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Nishi Ward Town Walking App "NISHIMARO DIARY" is completed!
Last Updated August 27, 2021
Nishi Ward Office and Information Science College
Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi original town walking application NISHIMARO DIARY is completed! !
Nishi Ward Office, in cooperation with Iwasaki Gakuen College of Information Science, has been developing and examining a town walking app that can be enjoyed around the city for one year since 2015 under the name of "smart town walk". We will start free distribution of apps from May 2016!
App content／App download／Progress of efforts to date／Queries
NISHIMARO DIARY is an app that goes around sightseeing spots recommended by Nishi Ward, a mascot character.
When you go around the sightseeing spots set in the app, you can see the "secret diary" that Nishimaro-chan wrote on the spot. In addition, you can't see the diary unless you go there.
In addition to his diary, you can find items and compete in rankings. Enjoy walking around with a unique app where young people's ideas shine.
※Click the image in the app description below to enlarge it.
(Image: 59KB) 1. Top screen. Tap the "Search" button ...
(Image: 44KB) 2. A pin is standing at the spot where Nishimaro's diary is written. Walk around the town for the spot!
(Image: 44KB) 3. When you go to the spot, you will see the message "Diary was found!"
(Image: 88KB) 4. When you press "Read Diary", you will see a diary and photo drawn by Nishimaro-chan at that place.
(Image: 115KB) 5. Tap "Change Photos in this diary" to change to the photo you have taken.
(Image: 33KB)6． There are also places where you can find items related to that place. The items you find will be collected in the collection.
(Image: 63KB)7． You can read the diary you find once again and again. Let's check it in the table of contents!
(Image: 94KB) 8. When you go to the spot, points will be awarded in addition to the diary. You can compete for rankings with the accumulated points.
<For Android (Android)>
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.ac.isc.nishimarodiary (external site)
<For iPhone (iPhone)>
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/nishimaro-diary/id1129721122?l=en&mt=8 (external site)
You can also read the QR code below and download it.
For Android (Android)
For iPhone (iphone)
※Please read the terms and conditions carefully before using this app.
※The supported OSes are as follows. However, we do not guarantee that all operations are guaranteed.
・iPhone, iPad (iOS 6.0 or later)
・Android requirements 4.1 or higher
※It is dangerous to use a smartphone while walking. Please stop and use it.
The theme of walking in Nishi Ward is "a smart way of walking." The existing urban area in the ward is called a "smart area", and the purpose is to have local residents and tourists to enjoy walking around the town, including not only the Minato Mirai 21 district but also the existing urban area.
In the development of the app, students from the College of Information Sciences and Yokohama City officials collaborated to develop the app, starting with Ideason*1 in June last year, conducting field surveys and hackathon*2 .
In addition, an `` app experience meeting '' where the general public can use the prototype version of the app will be held around Yokohama Station in February, and in April at Minato Mirai Sakura Festa 2016, we received various opinions and issues, We have repeatedly improved our technology with the aim of making an application that is easy to use and enjoy.
*1 Ideason is a coined word that combines ideas and marathon. A workshop where groups share ideas and opinions are exchanged.
*2 Hackathon is a coined word that combines "hack" and a marathon that refers to software engineering. For a certain period of time, we will intensively collaborate on program development and service design.
| Time | Event name | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| June, 2015 | The 1st Ideason | Group work to create ideas while looking at open data and materials from Nishi Ward. Approximately 70 students and city officials also participated in the group work. |
| July | The 2nd Ideason | Students and city officials brush up the idea of the app that came out in the first idea song. |
| September | Field survey | Instructors who are familiar with the history and geography of Nishi Ward. |
| November | Hackathon | Based on Ideason and field surveys, we considered the screen transition and design of the app. |
| December | App selection | From the nine app ideas presented by the student group, three of which actually create apps. It has been selected. |
| February, 2016 | App Experience Session (first time) | Using the three prototype apps, we actually walk around Yokohama Station to the general public. Thank you very much. |
| April | App Experience Session (2nd time) | A town walking event using "NISHIMARO DIARY" was held at Minato Mirai 21 Sakura Festa 2016. Approximately 50 people participated in the event. |
| May | Android application "NISHIMARO DIARY" is released! | |
<Scenery of initiatives>
↑The 1st Ideason
↑Field survey
↑App Experience Session (first time)
↑App Experience Session (2nd time)
<App “NISHIMARO DIARY” development team>
Iwasaki Gakuen College of Information Science, 2nd year Tomoo Honma, Teruto Yamazaki, Kihito Shimura, Kenichi Katsuji
Ryusei Ono, 2nd year student, Department of Advanced IT Systems
[Process of App development, etc.]
Nishi Ward Office Ward Administration Promotion Division Public Relations Section (in charge of apps)
Phone: 045-320-8329 E-mail: ni-kikaku@city.yokohama.jp
Operation / Failure of the application "NISHIMARO DIARY"]
Iwasaki Gakuen College of Information Sciences
E-mail: info1@gn.iwasaki.ac.jp
For inquiries to this page
Nishi Ward General Affairs Department Ward Administration Promotion Division Public Relations Section
Phone: 045-320-8329
Phone: 045-320-8329
Fax: 045-322-9847
Email address: ni-kikaku@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 893-189-538
