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As the host country of the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Osaka-Kansai Expo), which will be held under the theme of "concept design a Future Society Where Life Shines," Japan's pavilion, themed "Between Life and Life," allows visitors to feel the significance of "circulation" through a seamless connection between displays and architecture. The Japan Pavilion, which embodies the relay of life with its circular structure, has a unique presence as the host country's pavilion. In addition to a flow of movement that naturally draws visitors into the Japan Pavilion as they walk around its perimeter, its most distinctive feature is the countless "wooden planks" arranged in a circle. Through the gaps between them, visitors can catch a glimpse of the interior, and the continuity between inside and outside, displays and architecture, gives visitors an opportunity to become aware of the "in-between" space that is also the theme of the Japan Pavilion. Another feature of this pavilion is the concept of "Japan Pavilion that eats garbage." Garbage generated at the Expo site will be decomposed by the action of microorganisms and converted into energy and water. This "living pavilion" allows visitors to relive the process through an installation*, experiencing firsthand how the generated energy and water power the Japan Pavilion. As they tour the pavilion, which is composed of three zones, they can feel the significance of "circulation," a core aspect of Japanese aesthetics, and realize that they themselves are part of this long and grand narrative. In addition, by using "wooden panels" mainly made of CLT (cross-laminated timber) and steel for the structure, CLT is used in the simplest and most symbolic way possible. The CLT used in the Japan Pavilion is planned to be reused by companies and local governments throughout Japan after the Expo, and has been designed to be easily dismantled and repurposed. By understanding the value of "circulation," which underlies the Japan Pavilion's theme, "Between Life and Life," we aim to encourage visitors to re-examine the circulation that is so close to us, leading to an exploration of the future of society and hints for a sustainable future. Our company is responsible for displays concept design (schematic design, working drawings), construction, and operation of this Japan Pavilion. *A contemporary art form in which the entire displays space is experienced as a work of art. The audience walks around the space, enjoying the artwork through sight, sound, and other senses.

Spread out in front of the Koitoi coast in Hokkaido, "Roadside Station Shiranuka Koimunkan" is a facility where you can enjoy a comfortable car trip with a function as an RV park (*1), which is rare at a roadside station, and is equipped with showers, saunas, and laundromats. There are also restaurants that use local ingredients from Shiranuka Town, and on a clear day, you can overlook the beautiful scenery of the Koimun Coast from the "Azumashi Living" with a view of the sea and the observation deck on the second floor. In addition, based on the idea of "Japan's best child-rearing support" advocated by Shiranuka Town, the facility is equipped with a children's family space (Kokko Park). We participated mainly in the planning work of this project as a consortium member, and after being commissioned, we promoted the work as a member of the construction JV (*3), and handled a wide range of tasks such as interiors design and sign planning.  *1 A sleep-in facility certified by the Japan RV Association. *2 DBO (Design, Build, Operate): One of the public-private partnership methods in which design, construction, maintenance, management, and operation are comprehensively ordered from private companies. *3 Joint venture system. A business organization formed by multiple companies for the purpose of receiving and construction a single construction project.

This project involved the renovation of the practical training room for the Game Creator Department at Technos College Tokyo Institute of Technology (Koganei City, Tokyo). Our company was responsible for everything from concept design and environmental features to interiors construction. Starting with the initial request to create a classroom where students could imagine themselves working at a game company in five years, we conducted numerous interviews with the teachers and learned that the underlying desire was for them to "imagine their future without being confined to the game industry." Therefore, we proposed a concept design concept called "Game Creator's Labo" that would allow students to imagine themselves as creators in their own right, without being limited to the realm of games.

Technos College Tokyo Air Travel & Hotel College This is a renovation project for two classrooms, the "Bridal Room" and the "Presentation Room," used by the Bridal Department. Based on the theme of "mariage (harmony)," the "Bridal Room" aims to be a warm and glamorous space where users can naturally imagine their future lifestyles through wedding planning. It is also designed to be a practical learning space for students, nurturing their imagination and ability to make proposals to materialize their dreams. The "Presentation Room" is a space that will become a "hub of encounters and ideas" where students from all departments can gather to exchange opinions and engage in creative activities. Natural materials are used, and the lighting and acoustics are adjusted to create a harmonious learning environment that will help students develop the ability to produce life events.

The Hiwasa Sea Turtle Museum Caretta is a rare sea turtle museum located on Ohama Beach in Tokushima Prefecture, and is beloved as the oldest loggerhead turtle conservation site in the region. At the same time, it also serves as a base facility for the local Minami Town's plan to increase the return rate of sea turtles. This renovation has created a place where people can learn about the coexistence of humans and nature through sea turtles and nurture the next generation of leaders by providing a comfortable space for visitors and making it easy for sea turtles to live in from the perspective of animal welfare.

We planned the Mie Prefecture booth to be exhibited within the Kansai Pavilion at the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Osaka-Kansai Expo). The Mie Prefecture booth is themed "The Origin of the Japanese Spirit" and is designed as a space where visitors can experience the charm of "Beautiful Mie," including its rich nature, history, diverse culture, and food. It is an interactive booth that will allow visitors to experience Mie with all five senses through unique displays and content that can only be found at the Expo.

Opened in July 2025 in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, the new indoor playground "mirocco" aims to be a place where children can not only enjoy playing to their heart's content, but also enjoy it with their families and local people. This facility has renovated the pool and hot bath facilities that were located in the indoor facility "Tamarina" in the 22nd Century Hills Park in Mansui, Kakegawa City, and have been renovated into an all-weather playground. While making use of our know-how in regional revitalization and facility business, we were in charge of everything from concept formulation to design, construction of interiors, playground equipment, and decoration, and operation. In addition, as a voluntary business of the DBO* business, we have made private investment to improve the attractiveness of the facility by adding playground equipment, artificial furniture, fixtures, signs, graphics, etc. About Facility Concept/Space concept design The facility concept is "Let's create every day." 365 (3 = Mi / 6 = Ro / 5 = Ko) The naming was decided by voting for "mirocco" with the meaning that it will be a facility where everyone can gather. The four main areas are "Guruguru no Yama" where you can play with playground equipment, "Waku Waku Base" where you can play quietly, "Hitoyasumi Lounge" where adults can relax, and "Hi Hi Hara" where babies can play safely. In addition to these areas, Tamarina will open a new store in Shizuoka Prefecture, "This Is Cafe", offering menus that are easy to use for customers of all ages. In addition, the interior of the facility, such as the interiors, playground equipment, and benches, uses local resources, and uses environmentally friendly materials in various places, such as benches using prefectural logged wood, workshop spaces that use scraps and waste materials as work materials, and plastering walls using "soil" from the Kakegawa River. *DBO: Abbreviation for Design Build Operate (design, construction, and operation), one of the business methods when developing public facilities. The public entrusts the design, construction, and operation of facilities to private operators.

Focusing on the lives and dreams of the people who played an active role in Himeji Castle, we proposed that visitors experience the value of the structures and objects by displays staging appropriate to the location, such as the armory of the main keep, the Watari Yagura (tower of the castle), and the make-up tower, and be moved by them. Specifically, in order to convey the charm of these structures, we helped create scenes of daily life and dreams along with stories of the people who played an active role at Himeji Castle, focusing on displays scenes and experiences displays that recreate the conditions of those days.

The Centennial Student Memorial Hall is a cultural exchange facility that connects the stories of young Asian students who visited Japan in the early 20th century, seeking new knowledge and technology, to the future. It was opened with the aim of becoming a place where different cultures and values intersect, and where people can deepen mutual understanding through dialogue, including the holding of exhibitions. Our company was in charge of the planning and basic concept of the Centennial Student Memorial Hall, as well as design, layout, building execution. We also handled displays design and construction for the special exhibition "The Footsteps of Young Zhou Enlai in Tokyo," which was held to commemorate the opening.

The Animal Science Museum, located within Chiba City Zoological Park, has undergone a complete renovation of its displays area, taking into consideration that the building is nearly 40 years old. The museum is a "zoological museum" themed around the "tropical rainforest," a treasure trove of life, aiming to provide insights into ecosystems, foster learning, and encourage action for the future. Visitors can observe gorillas, birds, nocturnal animals, and other flora and fauna inhabiting the rainforest up close, while displays before and after convey the interconnectedness of life and the preciousness of the global environment.

Kurate Town, located in the northwestern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, once flourished as part of the Kyushu-Chikuhō coalfield. This facility is a museum where visitors can learn about the history of Kurate Town's coal mines through "experiences." displays is divided into four main zones: an introductory "timeline," a "mine tunnel recreation" using darkness for dramatic effect, a "diorama recreation" of a coal mining site, and "storytellers," which are recordings and edited interviews with workers and record-keepers from that time. While making the most of the limited displays space of 260 square meters, each zone has its own unique characteristics, designed to appeal to visitors in various ways and pique their interest.

Thirty years have passed since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and as the number of people who did not experience the earthquake increases, we have renovated the Kobe Port Earthquake Memorial Park, which was built in 1997 immediately after the earthquake. By contrasting the remains preserved as they were at the time of the earthquake with the rebuilt city of Kobe, displays symbolically conveys the horror of the earthquake and the strength of the people of Kobe who rebuilt the city. In renewing displays, we restructured the content to be easily understood by younger generations who did not experience the earthquake, and also translated displays displays graphics and videos into multiple languages for the increasing number of foreign tourists in recent years. In addition, we created AR content as a new displays element that allows visitors to compare the state of the remains before, during, and after the earthquake. The renovation was carried out with the aim of having many people, regardless of nationality or age, visit this place and continue to be a place that passes on the memories and lessons of the earthquake to future generations.

The Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) at Tohoku University, aiming to rebuild regional medical care from the damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and to build a new medical system that can handle large-scale information technology, is constructing a biobank that combines medical information and genomic information. Until now, differences in why some people respond to the same medication for the same disease while others do not have been explained by vague terms such as "constitution" because the details were not fully understood. However, since the completion of the human genome sequencing, it has gradually become clear that subtle individual differences in genome sequences can create differences in "constitution". Since 2013, ToMMo has been conducting cohort studies in Tohoku, collecting various information and biological samples such as blood from many people, analyzing the data, and has developed a gene analysis tool called "Japonica Array®" that enables high-precision and low-cost analysis of Japanese genome information. In order to create next-generation medicine, it is necessary to collect even larger amounts of data by soliciting cooperation from a wide range of generations. To raise awareness of these activities, ToMMo has set up a permanent displays in the "Life and Science - Wonder Science Room" on the 3rd floor of the Sendai Science Museum. Our company is in charge of planning and concept design displays. To make it easy for everyone to understand, we introduce cells, genomes, and other topics through story-driven graphics and touch-panel games that immerse visitors in a journey through the human body, and introduce ToMMo's vision of personalized, next-generation medicine. We also express the message to many people: "You are one of a kind in the world; cherish your differences."

This facility is a conservation and research facility for the Amami rabbit, a special natural monument. The name of the facility, "Kuruguru," means "dark black" in Shimaguchi (Amami dialect), and represents the Amami rabbit's coat color and the image of life circulating round and round. Here, visitors can take on the rabbit's scale and adventure through the night forest. They will be surprised by cars that suddenly appear and huge predators, and push aside plants and flowers taller than themselves to search for forest creatures that react to the black light. The facility is designed to help visitors understand the rabbit's feelings and fears by seeing them from the rabbit's perspective, and to foster empathy. Furthermore, the treatment room for rescued rabbits is fully open to visitors, showing the reality of injuries caused by traffic accidents and other causes, and the facility is a place where visitors can watch over rescued rabbits until they are released back into the wild, surrounded by the nature of Amami Oshima, and think about the coexistence of humans and rabbits.

The Meiji Memorial Oiso Residence and Garden was established in 2017 as part of the "150th Anniversary of the Meiji Era" related initiatives, and is being developed to showcase the historical residence and garden as a unified space. In the Okuma and Mutsu districts, which opened to the public in November 2024, our company planned and produced video content introducing the architectural features and highlights of the residence, displays conveying the achievements and personalities of people associated with the site, and renovation projects aimed at repairing and strengthening the historical building. We also handled the repair of furniture, furnishings, and interiors. The exhibit, which uses a model to clearly and visually represent the differences between the former building and the current displays, and allows visitors to see the differences not only in the exterior but also in the room layout by making the roof section of the model accessible, has been well received by visitors.