Game of the Lotus

An interactive NFT collection
connecting mythology with reality

“I will present the best mountain to the princess who sees the best dream tonight.”One divine lotus. Three princesses. Many reincarnations.The scramble continues…

About This Project

project

Game of the Lotus is an NFT project that connects digital content based on folklore with a real place called Tono. It is an attempt to create value by bringing together online and offline communities with shared content.

Our project team includes people from Tono, the place where the story is set, as well as people living in other parts of Japan. This service strives to bring out the best of Tono's charm through the combined creative power of people from different regions.

How to Obtain a Token

About Tono

Left: Milky Way and Fireflies, Right: Tono Basin at Dawn (Photo: Yoshifumi Tada)

Tono, as described in Kunio Yanagida's The Legends of Tono (1910), is a city with a rich storytelling tradition. Legends and folktales about deities and yokai demons have been handed down over generations in this area. It is also known as a home of folklore. With various events held throughout the year in each area of Tono, local performing arts are an intrinsic part of daily life.

Tono is located in a basin surrounded by three mountains, Mt. Hayachine, Mt. Rokkoshi, and Mt. Ishigami. Summer and winter temperatures vary drastically in this region. Winters in Iwate Prefecture, where Tono is located, are particularly harsh, creating a stark contrast with the summer landscape.

Tono boasts Japan's largest agricultural land growing hop, an essential ingredient in beer. Aside from being known as the "land of beer," the area has a diverse food culture. Local specialties include kuretsubo turnips, which appeared in the gourmet manga Oishinbo; wasabi, of which Tono is the largest producer in the Tohoku region; and Tono jingisukan, a unique dish prepared using buckets.

The Story

story

Tono-genrentan

“It's all coming back to me. Something important, I had long forgotten...”

Ame is a 28-year-old graduate student visiting Tono to cover a story.
Umi is a 26-year-old nurse visiting Tono to relax in its natural beauty.
Mio is a 25-year-old company employee visiting Tono to enjoy landscape photography.

The three characters happen to meet at a beer bar and decide to go sightseeing together.
While they are on their adventure, they receive strange messages from the animals they come across.
“I've never been here before, but everything seems so familiar.”

Just then, a lotus comes floating down from the sky...

Characters

ame

Ame is a 28 year old graduate student working part-time with a magazine publisher. She likes to drink and crumbles to pressure. She is visiting Tono to cover a story.

umi

Umi is a 26 year old nurse living in a nurses' dormitory. She takes care of others and is loved by everyone around her. She is good at singing and dancing. She is visiting Tono to refresh her mind in nature.

mio

Mio is 25 years old and works in a big company. She is reliable and trusted by her boss. She is visiting Tono to explore her hobby, landscape photography.

How to Play

how to play

When you purchase a Game of the Lotus character token, you will get one of the three characters. You can customize your character using additional items. You can also exchange your items with other players.

: Customizing Your Character

You can use the items you obtain to customize your character's clothes, expressions, background images, and other elements. Create your very own unique character.

: Get Items by Checking Into Specified Locations

You can get booster packs by checking into eligible shops and facilities. The booster pack contains items you can use to customize your character.

How to Check In

Read the QR code at the shop with your smartphone.

: Forwarding and Trading Items

You can easily exchange your items with other users on our website. Find yourself an exchange partner on Discord and other services.

How to Obtain a Character Token

You can get a character token as a return gift by donating to Tono City through Furusato Choice, a portal site for making donations to a municipality of your choice. You can donate to one of the projects listed below. Please select the project you would like to donate to.

How Donations are Used

Home of Beer

Work Support for the Youth in Tono

Tono Children's Book Forest

Where to Purchase Tokens and Items

Character tokens and booster packs are available on the Furusato Choice portal site and OpenSea, an online marketplace for NFT content.

OpenSea

Product Information

products

Character Tokens and Booster Packs

Collector's Edition

Game of the Lotus
Character token
Collector's Edition

Units: 300

Price: ¥50,000

Started on: 10/27/2022

Contents

Character x 1
Rare item x 3
Common item x 12
(at random)

Furusato Choice

Normal Edition

Game of the Lotus
Character token
Normal Edition

Units: 300

Price: ¥37,000 / 0.05ETH

Started on: 10/27/2022

Contents

Character x 1
Rare item x 1
Common item x 4
(at random)

item pack

Game of the Lotus
Item booster packs

Units: 3,000

Price: 0.005ETH

Started on: 10/27/2022

Contents

Rare item x 1
Common item x 4
(at random)

OpenSea

Collector's Edition

Game of the Lotus
Character token
Collector's Edition

Units: 300

Price: ¥50,000

Started on: 10/27/2022

Contents

Character x 1
Rare item x 3
Common item x 12
(at random)

Furusato Choice

Normal Edition

Game of the Lotus
Character token
Normal Edition

Units: 300

Price: ¥37,000 / 0.05ETH

Started on: 10/27/2022

Contents

Character x 1
Rare item x 1
Common item x 4
(at random)

item pack

Game of the Lotus
Item booster packs

Units: 3,000

Price: 0.005ETH

Started on: 10/27/2022

Contents

Rare item x 1
Common item x 4
(at random)

OpenSea

GOTL Member

team

Illustrations and Story

: Daichi Hatanaka

: Chamo

: Aotakana

: Ryoko Hashimoto

: Chiworu

: Daisuke Sasaki

Development

: akasata.eth

: morichin.eth

: Monae

: Koichi Yamamoto

: Taka

Web and Product

: Takumi Miyamoto

: Yuko Tamura

: 193tree

: Turemvoi

Promotion

Yuki Kai / kai3d.eth
Tel
kokiii.eth
Koget
Atsushi Hayashi

Operation

Haruka Tada
Chiemi Kobayashi
Odagiri
Marina Abe

Direction and Production

sasakill.eth

An interactive NFT collection
connecting mythology with reality