This means "starting with" something. It shows that many similar things will happen after the first one.
Noun + を皮切りにPrimary
Noun + を皮切りにして
This means "starting with" something. It shows that many similar things will happen after the first one.
そのバンドは東京公演を皮切りに、全国ツアーを開始しました。
Starting with their Tokyo performance, the band began a nationwide tour.
4月の新製品発売を皮切りに、大規模なプロモーションキャンペーンが展開される予定です。
Starting with the new product launch in April, a large-scale promotional campaign is planned to be rolled out.
このレストランの成功を皮切りに、同様の店が次々とオープンしましたが、どれも長続きはしませんでした。
Starting with the success of this restaurant, similar shops opened one after another, but none of them lasted long.
京都の祇園祭を皮切りにして、夏の間、関西各地で様々なお祭りが開かれる。
Beginning with the Gion Festival in Kyoto, various festivals are held throughout the Kansai region during the summer.
今回の発見を皮切りに、この分野の研究が大きく進展することが期待されている。
Starting with this discovery, it is expected that research in this field will advance significantly.
Imagine cutting into something to begin. This word feels like a formal, important start. It is often used in writing, like in news stories.
This is different from "〜をはじめとして". That phrase just picks one example from a group. It does not mean things happened in order. "〜を皮切りに" means one event started a chain of similar events. It shows a clear beginning for many things that follow.
Don't use this when talking about bad things happening. For example, don't say "The earthquake started a series of disasters."
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