【IVS Official Side Event】Impact Kyoto Hackathon 2026 (インパクト京都ハッカソン2026) : Agentic AI for Japan's Future
Impact Kyoto Hackathon 2026: Agentic AI for Japan’s Future
Build AI That Creates Real Impact.
Approval Number: 4501100052
(日本語は下にあります)
Event Overview
Impact Kyoto 2026 is an international Agentic AI Hackathon bringing together students, developers, researchers, founders, designers, AI engineers, and innovation enthusiasts to build practical AI solutions for Japan’s future.
Japan is facing major challenges, including an aging population, workforce shortages, tourism growth, SME productivity gaps, and the need for faster digital transformation. Agentic AI creates a new opportunity to solve these challenges through systems that can reason, plan, use tools, make decisions, and complete real tasks with human collaboration.
This is not just a coding competition.
It is a practical buildathon where participants create AI systems that can move beyond simple conversation and deliver execution. Teams will work on ideas that can support people, organizations, cities, communities, and industries in Japan and beyond.
Kyoto represents tradition, intelligence, creativity, and cultural depth. Impact Kyoto brings this spirit together with the next generation of AI builders to create solutions that are useful, scalable, and grounded in real needs.
Core Theme
Agentic AI for Japan’s Future
Participants will build AI powered solutions that address real challenges in Japan and create measurable social, educational, business, and community impact.
The future of AI is not just conversation. It is execution.
Why Agentic AI?
Traditional AI answers questions.
Agentic AI can plan, reason, use APIs and tools, take action, automate workflows, and work together with humans.
At Impact Kyoto 2026, participants will explore how autonomous AI systems can help solve real problems across education, tourism, healthcare, productivity, sustainability, and society.
Challenge Areas
Education and Careers
Build AI tutors, career advisors, research assistants, learning agents, skill development tools, and student support systems.
Goal: Help learners, students, and job seekers access better guidance, support, and opportunities.
2. Tourism and Smart Cities
Build travel agents, navigation assistants, local discovery tools, multilingual support systems, and smart city services.
Goal: Improve the experience of visitors, residents, local businesses, and city communities.
3. Healthcare and Aging Society
Build care assistants, accessibility tools, elderly support systems, health guidance agents, and community care solutions.
Goal: Support Japan’s aging society with human centered AI solutions that improve dignity, safety, and daily life.
4. Startup and SME Productivity
Build sales agents, operations agents, customer support agents, workflow automation systems, and business productivity tools.
Goal: Help startups, small businesses, and local companies work faster and smarter with AI.
5. Sustainability and Social Impact
Build environmental tools, community support platforms, social impact agents, and AI systems that help solve local and global problems.
Goal: Use AI to create meaningful impact for society, communities, and the planet.
6. Open Impact Track (Wildcard)
Have a strong problem not listed above?
If it:
Solves a real societal issue
Uses AI meaningfully
Has a clear impact path
You are welcome to pitch and build it.
🏆 Winning Team Benefits
🥇 Champion Team
💰 ¥15,000 Cash Prize
🏆 3 Months ElevenLabs Pro Plan for up to 3 team members (Worth $298+)
🥈 First Runner Up
💰 ¥10,000 Cash Prize
🏆 Free AI tools plans package including Lovable 25$ plan
🥉 Second Runner Up
💰 ¥5,000 Cash Prize
🏆 Free AI tools plans package including Lovable 25$ plan
What Makes This Hackathon Different
Impact > Hype
Teams are evaluated on real-world usefulness, not flashy demos.Vibe Coding Friendly
Use AI copilots, LLMs, APIs, low-code tools, or custom models—whatever helps you build fast and think clearly.Global + Tokyo Context
Solutions should work locally and scale globally.Interdisciplinary Teams
Developers, designers, business thinkers, researchers, and storytellers are all equally valued.
Deliverables
Each team will submit:
A working prototype (web, app, system, or demo)
A clear problem statement and target users
Impact explanation (who benefits, how, and why it matters)
AI architecture overview (simple and honest)
Deployment or scalability vision
Judging Criteria
Problem Relevance & Social Impact
Effectiveness of AI Usage (not forced, not shallow)
Human-Centered Design
Technical Feasibility & Scalability
Clarity of Vision & Storytelling
Who Should Join
Students and researchers
Startup founders and early builders
Designers and product thinkers
AI engineers and automation specialists
Anyone who believes technology should serve people
No prior hackathon experience required—only curiosity and intent.
If you have any questions feel free to message our organizers :
Farhan Morshed
Irfan Faisal
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Kosuke Ai
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Impact Kyoto 2026：日本の未来のためのエージェント型AI
実社会にインパクトを生み出すAIを構築しよう
承認番号：4501100052
イベント概要
Impact Kyoto 2026は、学生、開発者、研究者、起業家、デザイナー、AIエンジニア、そしてイノベーションに関心を持つ人々が集まり、日本の未来に向けた実用的なAIソリューションを構築する国際的なエージェント型AIハッカソンです。
日本は現在、高齢化、労働力不足、観光需要の拡大、中小企業の生産性向上、そしてより迅速なデジタルトランスフォーメーションの必要性など、さまざまな大きな課題に直面しています。エージェント型AIは、推論し、計画を立て、ツールを活用し、意思決定を行い、人間と協働しながら実際のタスクを完了できるシステムとして、これらの課題を解決する新たな可能性を生み出します。
これは単なるコーディングコンテストではありません。
Impact Kyoto 2026は、参加者が単なる対話を超え、実際に行動し、成果を生み出すAIシステムを構築する実践型のビルダソンです。参加チームは、日本国内外の人々、組織、都市、地域社会、産業を支援できるアイデアに取り組みます。
京都は、伝統、知性、創造性、そして深い文化性を象徴する都市です。Impact Kyotoは、その精神と次世代のAIビルダーを結びつけ、実際のニーズに根ざした、有用で拡張可能なソリューションの創出を目指します。
テーマ
日本の未来のためのエージェント型AI
参加者は、日本が直面する現実の課題に取り組み、社会、教育、ビジネス、地域コミュニティに測定可能なインパクトを生み出すAI活用ソリューションを構築します。
AIの未来は、単なる会話ではありません。
それは、実行です。
なぜエージェント型AIなのか
従来のAIは質問に答えます。
エージェント型AIは、計画を立て、推論し、APIやツールを活用し、行動し、業務を自動化し、人間と協力して働くことができます。
Impact Kyoto 2026では、参加者が教育、観光、医療、生産性、サステナビリティ、社会課題などの分野において、自律的なAIシステムがどのように現実の問題解決に貢献できるかを探求します。
チャレンジ領域
教育とキャリア
AIチューター、キャリアアドバイザー、研究アシスタント、学習エージェント、スキル開発ツール、学生支援システムなどを構築します。
目標：学習者、学生、求職者が、より良い指導、支援、機会にアクセスできるようにすること。
2. 観光とスマートシティ
旅行エージェント、ナビゲーション支援、地域発見ツール、多言語サポートシステム、スマートシティサービスなどを構築します。
目標：訪問者、住民、地域企業、都市コミュニティの体験を向上させること。
3. 医療と高齢化社会
ケアアシスタント、アクセシビリティツール、高齢者支援システム、健康ガイダンスエージェント、地域ケアソリューションなどを構築します。
目標：人間中心のAIソリューションを通じて、日本の高齢化社会における尊厳、安全、日常生活の質を支援すること。
4. スタートアップと中小企業の生産性向上
営業エージェント、業務運用エージェント、カスタマーサポートエージェント、ワークフロー自動化システム、ビジネス生産性向上ツールなどを構築します。
目標：スタートアップ、中小企業、地域企業が、AIを活用してより速く、より賢く働けるようにすること。
5. サステナビリティとソーシャルインパクト
環境支援ツール、地域支援プラットフォーム、社会課題解決エージェント、地域および地球規模の課題解決を支援するAIシステムなどを構築します。
目標：AIを活用して、社会、地域コミュニティ、そして地球にとって意味のあるインパクトを生み出すこと。
6. オープンインパクトトラック
上記に含まれていない強い課題意識がありますか。
それが以下を満たしていれば、自由に提案し、構築することができます。
実際の社会課題を解決すること
AIを意味のある形で活用していること
明確なインパクトへの道筋があること
優勝チーム特典
最優秀チーム
賞金：15,000円
ElevenLabs Pro Plan 3か月分を最大3名まで提供
価値：298米ドル以上
第2位チーム
賞金：10,000円
Lovable 25米ドルプランを含む無料AIツールプランパッケージ
第3位チーム
賞金：5,000円
Lovable 25米ドルプランを含む無料AIツールプランパッケージ
このハッカソンの特徴
インパクト重視
チームは、見た目だけの派手なデモではなく、実社会での有用性によって評価されます。
AI活用開発に対応
AIコパイロット、LLM、API、ローコードツール、カスタムモデルなど、素早く構築し、明確に考えるために役立つツールを自由に活用できます。
グローバルな視点と日本の文脈
ソリューションは地域で機能し、世界にも展開できる可能性を持つことが期待されます。
分野横断型チーム
開発者、デザイナー、ビジネス人材、研究者、ストーリーテラーなど、すべての役割が同じように重要です。
提出物
各チームは以下を提出します。
動作するプロトタイプ
ウェブ、アプリ、システム、またはデモ
明確な課題設定と対象ユーザー
インパクトの説明
誰が、どのように恩恵を受け、なぜ重要なのか
AIアーキテクチャの概要
シンプルで正直な説明
展開または拡張性に関するビジョン
審査基準
課題の関連性と社会的インパクト
AI活用の有効性
無理に使っていないか、浅い活用になっていないか
人間中心のデザイン
技術的実現可能性と拡張性
ビジョンとストーリーテリングの明確さ
参加対象者
学生および研究者
スタートアップ創業者および初期段階のビルダー
デザイナーおよびプロダクト思考を持つ人
AIエンジニアおよび自動化スペシャリスト
テクノロジーは人々のためにあるべきだと信じるすべての人
ハッカソンの参加経験は必要ありません。
必要なのは、好奇心と挑戦する意志だけです。
Organizers
Cognisor
Co-Host
TIU Impact Next
Creators Circuit
Next AI Leaders
Next AI Leaders (@NextAILeaders) is a Japanese community that brings together next-generation AI developers and business development professionals. Their mission is to accelerate the real-world social implementation of AI and to shape what becomes the future standard in the field. It's essentially a hub for up-and-coming AI talent on both the technical and business sides in Japan.
Gusto Development
Gusto Development, Inc. is a Japanese tech company founded in October 2022. Their vision is "Development for the future — creating tomorrow through technology." They offer custom system development and digital transformation services, with expertise spanning AI, blockchain, and cloud computing. Essentially, they serve as a hands-on tech partner helping businesses across industries innovate and grow through tailored, cutting-edge solutions.
Sponsors/Tools
Lovable
Lovable is an AI product building platform that helps users create, test, and launch web apps faster using simple prompts. It is designed for founders, developers, students, and builders who want to turn ideas into working products quickly.
For Impact Kyoto 2026, Lovable is providing:
1 Month Lovable Pro Plan
Free for all participants
This will help hackathon participants build real working demos, create AI powered products, test ideas faster, and ship their projects during the hackathon.
ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs is one of the world’s leading Voice AI platforms, helping builders create realistic voices, AI voice agents, multilingual audio, and voice powered applications.
For Impact Kyoto 2026, ElevenLabs is providing:
For the champion team
3 Months ElevenLabs Pro Plan
Up to 3 team members
Total prize value: $298 plus
For all participants
Creator Plan for all participants (Worth $22 plus)
API credits for all participants
Access to premium Voice AI tools
Build AI voice agents and applications
This support will help participants build faster, experiment with advanced voice technology, and create more human, useful, and impactful AI solutions during the hackathon.
Partners
Tokyo Design
Tokyo Design is an AI-native, design-led community for product designers, developers, and builders who want to grow their UX careers in Japan and beyond. Based in Tokyo with 1,000+ members, the group runs practical workshops, design jams, hackathons, and expert-led talks that bridge theory and real-world product work.
Ujjibon
Ujjibon BD is an AI-powered career platform dedicated to helping Bangladeshi students and professionals build meaningful careers through personalized job matching, ATS-optimized resumes, and interview support. By combining an AI career assistant, smart job-recommendation engine, and a curated talent marketplace, Ujjibon makes it easier for job seekers to get discovered and for employers to hire pre-vetted candidates across Bangladesh and beyond.
Judge & Mentors
Kosuke AI
Kosuke Ai is the Founder and CEO of GustoDevelopment Inc., specializing in AI, blockchain, enterprise DX, product strategy, and global engineering leadership. He leads a multinational team of over 70 engineers across Japan, Pakistan, and India, supporting software development, systems development, and blockchain consulting. As a Judge and Mentor for Impact Kyoto Hackathon 2026, he will guide builders in turning AI driven ideas into practical solutions.
Katsutoshi Tabata
Katsutoshi Tabata is the CEO of Anylens and an alumnus of Alchemist Accelerator Batch 41. He brings expertise in AI governance, product leadership, software engineering, risk management, and responsible AI adoption. As a Judge and Mentor for Impact Kyoto Hackathon 2026, he will support builders with practical guidance on responsible AI, product thinking, and real world AI deployment.
Prof. Eric Hawkinson
Prof. Eric Hawkinson is a Professor of Learning Technology at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, specializing in AI, learning design, VR, AR, and immersive education. As a Learning Futurist and Educational Technology Researcher, he brings deep expertise in the future of learning and technology driven education. At Impact Kyoto Hackathon 2026, he will support participants with guidance, feedback, and insight to help them strengthen their ideas and prototypes.
Prof. Will Baber
Professor Will Baber serves at the Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University, one of the world’s leading universities and a globally respected institution known for excellence in research, innovation, and academic leadership.
With extensive experience in entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, and management education, Professor Baber has worked closely with startups, researchers, and business leaders, helping bridge the gap between ideas and real world impact.
Ryuko Manabe
Ryuko Manabe is the Managing Director of Alchemist Japan. She brings an exceptional combination of experience across startups, global consulting, multinational corporations, and venture ecosystem development. Before joining Alchemist Japan, she led the launch of Endeavor Japan, helping high growth Japanese startups expand into international markets. Her career spans leadership roles at PwC, global strategy consulting firms, startup ventures, and multinational healthcare companies, where she worked on business transformation, growth strategy, and organizational innovation.
Sasha Lee Seals
Sasha is the Representative Director and incoming CEO of Nagareyama L.E.A.D., a bilingual youth entrepreneurship education organization based in Chiba, Japan. Through her work, she is helping prepare young people for an AI shaped future by building programs that develop adaptability, value creation, and agency. Sasha also serves as APAC Lead of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council, advising on policy, trade, and investment across the region. She is also a SusHi Tech Tokyo Ambassador and an alum of the UBS Project Female Founders program and the AWS × Techstars Impact Bootcamp Tokyo.