election commissions and associations, competition entries, speaking slots. First prize at the Policy Championship and the NHK President's Award both came out of this.
University members advise high school members on their application materials, so what you did here counts toward where you go next.
Use Canva Pro, the paid plan of the design tool Canva, free of charge — for proposals, lesson materials and social media posts.
Travel to outreach classes and outside events, and fees for external training, are paid or subsidized by the organization; travel to ordinary meetings is normally your own. It exists so that money is not the reason anyone stops.
A way to stay involved after you leave, as a Legacy Fellow, so that what earlier members know and who they know passes to the next generation.
Founding Members
Building on what TEIGEN JP has learned, we will build our work in Kanagawa and the TEIGEN SFC team.
What you think through, act on and deliver to someone becomes something you can talk about in your own words, wherever your studies and ambitions take you. While you are a student, spend your time on curiosity, and let's build a year of trial and error together.
Guidelines
Most of our work happens in person at SFC. We are looking for people who mean to keep up with weekly meetings and the work they take on.
Next, we also aim to expand into mock mayoral elections in Kanagawa and into work with local governments.
Planning, writing, design, publicity, communication. We are building a place where all kinds of interests and strengths are put to real use.
Follow through on the roles you take on. Take messages and deadlines seriously. If something is unclear or difficult, ask for help early.
What each of us does builds trust with our teammates and the people we work with. If your studies or anything else make it hard to keep going, we ask you to deal with it honestly, including talking it through and handing over your work.
Info Session
We are holding one info session online and two in person. As well as explaining what we do and the conditions for joining, each session includes time to talk directly with current members.
Sign up through the form on this website.
Online
TUE
In person
THU
In person
MON
Thank you for signing up.We will send the details for the day to the email address you entered.
Process
There are no interviews or selection rounds for the TEIGEN SFC first cohort. Apply, and your place is confirmed.
Through the form, during the recruitment window. No particular experience or record required.
We explain what the work actually involves, with time to talk to current members. Choose a date from the info sessions above.
Your place was confirmed when you applied. There is no interview, no selection and no pass-or-fail notice.
You are placed in the division that fits what interests you and what you are good at, and start after training at the TEIGEN Dojo.
Wed 23 December 2026,18:00–19:00TEIGEN SFC kick-off.Please keep this time free so you can attend.
FAQ
These questions are about TEIGEN JP as a whole. For TEIGEN SFC's conditions, see the recruitment details.
For Teens | From where you live
The Mock Ward Mayoral Election and Osouji-tai are finished models. What is missing is the question your town raises. We will stay with you from finding people to dealing with the local authority — as part of TEIGEN VISION 2030, which opens a door for teenagers in all 47 prefectures by 2030.
