The Japan Inter Culture Foundation (Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Akemi Shimomura) held "Biotopia day", where the Miss International World Pageant contestants visited "Biotopia", a base for "me-byo" or pre-symptomatic improvement, to meet and greet with a wide variety of people.

The "Miss International Beauty Pageant" (hereinafter "Miss International") is one of the world's three largest beauty pageants, along with Miss World and Miss Universe. It started in 1960 and celebrates its 59th anniversary this year. The aim is to deepen exchanges among beautiful and high-willed women who want to contribute to the international community, such as international friendship and world peace.

On “Biotopia Day”, the contestants visited "Biotopia", a facility operated by Brook's Co., Ltd., which allows children and adults to experience "me-byo" improvement through the 3 concepts of "food"- gathering nature's offerings, "exercise" - toning the body, and "healing" - releasing of the five senses.
The members of the representatives of the Miss International World Pageant participated in many activities aimed to improve "me-byo" like riding a three-wheeled buggy-like "trike", filed tea ceremony, healthy cooking, and bonsai lectures.

<Outline of event>
■Date: Saturday, October 26, 2019
■ Overview:
[October 26 (Sat)]
・ 09:00 ～ 09:30 Biotopia Project Overview
・ 09:30 ～ 10:20 Trike test ride experience / forest therapy
・ 10:20 ～ 10:45   Filed tea ceremony
・ 10:45 ～ 11:00 Kanagawa Prefecture Explaza facility tour
・ 11:00-13:30 Healthy cooking experience / Lunch
・ 13:30-14:30 Bonsai course
・ 14:45-15:45 Soap making experience
・ 16:00-18:00 Exchange meeting with FBN (Family Business Network) members
・ 18:00-20:30 Lantern event

Photo from Biotopia day

■ The 59th Miss International World Pageant

■ About “Miss International”
Miss International, officially called “Miss International Beauty Pageant”, started in the United States in 1960. Although it was held in the United States for the first seven years, the right to hold the event was transferred to Japan in commemoration of the Japan World Exposition (1970 / Osaka). The world pageant where representatives of each country wishing for international peace gather as “goodwill ambassadors of beauty and peace” is held every year with a purpose to broadcast "prayers for peace" and the beauty of Japan to many countries around the globe. Also, Miss International conducts international exchange activities at the individual level. Through social contribution activities such as “Greening Promotion Campaign” and “Miss International Forum” as well as “Charity Events”, we are deepening friendship and goodwill between Japan and the rest of the world. “Miss International” official website: https://www.miss-international.org/jp/

■ About the "Japan Inter Culture Foundation”
In April 1969, the Japan Inter Culture Foundation was authorized and established as an external organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cultural Exchange Department) for the purpose of "friendship and goodwill with countries around the world" through the exchange of world culture and art. Since then, as an international contribution project, we have been developing a wide range of interchange of people based on the slogans of "realizing world peace through mutual understanding" and "correct understanding of Japan in the international community."