Sponsoring 20,000 bottles of "VB-COSME-Oshibori" for Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon 2024! 20,000 VB-COSME hand towels to be used at the Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon 2024! ～We will support athletes with our highly moisturizing hand towels.

FSX Corporation (Location: Kunitachi City, Tokyo; President: Katsuyuki Fujinami), a company that rents, plans, and develops hand towels and creates new impressions of hospitality, announces that it will provide 20,000 single-use "VB-COSME-Oshibori" hand towels, which are expected to provide anti-aging care*1 for the "Naoko Takahashi Cup Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon 2024" to be held on April 28, 2024. The company will provide 20,000 single-use "VB-COSME-Oshibori" hand towels, which are expected to provide anti-aging care(*1) for the skin.

(*1)Recognized for its effectiveness in cleaning, toning, and moisturizing the skin.

Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon 2024

VB-COSME-Oshibori is a new FSX technology "VB-COSME-" (Patent No. 7278638) developed with a focus on the relationship between the skin and VB-COSME, which has been recognized for its effectiveness in supporting anti-aging care, cleaning, toning, and moisturizing the skin. It can also be used on the entire body, including the body and face, making it an ideal post-workout body care towel. In order to help the athletes feel refreshed, we selected two types of hand towels for the event: "HAND & BODY (L)," a super-large hand towel that can be used to wipe the entire body, and "AROMA Premium (lavender)," a natural aroma that is one of Naoko Takahashi's favorites and is also effective for a change of pace. The event is being held for the 13th time this year.

The Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon, which will be held for the 13th time this year, is the only half marathon in Japan to be awarded the WA Gold Label. This year, the gold medal pair of Ms. Naoko Takahashi, the marathon director, and Ms. Mizuki Noguchi, a guest runner, will also participate in this year's event. VB-COSME hand towels will be handed to all participants in the event immediately after they reach the goal.

Hand towels are increasingly being used as a "refreshment tool" in sports, and through the provision of VB-COSME hand towels, FSX will send a cheer to the participants of the event so that they can give their all and run as fast as they can. FSX will send a cheer to the participants of the event by providing VB-COSME hand towels.

Reference materials

＜Details of the sponsorship

VB-COSME hand towels

This hand towel has been proven effective in cleaning, toning, and moisturizing the skin, and supports anti-aging care.

It can be used not only on the fingers but also on the entire skin, including the body and face*1.

*1 This is the first hand towel in the industry to be registered as a cosmetic product category after confirming its safety through human patch tests.

＜Product name

HAND&BODY (L)

<Number of units provided

10,200 hand towels

<Product Name> "HAND&BODY (L)" <Product Name> 10,200 hand towels

<Product Name> "HAND&BODY (L)" <Product Name> "HAND&BODY (L)

<Method of distribution> Each participant will be given a bottle of "HAND&BODY (L)" immediately after the finish line.

<Product Features

Compact, but when spread out, the hand towel measures 30cm x 60cm, making it an extra large size.

The soft touch and durable material that does not tear even when pulled make it perfect for wiping the entire body.

HAND&BODY L size

＜Product name

AROMA Premium (Lavender)

<Number of units provided

10,200 units

<Product name

<Method of supply> Enclosed in pre-race entry kit.

The fragrant hand towel not only refreshes and moisturizes, but also relieves tension before and after the race and calms the mind after the race.

<Product Features

A hand towel with a unique fragrance scented with natural lavender oil.

The floral and gentle scent is popular for relaxation and soothing time.

The floral and gentle fragrance is popular for relaxation and soothing time.

AROMA Premium Lavender

Outline of the tournament】 【Outline of the tournament

Name of the event: Naoko Takahashi Cup Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon 2024

Sponsor ： Naoko Takahashi Cup Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon Executive Committee

Composition ： Gifu Athletic Association, Gifu Prefecture, Gifu City,

　　　　　　　 Gifu Prefecture, Gifu City, Gifu Sports Association, Chunichi Shimbun

Supporters ： Japan Association of Athletics Federations, Gifu Prefectural Board of Education,

　　　　　　　 Gifu Prefectural Board of Education, Gifu City Board of Education, Gifu Sports Association,

　　　　　　　 Gifu Prefecture Tourism Federation, TV Aichi, The Gifu Shimbun, Gifu Broadcasting Co.

Organizer ： Gifu Athletics Association

Cooperation ： Gifu City Fire Department, Gifu City Neighborhood Association Liaison Council,

　　　　　　　 Gifu City Federation of Shopping Center Promotion Associations, Gifu Yanagikase Shopping Center Promotion Association,

　　　　　　　 Gifu Convention & Visitors Association,

　　　　　　　 Gifu City Ryokan Hotel Cooperative Association, Gifu Nagaragawa Onsen Ryokan Cooperative Association,

　　　　　　　 Gifu Junior Chamber of Commerce, Gifu City Medical Association,

　　　　　　　 Gifu City Sports Promotion Committee Liaison Council,

　　　　　　　 Gifu City Sports Instructors Liaison Council, Gifu City Sportsmen's Association Headquarters,

　　　　　　　 Japanese Red Cross Society Gifu Branch, Kawahara Town Development Association,

　　　　　　　 Gifu Recreation Association

Events : (1) Half Marathon (*Wave start will be implemented) (2) 3Km

Date and Time: Sunday, April 28, 2024

　　　　　　　 9:00 Half Marathon Wave 1 start

　　　　　　　 9:10 Half Marathon Wave 2 start

　　　　　　　 9:25 Start of 3km

　　　　　　　 9:50 3km race ends

　　　　　　　 12:05 End of Half Marathon

Main Venue ： Gifu Memorial Center (2675-28, Nagara Fukko Ohno, Gifu City)

Website ： https://www.gifu-marathon.jp/

Instagram ： https://www.instagram.com/gifu_half_marathon/

＜About FSX Corporation: (https://www.fsx.co.jp/)

With the philosophy that "hand towels are not a service of goods, but a service of the heart," FSX was founded in 1967 as Fujinami Towel Service, a rental hand towel business. Since then, the company has been based in Kunitachi City, Tokyo, and has been engaged in a wide range of business activities centering on hand towels. Starting with the development of hand towel materials and processing machines, we have developed patented technology for adding aroma to hand towels, the "VB" antiviral and antibacterial hygiene technology, and the "REION" hand towel cooling and heating unit that provides hand towels at the optimum temperature. We are also involved in e-commerce operations and partner businesses for the same industry. On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the company name was changed to "FSX Corporation," and for the next 50 years, we will develop our business to create innovative services to bring out new possibilities of oshibori and spread OSHIBORI culture widely in Japan and abroad.

Mail order site "E-SHIZAI Market" : https://www.e-shizai.net/

Pocket oshibori (hand towel): https://www.pocket-oshibori.jp/

Antiviral and antibacterial "VB" : https://www.virusblock.jp/

Aging care support "VB-COSME-" : https://www.pocket-oshibori.jp/

Hand towel cold and hot storage "REION" : https://www.reion.jp/

FSX Facebook page ： https://www.facebook.com/fsx.co.jp/

FSX Instagram( @fsxkoho ) ： https://www.instagram.com/fsxkoho/

＜About FSX Fuji Corporation: ( https://www.fsx.co.jp/fsxfuji_oshibori/ )

FSX Fuji Corporation was established in Fujikawaguchiko Town in September 2020 as a group company of FSX Corporation, which has been in business for 55 years in Kunitachi, Tokyo. With the philosophy that "hand towels are not a service of goods, but a service of the heart," the company operates a hand towel rental, planning, and sales business mainly in the Fuji Five Lakes area, offering hand towels unique to the area, such as the FSX Group's antiviral "VB hand towels" and natural aroma hand towels. This year, we developed "Fujipyon" hand towels using lavender, a tourism resource of the town of Fujikawaguchiko. We will continue to actively develop new products that bring out new possibilities for oshibori through marketing that takes advantage of our community-based business in the area at the foot of Mount Fuji, which is rich in tourism resources.