⛩️ Welcome to Matsuri Coin
Code for Harmony. Value for Peace. A bridge of "Wa" in a fractured world. MTC is the compass that leads from competition to co-creation.
Matsuri Coin (MTC) is a decentralized utility token built on the Solana blockchain. Designed as a "Culture OS," it connects Japan's spiritual heritage — "Deep Japan" — to the global economy.
We're not building just another payment rail. We're building a bridge between Japan and the world — a new co-creation framework where people who love culture join hands across borders.
🎯 Our Mission
Japan's inbound tourism market is surging toward ¥10 trillion per year. But beneath that headline lies an inconvenient truth.
The Problems No One Talks About
| Problem | What's Really Happening |
|---|---|
| 💸 Revenue Drain | The lion's share of inbound revenue leaks overseas as commissions to foreign OTAs and intermediaries |
| 😤 Community Burnout | Over-tourism floods local areas with crowds, yet none of the profits flow back to the communities bearing the burden |
| 🚧 The Experience Wall | Package tours only scratch the surface — travellers never connect with the real Japan |
"Locals struggle, travellers see a facade, and the wealth vanishes into platform fees."
We're using Web3 to dismantle this broken system. Your payment reaches local communities and heritage preservation directly — fully transparent, zero middlemen.
🏗️ The Hybrid Model: Culture × Technology
Most crypto projects chase profit and treat culture as disposable. MTC flips the script: we build an "economy that protects culture" — the hybrid structure that should have existed from day one.
graph LR
subgraph "Harmony & Preservation"
A["🛕 Cultural Assets"] --> B["🔗 Blockchain Transparency"]
B --> C["💰 Direct Returns to Communities"]
end
subgraph "Global Connection"
D["🌍 Culture Enthusiasts Worldwide"] --> E["⛩️ Hold MTC"]
E --> F["🤝 Become Cultural Inheritors"]
end
| Pillar | What It Means |
|---|---|
| 🛕 Harmony & Preservation | Tourist payments flow through blockchain rails directly to cultural preservation and artisan support. Communities (GCF) retain sovereignty over their own heritage — no extractive middlemen |
| 🌍 Global Connection | Infrastructure that lets anyone, anywhere, support the Japanese spirit of "Wa." Holding MTC means sharing in Japan's living history — you become part of its story |
💎 Why Use MTC?
The MTC ecosystem delivers both spiritual fulfilment and tangible financial upside.
✨ Experience Value
| Benefit | Details |
|---|---|
| 🎌 Meaningful Experiences | Unlock "Deep Japan" — sacred grounds closed to the public, private shrine ceremonies, invitation-only cultural events |
| 🌐 A Lifelong Bond | Stay connected to Japan through MTC long after you fly home. A place you can always "come back to" |
| ⚖️ Fair Exchange | Smart contracts eliminate intermediaries. Your gratitude (and money) goes straight to the people who earned it |
💰 Financial Upside
| Benefit | Details |
|---|---|
| 🏷️ Preferential Rates | Pay with MTC and save 5%–10% vs. yen pricing. E.g. ¥30,000 tour → ~¥27,000 equivalent |
| 🔑 Exclusive Access | Ticket NFTs for invitation-only venues and limited events — MTC holders only |
| 🛡️ Currency Hedge | Lock in experience value before your trip — no worrying about exchange-rate swings |
⚡ Why Solana?
Serving both "real tourism demand" and "high-frequency financial trading" left us with exactly one viable blockchain.
| Metric | Ethereum | Solana |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction Fee | ¥100s–¥1,000s | ~¥0.04 |
| Finality | 12 s – minutes | 0.4 seconds |
| Throughput | ~15 TPS | Thousands of TPS |
A micro-payment as small as "tossing ¥100 into an offering box" demands fees under ¥1. Only Solana passes that test.
MTC ends the era of tourism that merely consumes culture. Welcome to the journey of co-creation — let's build the future together.