Representative of Yokaiya

Kazunari Aida

Born in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture. Father of two children.
Starting a business driven by a love of monsters since childhood

Business Performance

• IT-related business, revitalizing towns with yokai
• Production and operation of the location information app "Yokai Collection"
• Edogawa Entrepreneur Seminar Excellent Award
• Edogawa Ward Business Plan Contest Grand Prize
• Special feature on monsters at the international cultural forum "Click Nippon"
• Appeared on Otsuka Shokai's iPhone-related radio program
• Appeared on Chofu Radio's "Nejikuri MAP"

Event history

• Organized the Kawagoe Yokai Walk as a member of Kawagoe Mass Media as part of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Kawagoe City.
• The Yuki-onna procession at Nakanosawa Onsen has been held for the sixth consecutive year and is continuing to grow in scale.
• Planning and running the Aizu White Fox Legend with the Samurai City Project Executive Committee in Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture
• In collaboration with the Tourism Division of Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, we carried out the "Ura Aizu PR" and "Aizu Yokai Parade" events.
• Conducted "Abandoned School Ghost Hunt" in collaboration with JR Chiba Branch, Kominato Railway, Gotama Planning, and L4 Co., Ltd.
• "Darkness Classroom" held in collaboration with Koenji Science Experiment Facility IMAGINUS
• "Tokyo Hyakki Yakou" will be held in collaboration with Koenji Wagakki BAR Ryugu at the Koenji Look Shopping Arcade.
• At the Tachikawa Yokai Bon Odori festival, he was in charge of the "Tachikawa Hyakki Yakou", "The Fox's Wedding", "The Make-up Hut", and "Yokai Yokocho"
• Kappa sculptors will be invited to the "Kappa Hometown Festival" in Iroma City, Miyagi Prefecture.
• Planning and running of the "Kindaichi Onsen Zashiki Warashi Festival" at Kindaichi Onsen in Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture
• Planned and managed the "Hitoyoshi Kuma Yokai Market" in Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture in collaboration with Kumamoto DMC and Higo Lab.
• Established and planned the "Goshinkasai Cosplay Parade of One Hundred Demons" in Nasu Yumoto
• Establishment of the "Kasama Fox Festival" in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and planning and management of the sub-stage
• A yokai stamp rally and a trinket booth will be held at Edogawa Rakuichi in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo.
• Operated the Yokai Festival, makeup booth, and fox mask painting at the Hagyutto Festival in Edogawa, Tokyo.
• Appearance on radio programs (Otsuka Shokai Podcast radio program, Chofu Radio, Yokai Radio, etc.)
• Appearances on YouTube programs (Rough Lab, Yokai Channel, etc.)
• Television appearances (TV-U Fukushima, Fukushima Television, NHK Kumamoto, NHK Fukushima, etc.)
• Newspaper coverage (Fukushima Minpo, Fukushima Minpo, Mainichi Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, etc.)
• Published in a monthly magazine (contributed a document to KADOKAWA's "Kai to Yuu")
• etc

hobby

• Collecting stamps
• Live Performance
• Theater
• tennis
• Games in General