The project, [] (Yohaku), is a cutting-edge initiative using decentralized technologies to promote community contributions and respect local values. It focuses on revitalizing the Ueyama area of Mimasaka City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan by leveraging blockchain technology. The project involves issuing NFTs to new participants to visualize and evaluate their contributions, creating a system that can be inherited across generations. [] (Yohaku) aims to form new communities beyond geographical boundaries through autonomous governance and scalable design.

The targeted user group for [] (Yohaku) includes local residents, particularly in rural areas facing issues such as depopulation, aging, abandoned farmland, and dilution of local communities. The project addresses the need for maintaining cultural heritage, town maintenance, and finding successors to continue regional activities. By increasing the number of people who support the region and providing a mechanism to properly evaluate their contributions, [] (Yohaku) aims to solve these pressing regional issues.

This project is focusing on problems in Asian local cities, in Japan.