Nishikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture Launches Nation's First ARG x Experiential Mystery Tourism Project Featuring Popular Voice Actor Nobuhiko Okamoto; 'Mysterious Mystery Game' Initiated by a Potentially Disappearing City Exceeds 8,000 Players.

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Creator's NEXT Inc. is producing an experiential mystery event titled 'The Detective Who Lost His Memory,' set in Nishikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture, and featuring popular voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto. The event, starting April 26, 2026, uses an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) approach to attract tourists, particularly from major metropolitan areas, to a town facing population decline. An online mystery game, secretly launched via a social media account with only three followers, has already garnered over 8,000 players. A press conference and immersive experience event for media will be held on April 22, 2026. The project innovatively utilizes local resources like empty houses and the Three Mountains Faith for tourism and regional revitalization, with artistic collaboration from Tokyo University of the Arts. Creator's NEXT, founded in 2004, is an AI business company with achievements such as developing a Yamagata dialect recognition AI and winning the 'JAPAN DX Player AWARD 2024 Industry Division'.