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In recent years, a new layer of rock showing how the Jomon people mined obsidian was discovered at the Takayama Ruins and Hoshikuso Pass Obsidian Mine, a nationally designated historic site. displays Hoshikuso Museum has been opened, where visitors can see the excavated layer of rock and experience the activities of the Jomon people at that time. The exterior walls of the building have changed color due to rust over the years, and the message is that the memory of obsidian is preserved and passed on. Inside displays room, the layers of rock, 20 meters long and over 5 meters high, stand on both walls of the corridor, and are reproduced exactly as they were discovered during the excavation. The layers of rock are unevenly stacked in steps, and these were created by the soil and sand that the Jomon people dug up in the ground in search of obsidian. Projection mapping was applied to the lines of the layers of rock to recreate the activities of the Jomon people at that time in video. Through immersive images and impressive geological strata, you can experience the passion of the Jomon people, who mined for generations in search of precious obsidian, which is only found in limited areas.

This is a renewal project for the Yokoyama Visitor Center of the Ministry of the Environment's Ise-Shima National Park. As a place to convey the "connection between people and nature," which is the greatest attraction of Ise-Shima National Park, the displays is centered on three themes that symbolize the activities of people who coexist with the nature of Ise-Shima (the culture of female divers, pearl farming, and Jingu Forest). As the core of the renewal, an experiential theater was installed, and immersive high-definition images of "Ise-Shima's distinctive landscapes, abundant nature, and people's activities" were displayed on a total of four screens, three of the walls and the floor. Interactive methods have been introduced as a place where children can learn while having fun, such as touching icons displayed on the screen to see visuals and explanations of living creatures.

This project is for the GOOD HEALTH CAFETERIA and INTERNATIONAL CAFETERIA, which are located at Tokyo International University, adjacent to Sunshine City in Ikebukuro. We were in charge of the interiors concept design, building execution to enrich the living space where students spend most of their days, and to create a comfortable environment where they can do various activities in addition to eating and drinking. The two cafeterias aim to become new bases for campus life by providing an environment where students can naturally gather, learn about each other's cultures through healthy Japanese food and food from around the world, and encourage interaction.

The event was aimed at providing elementary school students with an opportunity to communicate with science museum curators and feel closer to science while spending their weekday after-school time in after-school care. Tama Rokuto Science Museum, which we have been managing as a designated manager since 2013, was connected to an after-school children's club in Kodaira City, Tokyo via online broadcast, and a science experiment workshop using balloons was held. Experiments such as "dropping," "floating," "stretching and returning," and "shaking" were conducted in the form of a quiz, allowing participants to have fun while deepening their understanding of the wonders of balloons.

As a successor to Hokkaido's first science museum, the Muroran Youth Science Museum (opened in 1963), this museum was newly opened with the addition of the theme of "environment." The museum aims to create displays that will familiarize a wide range of generations, especially children, with science on a daily basis and give them hope for the future of the earth and the region. The environmental corner introduces environmental innovation projects that utilize Muroran's individuality and strengths cultivated through manufacturing, as well as efforts toward a sustainable future. The main displays, "Watching Moruelani," is a virtual exhibit in which visitors walk on satellite photos of Muroran spread across the floor and use an AR tablet to explore manufacturing, renewable energy sites, and natural spots. Visitors can experience displays that is usually difficult to see in real life, such as 360-degree images of factories and drone footage of natural landscapes. The science experience corner is made up of devices that allow visitors to experience the basics and principles of science. Some of the equipment from the old building has been remade and reinstalled, inheriting the history of the facility and the memories of the residents. The scattered devices are connected by experiment counters, enhancing the face-to-face communication space, and play elements are also incorporated into displays, such as large play equipment based on Muroran's nature.

We carried out renovation work on the permanent displays room of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. We were in charge of displays renovation work associated with the removal of the wall around the Tyranno Robot in the History of Life corner of the permanent displays room, and the complete renovation of the Dino Lab. We also remodeled and installed a Tyrannosaurus monument that was made for the domestic PR of the movie "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" into a permanent outdoor exhibit.

The Magical Literature Museum (Edogawa Ward Kadono Eiko Children's Literature Museum) is a public facility planned by Edogawa Ward to pass on to future generations the imaginative, dreamy worldview and achievements of Kadono Eiko, recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, known as the little Nobel Prize of children's literature. It was created as a place to disseminate the wonder of children's literature to the world at large, and to foster rich creativity that will expand children's dreams by allowing children to freely choose books, pick them up and become familiar with them. For this project, we were in charge of the master plan, schematic design, and working drawings displays under Kengo Kuma and Associates, and were also in charge of the subsequent displays production. *We will be entrusted with designated management duties from the opening in 2023.

This facility was added to be operated in conjunction with the existing EXPO'70 Pavilion. Its purpose is to display a permanent exhibit of the original "Golden Face" that was installed at the top of the Tower of the Sun, the symbol of the 1970 Japan World displays (Osaka Expo), until 1992, as well as materials related to the 1970 Osaka displays.

The purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity for elementary school students to communicate with the curators of the Science Museum and feel closer to science while spending time in after-school childcare on weekdays. The Hamamatsu Science Museum "Miraira" and the after-school children's association in Hamamatsu City were connected via online broadcast, and a science experiment workshop was held using familiar materials such as paper cups and aluminum foil. In 2019, we were entrusted with the renovation of the Hamamatsu Science Museum using the DBO method, which integrates design, construction, and operation. The Company operates the operation jointly with SBS Promotions as the "Designated Administrator". * DBO method (Design, Build, Operate): A method of public-private partnership in which design, construction, maintenance, and operation are comprehensively ordered to private companies.

This project involved relocating and rebuilding the museum that opened in Matsumoto Castle Park in 1948 due to its aging. We were in charge of everything from formulating the basic concept for displays space to design, layout, and construction. The first floor is an open space open to citizens and tourists, and the museum was built as a proactive part of the urban development of Matsumoto City.

In conjunction with the opening of Fukui Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, a dinosaur monument was installed on the rooftop plaza of the new tourist exchange center that will be built at the east exit of Fukui Station. The purpose is to give a strong impression of the ``Dinosaur Kingdom Fukui'', increase awareness of Fukui, and encourage visitors to the city. The dinosaur monument is located in a position that can be seen from the Shinkansen platform and train windows. The "Fukuititan" discovered by the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum expresses Fukui's good child-rearing environment and family love, and the sight of two animals huddled together looks like a heart. In addition, we placed dinosaurs whose fossils were found in Fukui and monuments of popular dinosaurs, and took pictures with them.We also used a device that made it look like dinosaurs would pop out in augmented reality (AR) when you held your smartphone up to them. We have developed it as a fun new attraction that will make you feel as if you have entered a world where there are people.

Shizuoka City Museum of History is the city's first comprehensive history museum, with the aim of communicating the historical value and appeal of Shizuoka City, conveying history to citizens in greater depth, and cultivating a love for the hometown in children, under the theme of "Learn about Shizuoka's past, understand the present, and think about the future." Our company was involved from the basic planning stage, and was in charge of displays design and construction of the gallery on the first floor and the permanent displays rooms on the second and third floors.

At the beginning of the planning, Akikusa Gakuen approached us to ask about seismic retrofitting of the gymnasium. In conjunction with the seismic retrofitting and the renewal of the gymnasium facade and interiors, the corridor connecting the school building and the gymnasium was requested to be "a bright and clean corridor, not a humid and dark one. We wanted to create a space that the school can leave to future generations." This led to concept design of the corridor space expressing the identity of Akikusa Gakuen. The most important thing in this plan was to create a "space that people will continue to love." Therefore, this time, we created the origin of concept design together with the students in a workshop, and worked on a "progressive concept design" that would create attachment and be passed down. We asked the students to bring in photos that expressed "Akikusa-ness," and extracted the feelings they had put into words in the form of "#〇〇," sublimated them into concept design, and decorated the corridor. By having the students digest concept design as if it were their own and spread it to those around them, we hoped that the "Akikusa-ness" would be passed down from generation to generation and that people would continue to interact with the space with affection.

At the "Kadena Roadside Station," you can see the entire Kadena Air Base, the largest US Air Force base in the Far East. This project is a renovation of the "Learning and displays Room" on the third floor of the building, aiming to enrich it as a "place for peace learning" for school trip students and tourists, and a "place for local learning" for local people and children. The contents of displays begin with a prologue that tells us that Kadena Town is truly a "base town" with 82% of the town area being occupied by US military bases, and then trace the history of Kadena Town surrounding the bases from the prewar period when it flourished as the center of economy, culture, and transportation, to the Battle of Okinawa which marked the beginning of the formation of Kadena Air Base, the US military occupation period when the bases continued to expand, the post-reversion period when the burden of the bases continued, and up to the present day, while asking the viewer, "Why are the bases here? Why do they not disappear?" Using the keyword "There's a base in my town," displays unravels the presence of the base from the perspective of "me" and "my family," who have lived next to Kadena Air Base, and features interview footage of people living in Kadena Town and manga commentary featuring "me" and "my family." The displays is designed to help visitors think about life in a base town by displays the noise and smells, and by placing Kadena Air Base on a map to get a sense of its size.

Following on from the 15th anniversary renovation in 2013, for which we were in charge of planning and design supervision, we were involved in the 20th anniversary renovation from the planning stage. After several renovations, the hotel was opened in 2019 as a milestone project that marked the completion of the entire renovation. The welcome space on the first floor and the restaurant floor on the fifth floor were completely renovated, the signs within the building were renewed, and new digital signage was installed. The renovation was based on the concept for the 15th anniversary, "Romanticship Umihotaru," and unlike the fourth floor, which had all openings facing the sea, the image of the space was created with only inward-facing openings and special decorations.