Through the Gifu Prefectural Social Welfare Council, Miyako Hotel Gifu Nagaragawa invited children (40 people in total) from child welfare facilities near the hotel on two occasions starting in October 2022, where they experienced making tents and hot sandwiches on the top-floor terrace and explored the hotel.
In December 2023, we held a Christmas party inviting children from three foster care facilities belonging to the Gifu Prefecture Child Welfare Council. Approximately 80 children aged between 4 and 18 participated, enjoying a buffet-style meal, a concert, and a s'mores experience (roasted marshmallows, etc.) around a bonfire on the terrace. At the climax, employees dressed as Santa Claus handed out Christmas presents, making for a meaningful Christmas. We will continue to work to provide experiences and services that can be done at the hotel for the children who will lead the future and the local community.

On Sunday, April 16, 2023 , Miyako Hotel Gifu Nagaragawa conducted a cleanup activity on the Nagaragawa riverbed and around the hotel as the first of fiscal year 2023. This activity is carried out voluntarily by the hotel as part of the "Gifu City Adopt Program Gifu Town Development Team," which was registered in November 2021, and aims to encourage people to develop an attachment to the town they live in and to take the initiative in beautifying the area. It is carried out alternately in the area around JR Gifu Station. We will continue to work to create a town that is sustainable.

As part of the Gifu MIRAI's initiative, Miyako Hotel Gifu Nagaragawa hosted 30 second-year students from Gifu Municipal Aikawa Junior High School in June 2023, and 63 second-year students from Gifu Municipal Yonan Junior High School on Tuesday, September 5th of the same year. Gifu MIRAI's is an inquiry-based learning program established by Gifu City for children and students from municipal elementary, junior high, and special needs schools to learn about Gifu City, with "the whole of Gifu City" as the classroom and "all of the people, things, and events of Gifu City" as teachers. On the day, the hotel toured the facility, and employees from each department gave talks on the current state of Gifu's tourism industry and the work of the hotel, leading to an exciting Q&A session with the students, making for an exciting training session.

As part of its community and social contribution activities, Miyako Hotel Gifu Nagaragawa exhibited origami works folded by residents of the Ai no Ie group home in December 2024. The origami works donated were displayed for viewing by many people and given as gifts to children and overseas guests, providing encouragement to those living with dementia. Through this activity, we are deepening understanding of dementia and promoting the appeal of Japanese culture across generations and countries.

As part of its contribution to the local community, Miyako Hotel Gifu Nagaragawa hosted 36 eighth grade students (second year junior high school students) from Gifu University Elementary and Junior High School, Faculty of Education, for a field trip in September 2023. The school is currently studying a new area called "how to live," and as they consider their own future, they had the opportunity to learn about "what is happiness in work," by visiting and learning from employees who actually work at the hotel, as well as spending valuable time with them during question and answer sessions.

Miyako Hotel Gifu Nagaragawa registered as a "Gifu Seiryu GAP Partner" established by Gifu Prefecture in November 2021. The hotel incorporates GAP-certified ingredients in the menus of its three restaurants and drive-thru, supporting increased awareness and consumption of Gifu Seiryu GAP.
*GAP is an initiative to provide safe and reliable agricultural products to consumers by identifying risks from the perspectives of food safety, environmental conservation, and labor safety, and making repeated improvements to achieve sustainability.

 

Ten Terra Charge EV chargers will be installed at Miyako Hotel Gifu Nagaragawa, Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo, and Miyako Resort Shima Bayside Terrace, and charging services will begin in February 2024, providing comfortable and sustainable travel and accommodation experiences.
As the spread of EVs and the expansion of EV charging infrastructure are accelerating rapidly toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, we have put in place the infrastructure to enable EV owners to travel in their EVs with peace of mind.