The Uwajima Media Lab Regional Club was featured as an active club on the "Ehime Prefecture Uwajima City Junior High School Club Activities Regional Expansion Project" website.
The Uwajima Media Lab Regional Club was recently featured on the website of the "Ehime Prefecture Uwajima City Junior High School Club Activities Regional Expansion Project," promoted by Komisuku Ehime.
The website outlines the future direction of club activities, emphasizing the expansion of activities beyond school walls, with local communities taking the lead and utilizing external facilities. The Media Lab Regional Club is introduced as one of the active clubs across the entire Uwajima City area.
A club for understanding the community and expressing it in your own words
At the Uwajima Media Lab Regional Club, junior high school students visit shopping streets and people active in the community, researching Uwajima's culture, history, industries, disaster prevention, and more. They record their findings through interviews, photos, and audio, and challenge themselves to communicate the region's charm in the form of articles, radio programs, and other media.
AI is used as an auxiliary tool to help organize interview notes and draft texts. Rather than directly publishing AI-generated content, students think about the content themselves, staff members verify it, and, if necessary, interviewees also review it, thereby learning safe and responsible information dissemination.
Challenges in our activities
- Interviews with local people and activities
- Reporting and recording with photos, audio, and video
- Creating articles and introductory texts
- Disseminating information using radio and the internet
- Fundamentals and practice of safe AI usage
Recruiting participants for the 2026 academic year
| Target | Junior high school students in Uwajima City |
|---|---|
| Capacity | Approximately 10 students in the first year |
| Activity hours | Wednesdays 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Saturdays 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
| Participation fee | 3,000 yen per month + 800 yen annual insurance fee |
| Main activity locations | Uwajima NPO Center, shopping streets, local interview sites, etc. |
Activity dates and locations may change depending on interviews and venue availability. Participants will be notified in advance of any changes.
We are accepting requests for visits and membership applications.
Inquiries such as "I'd like to hear what kind of activities they are first" are also welcome.
Please select from "Club Inquiries," "Visit Request," or "Membership Application" on the application page.
The experience of understanding, documenting, and expressing the region in your own words will be an opportunity to discover new charms of Uwajima. Why not join peers who gather beyond school boundaries and start activities that communicate the "now" of Uwajima and drive its future?
Reference:Ehime Prefecture Uwajima City Junior High School Club Activities Regional Expansion Project／Media Lab Regional Club Introduction & Application Page
Publication Date: Not available Verification Date: 2026/08/09