First Student Startup From MUIC Kansai Program Launches Railway Goods
The launch marks the first tangible result of MUIC Kansai's student entrepreneurship program, showing the initiative can move from education to actual business creation.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
MUIC Kansai's student startup support program, running since fiscal 2024, has produced its first startup: Cuterain Co., Ltd., founded by an Osaka Metropolitan University student. The company sells railway goods with a female perspective, starting with a local ticket keychain called Memory Ticket, which launches at Shin-Osaka Station on July 10, 2026.
Cuterain Co., Ltd. was founded by a student currently enrolled at Osaka Metropolitan University, with the concept of "Trains × Cute." The company plans and sells railway goods designed from a female perspective and organizes events to produce cute train trips. Its first product, the local ticket keychain Memory Ticket, goes on sale at Shin-Osaka Station on July 10, 2026. The keychain is inspired by retro hard tickets once used nationwide, with attention to character arrangement, numbers, and diagonal lines, plus a Cuterain original used stamp. Each design incorporates motifs and Kansai dialect imagery from various parts of the region.
The product development and sale launch were achieved with the cooperation of Rissei-sha Co., Ltd., which handles planning, manufacturing, and sales of original goods for the JR West Group. MUIC Kansai, in collaboration with Kando Co., Ltd., has been supporting student business creation since fiscal 2024, providing opportunities for students to learn market research, customer needs verification, and business model development. This startup is the first to emerge from that program.
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- ASCII.jp MUIC Kansaiの学生起業支援プログラムから初の起業家が誕生！