WHAT WE WANT TO BE

Quoted from “The Prancing Pony” page on Wikipedia.

The Prancing Pony was Bree’s inn. It served beer to locals, and provided accommodation and food to travellers. One of Eriador’s major cross-roads was just outside the village: the meeting of the Great East Road and the Greenway. The inn was at a road junction in the centre of the village, at the base of the Bree-hill. The Prancing Pony was frequented by Men, Hobbits and Dwarves. Bucklanders from the Shire occasionally travelled to the inn. The art of smoking pipe-weed was said to have begun in Bree, and from The Prancing Pony it spread among the races of Middle-earth.

A threshold where the structure of reality shifts

    The Prancing Pony functions as a liminal space. It sits between:

    • The Shire (order, safety)
    • The Wild (chaos, danger)

    Transition from personal story to mythic destiny

      At the Prancing Pony:

      • The hobbits realize they are part of a much larger story
      • The stakes expand to a mythic scale

      A space where information, trust, and power collide

        • Fragmented and unreliable information
        • Encounters with strangers
        • Overlapping power dynamics (Nazgûl vs Aragorn)

        That’s what we want to be.




        WHAT WE DO

        Domain

        • Empowerment to all societies and lives
        • Communities and Industries vitalization

        Using Power of Arts

        • Artist management
        • Planning, production, and exhibition of musics, arts, performances, and other cultural activities, and sales of related products

        Through Products and Contents

        • Planning, production, sales, distribution, operation and management of e-commerce sites and various other websites
        • Production, sales and brokerage of content
        • Planning, production and sales of clothing, clothing accessories, accessories, bags, watches and stationery

        In Partnership

        • Planning, research, development, design, manufacture, sales, maintenance, import/export of software and hardware, and consulting services related thereto




        PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

        DX in the Construction Industry

        Working on DX (digital transformation) of operations in the construction industry. Our focus is particularly on DX for subcontractors and smaller construction companies, rather than general contractors or those who commission construction projects. We are seeking construction industry partners to enhance the user experience of our products. Please contact us using the inquiry form below.

        Views Beyond News

        While some of the hottest global news being reported around the world is translated into Japanese and readily available, the vast majority of it is only published by a small portion of news agencies and centrist or left-leaning media outlets like the BBC and CNN. Even the same news can be reported differently depending on the reporting stance.

        Views Beyond News analyzes around 5,000 news headlines reported daily in each country’s local language, maintaining a certain degree of variety in reporting stance.
        You can learn how a story is being reported in which country, by which media outlet, and with which reporting stance. We believe that learning not only one perspective but also other perspectives can help you gain a more multifaceted understanding of things. The purpose of this service is to “enjoy differences through knowledge.”

        Furthermore, news related to Japan is reported daily in international media. Each episode will introduce “what topics are being reported overseas and how.” You’ll learn what foreign media considers important and how they perceive it. This will help you understand Japan-related news from multiple angles.

        URL: https://note.com/viewsbeyondnews




        LOCATION & CONTACTS

        The Prancing Pony LLC
        6-23-4 Jingumae Shibuyaku Tokyo JAPAN