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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.

Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, and NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Ltd. have opened the TOYAMA TOWN TREKKING SITE, a new lifestyle hub themed on transforming a closed gymnasium into one that connects to the outdoors. This project was selected as part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' 2016 "Public Facility Opening and Renovation Project," which aims to revitalize municipal public facilities with the private sector's efforts, such as through creators, and turn them into new business hubs. The goal is to renovate the vacant space of the Toyama City General Gymnasium into a multi-generational hub for residents to engage in town trekking (walking around town). "TTS" is a complex featuring a cafe, sports shop, and studio. The facility supports town trekking (hardware) and hosts regular events in nutrition education, physical education, and health education (software), operating as a new public service to support the health of Toyama residents. Taking advantage of its location adjacent to Kansui Park, which is visited by 1.4 million people annually, the facility will be used not only by users of the Toyama City General Gymnasium but also as a base for exploring the wider area, allowing residents to experience an "extension of healthy life expectancy" and "improvement of quality of life (QOL)." The government also aims to build a "virtuous cycle model between residents' healthy behavior and the local economy." This is a cutting-edge project in Japan. "TTS" provides "time and space that is necessary for the health of people and cities, not just time or space, but time and space for human development," and slowly creates a "space" where you can share something that belongs to you and no one else with someone else.

The new corner "Sound" opened in the Forest on the 5th floor of the Science Museum is an displays room where you can not only listen to sound with your ears, but also "observe it with the eyes of science." Through the various "waveforms" drawn by the four experience devices "Jumbo Piano," "Laser Dance," "Aqua Wave," and "Chladni Pattern (relocated)," you can learn about the three major elements of sound (amplitude, frequency, and timbre) while playing. Among them, "Jumbo Piano" is an interactive device that converts the performance of a giant piano into a waveform in real time and projects it on a screen, and is popular not only with children but with a wide range of generations. In accordance with the basic displays plan presented by the client, we considered and produced the equipment, content, and graphics to realize the image.

The Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-tsu Museum was established in Hyogo-tsu, Hyogo-ku, Kobe, where the first prefectural office was located, as a base for promoting the prefecture's appeal and fostering a sense of hometown pride among the prefecture's residents. It consists of two museums: the "Hyogo Hajimarikan" displays facility, which conveys the prefecture's appeal, including its origins, history, culture, and industry, and the "First Prefectural Office Building," a restored version of the first prefectural office building. The "Hyogo Hajimarikan" museum is made up of the "Hyogo Discovery Plaza," which conveys the appeal of each of the five Hyogo provinces, the "Invitation to the Hyogo Five Provinces" zone, which consists of a theater with a large curved screen, the "Hyogo-tsu: A Pivotal Land" zone, a permanent displays where you can experience the history of Hyogo-tsu and the founding period of the prefecture over 1,000 years ago, and a special displays room. The Kitamae-bune-shaped lantern at the entrance and a bird's-eye view of 150 years ago, when the prefecture was founded, created by a modern bird's-eye view artist, invite visitors to Hyogo-tsu, the city where Hyogo began.

This project involves the production of video content and the creation and installation of displays for the "First Prefectural Office" (a restored facility) at the Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-Tsu Museum, where visitors can experience the historical space of the time when the prefecture was established. The "First Prefectural Office" is a restored building of the former Osaka Magistrate's Office Hyogo Kinbansho, where the prefectural office was located when Hyogo Prefecture was founded on May 23, 1868 (Keio 4). The prefectural office building, including the governor's office at the time, and the former police officers' residences have been recreated, allowing visitors to experience the lost historical space of the late Edo and Meiji periods. In order to allow people of all ages to enjoy the historical space more closely, the virtual tour "Virtual Visit!", which is experienced by putting on time goggles, allows visitors to experience the drama of the Meiji Restoration that unfolded in the first prefectural office using the latest mixed reality technology.

This project was carried out to renovate the aging facility, which has a space pavilion and planetarium where items donated by JAXA were displays, into a facility where children can experience the "town of space." The first floor, which was a natural science museum, was renovated into the "Nobishiro Space Lab," and the entire building was unified into a space-themed facility. We were in charge of everything from design, layout of displays space to exhibit execution of the experience equipment, as well as construction.

This is a tourist facility themed on drift ice and the creatures of the Sea of Okhotsk. The concept of this facility is the immersive experience of "Discovery Dive" into the world under the drift ice. You can experience the extraordinary world of drift ice and the unknown world under the drift ice. In "Drift Ice Live", you can enjoy a live feeling as if you are diving under the drift ice while being guided by divers and creatures, with a 360-degree video from the diver's point of view. "A world of life and beauty woven by the miracle of nature" spreads in the space, fascinating visitors. In addition, by introducing the natural beauty of drift ice and the creatures that live there with dynamic drift ice images and graphics, we have planned to stimulate intellectual curiosity while raising each visitor's awareness of global environmental issues through impressive experiences through ingenious displays.

This was a renewal project for the Niigata Prefectural Museum of Nature and Science, which we undertook at the request of the Japan Foundation for Public Relations in Science and Technology. After about 40 years since the museum opened in 1981, we have renovated the "Beech Forest Environment and Creatures" and "Wind Power Experience" on the second floor, and the "Moving Mysterious Room" on the third floor into "Symphony of the Forest" and "Scale Adventure," respectively. In order to realize the image of the "master displays plan" presented by the client, we considered and produced the video space, content, video system, and graphics.

Obi, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is a castle town with beautiful scenery that has continued since the feudal era and is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. It is being revitalized through private use, such as the opening of a hotel renovated from a former samurai residence. This project is based on the renewal concept of "50% displays + 50% sightseeing" for the famous Komura Jutaro Memorial Museum and Obi Castle History Museum, which are located in the area, and aims to increase visitors' intellectual curiosity and satisfaction with their stay, leading to more sightseeing in Obi. The renewal of the Obi Castle History Museum has been changed from a passive displays centered on document explanations to an experiential method that emphasizes experience and storytelling, making information unique to the area, such as Obi Castle, the Obi Domain, and the feudal lord, the Ito family displays displays designed to beautifully display the valuable collection of swordsmith Inoue Shinkai. In addition, efforts are being made to increase the update of information through an "information line" and bulletin board. In addition, this project has adopted the production concept of "A town museum created by everyone," and displays are created together with local residents throughout the year. The facility also incorporates the results of the children's workshops into displays information, facilitating tours of the town.

We will create a citizen-participation displays at the "Municipal Museum Created by Everyone" to convey the charm of Obi. Obi, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is a castle town that has been designated an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings since the feudal era and is a scenic castle town. It is being revitalized through private use, such as the opening of a hotel in a renovated samurai residence. This project renovated the memorial museum of Komura Jutaro, who is famous in the area, and based on the concept of "50% displays + 50% sightseeing," the main focus was to increase visitors' intellectual curiosity and satisfaction with their stay, leading to sightseeing around the town. There are two displays rooms in the museum. The "Welcome to Obi" displays is a showroom displays aimed at promoting sightseeing around the town, and introduces the historical culture and charm of the samurai residences that live in the castle town through experiential methods. The "Komura Jutaro History Collection" has produced a "large-scale picture book story space" that traces the life of Komura Jutaro and a "citizen participation video," making it a dramatic and enjoyable displays even for those who are new to Komura Jutaro. In addition, this project was based on the idea of "a town museum created by everyone," and displays were created together with the local residents throughout the year. Treasures of the town found in workshops with children were displays, and over 100 local residents were involved behind the scenes in the film about Komura Jutaro, acting as actors, and providing makeup and costumes. Based on these efforts, we aimed for the memorial museum to give the local residents pride, to serve as proof of their involvement, and to be loved by locals and visitors for a long time.

This is a renovation of the museum (approved for public use) attached to the research facility with the longest history as a buried cultural property research institute. Through valuable excavated materials from many ruins in the prefecture, we have deepened our understanding of the history of Nara Prefecture, which occupies an important position in the story of Japanese history, and the museum reopened after a period of about three years. In addition to renewing and renovating displays cases in the permanent and special displays rooms due to the deterioration of displays facilities, new displays such as a full-scale replica ceramic panel of the Horyuji Temple mural and the Takamatsuzuka Tomb mural (Asuka Village) were added, and the cylindrical haniwa corner of the Mesuriyama Tomb, the largest in Japan, was renewed. In addition, the museum's image song "Wind of Mizuyama - Tamayura" was created and the in-house broadcasting was renewed, realizing a renewal as a museum that can be enjoyed with all five senses.

Okayama Castle is one of the 100 famous castles in Japan, and was built by Ukita Hideie, a relative of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and one of the Five Elders at a young age. The three-story, six-storey castle tower, which is a scalene pentagon that is rare nationwide, is also known as the "Crow Castle" due to its black clapboard exterior. Following the large-scale renovation in 1996 (the 400th anniversary of the castle's construction), we were ordered to renovate displays in the castle tower for the "Reiwa Great Renovation". In this renovation, we aimed to create a base for historical tourism in Okayama City, mainly targeting general tourists, with the concept of "an easy-to-understand entrance to Okayama's history, even for beginners". displays were supervised by Michifumi Isoda, a historian from Okayama City. The exhibits introduce the charm and characteristics of Okayama Castle, the achievements of the successive castle lords, and the origins of the city of Okayama in an easy-to-understand manner, while also incorporating new knowledge.

This is Japan's first permanent museum specializing in infectious diseases. With the theme of "connecting the past and present of infectious diseases to the future," this facility conveys the knowledge and experience humans have built up from the past to the present, as well as steps toward the future. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought back memories of the struggle between humans and infectious diseases, and it is expected that infectious diseases will continue to pose a threat to us in the future. In this context, the Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum of Infectious Diseases is planned as a place where people can learn to "act correctly based on correct knowledge" regarding infectious diseases. The museum, which is a separate building from the Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Hall, was renovated and made use of the track record of the Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Foundation and the high level of expertise of the supervisors to differentiate it from the memorial hall. It consists of two displays rooms, and our company was involved in everything from architectural renovation to displays design and construction, as well as signage, content, and leaflet concept design.