🏗️ The MTC ecosystem — an economy where experience, media, and community circulate
Three "places" for making the mission real. A place to experience, a place to learn, a place to connect — each stands on its own, and MTC links them into a single circulating economy.
MTC is not just a token. Three products and an international community work together to build an economy that protects culture.
A gathering place for people who love Japanese culture, across borders. GCF recruits guides, and those GCF guides run experiences on Matsuri. They also publish compelling content on J-Times — the community's activity is the engine that moves the whole ecosystem.
Starts with culture-experience bookings and expands in stages into guesthouses, shops, and crowdfunding. The economy grows from experiences into clothing, food, shelter, and co-creation investment.
Shrine-visit mining (seichi junrei — sacred pilgrimage) — earn MTC by physically visiting shrines, temples, and cultural landmarks. Travelers flow naturally from famous hotspots to hidden local gems, solving overtourism and revitalizing regional areas at the same time.
A media platform that delivers the charm of Japanese culture to the world. You earn MTC through engagement like reading and sharing articles.
🤝 Social mining (connect and earn)
Tied to the GCF admin dashboard — web version live (iOS app scheduled for April 2026).
GCF members receive access to a dedicated GCF admin web interface.
| Feature | What you can do |
|---|---|
| 🎪 Create events | Plan and list your own events and tours |
| 📢 Distribute content | Publish and spread J-Times articles and content |
| 📊 Referral tracking | Track the activity and revenue of referred users in real time |
Every time a friend you referred makes a payment, the system automatically deposits a reward (revenue share) to your wallet.
🎓 Creator economy (create and earn)
You don't just consume content — on Matsuri, anyone can create and monetize it.
| Platform | What creators can do | Revenue model |
|---|---|---|
| 📚 Course marketplace | Publish video / text courses on Japanese culture, language, or crafts | Per-enrollment fee (creator revenue share) |
| 🎙️ Podcast studio | Produce audio series distributed via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and RSS | Subscription-only episodes |
| 🤝 Crowdfunding | Launch Solana-based fundraising campaigns for cultural projects | On-chain contribution tracking |
| 🛍️ User shops | Open a personal shop inside the platform (crafts, goods) | Direct sales with a product / review system |
Event hosts can use the built-in AI assistant (GPT-4 Turbo) inside the admin dashboard to write event descriptions, auto-translate into 5 languages, and generate SEO-optimized metadata.
Community meetup in Golden Gai — connection becomes mining power.
To see how mining actually works and how to earn, head to Mining & earning →.