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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.

The Kumamoto Earthquake in April 2016 also damaged the castle tower of Kumamoto Castle. In response to people's longing for the symbolic castle tower to return to its original form, the city of Kumamoto set a policy of early restoration of the tower. The building was completed in March 2021 with the latest earthquake-resistant technology. It carries on the wishes of the people who repaired the castle after repeated disasters over the 400 years since its construction, and contains messages from the people of Kumamoto living in the present for the next 100 to 400 years. displays organized the theme from the basement to the top floor in chronological order to create a corresponding space concept design, and created an easy-to-understand and impressive space using models, images, and wall concept design. It focuses on the castle tower, not the castle as a whole, and conveys the history of the castle construction, its architectural design, its defensive function, the castle and town development, and the thoughts and history of the people who restored the castle after every disaster. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] ・ Disseminate the historical, architectural and spiritual significance of the keep, which is a symbol of recovery from the Kumamoto Earthquake. In addition, it should be reported that Kumamoto Castle, which has historically suffered from numerous natural disasters, was revived by the recent earthquake. ・ Focus not on the whole of Kumamoto Castle, but on the "Kumamoto Castle keep," and try to share roles, collaborate and complement displays contents of the surrounding facilities. ・ Since there are many restrictions on the preservation environment in the castle tower, basically displays of actual materials should not be done, and the history displays of the keep of Kumamoto Castle after the Seinan War should be added, which was not done before. ・ From the perspective of Universal concept design, we will introduce touch displays and multilingual voice guides so that a wide range of people can enjoy displays. I received the above request. [Solution] With the castle tower as the main character, we organized the story along the timeline from the castle's construction to the present, and set a theme for each time period on each floor. The story is arranged so that you can follow the period from the lower floor to the upper floor. The first floor is the period of Kiyomasa Kato, who built the castle, the Hosokawa period, who became the lord of the domain after that, the modern period, which experienced a complete fire and reconstruction, and the present day, when the Kumamoto earthquake and recovery efforts were made.In addition to the building of the castle tower, we focused on the strong will of the people who repaired it every time after repeated disasters since the Edo period to convey the "I want to restore Kumamoto Castle and pass it on to future generations." Furthermore, to cater to a wide range of visitors, multilingual audio guides and palpable models of the keep were planned and realized. [Customer Comments] displays has been well received by visitors for its easy-to-understand and engaging methods, including explanations using models and projection mapping, and multilingual audio guides using the title sign app. < our company Project Members > 【 Development 】 Masashiro Yokoyama 【 Sales/Project Management 】 Masashiro Yokoyama, Haruka Amano, Annin Sawada 【 design, layout 】 Mitsuyo Ashida, Yuichiro Tsutsumi, Toshie Makigara, Nanako Wajun, Yoichi Honda, Naoya Fujiwara 【 Shape 】 Nobuyuki Endo 【 Production/construction 】 Takashi Ikegaya, Yoshikazu Kimura

The remains of the approximately 1.2 km runway in Uzurano-cho, Kasai City, were from an airfield built during the war, and many other war ruins are scattered around the area, remaining to this day. Kasai City's regional revitalization center facility, "Sora Kasai," serves as an exchange hub for touring these ruins, and the "Uzurano Museum" within it was built as the center of a field museum that conveys the historical facts of the war. The basic plan for the facility was awarded to a joint venture of the three companies, Ooba Co., Ltd., and Iruka Design Group Co., Ltd., who were involved in the design, and our company was mainly in charge of the museum displays. After that, we were independently awarded the order to create displays, and it took about six years from planning to completion. Towards completion, after going through a review committee, we worked with many people, including Kasai City, local war history researchers who had been conducting research for many years, preservation societies, supervisory teachers, and a full-scale airplane model production company, to create the facility. This museum, built on the runway, introduces the short but rich history of Uzurano Airfield, with two full-scale airplane models that are deeply connected to the area as displays. We aimed to create a museum unique to Uzurano, taking advantage of the story and local characteristics of the area. The mission of this museum is to weave the memories of this area, leave them in a tangible form, and pass them on, and we hope that it will become a place where people can think about peace and connect with each other.

"Koniwa House" A place where babies can spend relaxing time with their families and friends. The interior, which feels like a picture book, has a diaper changing space, a nursing space, and a kitchen and living room where you can feed your baby milk and baby food, making it a space that makes you feel like you are visiting a friend's house. "Komorira no Mori" A play area where babies, kids, and families can spend their time in peace and relaxation. It is divided into an area where babies and families can relax in peace, and an area with exciting play mechanisms for children who are starting to become active. In the center of the spacious space, there is also a base camp corner where parents with children of different ages can have a panoramic view of the whole area. [Social Issues / Customer Issues / Requests] The request was to create a space for parents and children that goes one step further than the achievements of LaLaport Hiratsuka, so that people with children in Numazu City and Shizuoka Prefecture can have a relaxing day as well as shopping. [Solution] We planned and concept design the space with the intention of creating a space where childcare could be shared regardless of gender or age, rather than just for mothers to look after their children. In addition to creating an extraordinary concept design that would make it enjoyable for both adults and children to come here, we also took care to ensure that families with children of different ages could find a place for siblings and ensure their safety while looking after the baby. <Our project members> [Sales] Ikuta Hidefumi, Mitsui Hiroshi [Planning] Team M: Matsumoto Mari, Nishimoto Aya [Design] Matsuzawa Kei [construction] Yamada Yusuke

Fuji World Heritage Center, which preserves for the future the value of Mt. Fuji, inscribed on the World Heritage List as "an object of faith and a source of art," underwent renovation in the spring of 2022. The renovated facility offers a wealth of displays materials with easy-to-understand explanations, displays panels that make it more enjoyable to understand the attractions of Mt. Fuji is "an object of faith and a source of art" to visitors, including many foreigners, we have created a spatial experience that works with smartphones and tablets, and a displays guide system "Fuji Guide" with built-in multilingual (7 languages) commentary and voice commentary. displays guide by "Guide" was produced. The "World Heritage Mt. Fuji VR," which can be experienced through 360° images by wearing VR goggles, traces the path of faith walked by pilgrims in the past from the Misaka Pass, which has been depicted in ukiyoe woodblock prints, to the top of Mt. Fuji, which is usually unseen, from a dynamic viewpoint, and to make people want to visit the site. Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] Since its completion in 2016, displays has been lacking in materials and explanatory text for international visitors due to the fact that it is an interactive displays experience. SOLUTION: displays graphics were re-laid out to be easier to understand, explanatory text added missing information, and a gentle route was shown by placing panels in consideration of the displays route. displays In the guide system, all existing applications were converted to web browsers, and multilingual support was provided so that visitors with different cultural backgrounds can easily understand the explanations. In addition, 3D maps and 360-degree still image content were used to enhance the experience. In terms of operation, a simple-to-use CMS (content management system) was built, making it possible to easily respond to any modifications to the explanatory text. For the VR production, we used content that traces the path of the Fuji faith in VR, and adopted a simultaneous playback system that takes into account the realistic images shot by a drone and the operational aspects. ＜Sales and project management] Maria Uemura [Digital contents planning] Hiroki Mima, Aya Watanabe, Ayaki Kanehara, Sakaki Miyahara, Minori Hayashi [design, layout] Kaoru Akazawa [Production: construction] Akinobu Takahashi [System design: construction] Ayaki Kanehara, Minori Hayashi - Related Links - [NOMLAB] ・山梨県立富士山世界遺産センター Fuji World Heritage Center

This project is to relocate and build the Ishinomaki Cultural Center, a museum in Ishinomaki City that was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake. After the disaster, Ishinomaki City planned to build a complex of cultural facilities, including a theater and a museum, that would become a new cultural hub in the city, and the Ishinomaki City Museum, which would take over from the Ishinomaki Cultural Center, was developed. The concept of the Ishinomaki City Museum is "a museum that disseminates the rich history of Ishinomaki, nurtured by the great rivers and the sea," and it consists of a history and culture displays room, a Mori Collection displays room, a Takahashi Eikichi Works displays Room, displays room for ancestors connected to Ishinomaki, and a special displays room. displays space experience is characterized by displays that focuses on "landscape" as a new way of being for a history museum, displays that shares "history = time" in collaboration with contemporary artist Yamagami Yukihiro, displays space concept design that resonates with the architectural design of the complex cultural facility, and hands-on displays that allow visitors to immerse themselves in the real thing, imagine the site, and learn about history, and there are many ideas in place to draw out the interest and curiosity of visitors from various angles. In addition, exhibitions will be held in the special displays room, which meets the requirements of a "publicly approved facility" that allows valuable materials to be borrowed and made public.

Shuri Castle is currently undergoing restoration and reconstruction following a fire that occurred on October 31, 2019. The project aims at the "Reiwa Reiwa Restoration" of Shuri Castle, the identity symbol of Okinawa, through various events and events aimed at the restoration and reconstruction of Shuri Castle, as well as conveying the memory of the fire, the appearance of the restoration that began at the site, and the historical culture of Shuri Castle, while weaving the thoughts of various stakeholders including local residents and prefectural residents, people with Okinawan roots living in and outside Japan, tourists, and those involved in the restoration project. In October 2021, a new viewing deck was set up for public viewing, and our company produced a signage to guide visitors to the toll area, a temporary enclosure graphic to convey the reconstruction work, and an explanatory graphic to convey the activities leading up to the reconstruction and details of Shuri Castle. [Social issues/customer issues/requests] ・ To raise awareness of "Shurijo Seiden Reconstruction" and create expectations for the main construction, and to carry out displays Plan, which conveys the contents of the reconstruction work plan, mainly the outline of the missing garden. ・ To enhance the attractiveness of the museum by weaving the thoughts of visitors and various other entities. ・ As an issue unique to Okinawa, production should be based on the assumption that the specifications can withstand typhoons, hot and humid weather, and salt damage. We have received the above requests and issues. [Solution] The signage used to guide visitors to the toll area was designed to introduce highlights, raise awareness of the restoration of the Seiden, and raise interest in Shuri Castle Park as a whole. In the temporary enclosure in front of the Hosshin-mon Gate at the entrance, we created a concept design that intuitively shows the work and process of reconstruction by tying together graphics that show the appearance of the former main hall of Shuri Castle, the scenes of reconstruction work, and the scenes of modern events. In addition, the detailed explanation attached to the temporary enclosure consists of an explanation of Shuri Castle as it was in its day and the details of the future construction. It is designed to be detachable in consideration of the relocation due to the progress of the construction and in the event of a typhoon. < our company Project Members > [Sales and Project Management] Haruya Miwa, Hiroko Yamase [Planning] Shigeo Fujii, Yuka Sueda [design, layout] Tadashi Yuasa, Misa Sanjoba [Structural Design] Katsumi Tanda [Production and construction] Yoshito Inoue

Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City jointly opened this facility in the basement of the Life Science displays of the Nagoya City Science Museum, a registered museum, to deepen understanding of Nobel Prize winners with ties to Aichi and Nagoya through explanations of the research for which they received the award, items related to that research, and hands-on exhibits, as well as to convey their backgrounds, personalities, and messages to visitors. It is a hybrid space with movable unit displays, and when all the equipment is moved and stored and the roll-back chairs are deployed, it becomes a hall with approximately 200 seats. We were in charge of the basic concept and basic plan for this facility, as well as facility renovation, displays design, and displays production and installation work. (Production content included unit production, lighting and audio equipment, video software and hardware, models, sign graphics, etc.) Nagoya City Science Museum, Life Science Building: SRC structure, 6F above ground/2F B1, total floor area 6,816.13 m², displays area (total of 5 rooms) approx. 2,500 u (including approx. 300 u on B2F of the Memorial Room) [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] 1. A "hybrid renovation design" that allows the different functions of the hall (auditorium) and displays room to be quickly converted. 2. "displays" of the personalities of the award winners and their passion for science, different from displays at universities and research facilities, and "experiential equipment" for the contents of the award-winning research as displays at the science museum. We received the above two requests. [Solution] Regarding 1.: We adopted wall-mounted seating (rollback chairs), secured a self-propelled displays booth and storage space, and adopted a scene dimming manager that can be used for a variety of purposes. Regarding ②: We have created experiences and games that incorporate playful elements from the content of real answers and information provided through direct interviews with the laureates, and thorough analysis of the contents of the prize-winning research. [Customer feedback] We received the following comments at the time of the opening. ・There are many Nobel Prize displays rooms all over Japan, but this displays gives the best understanding of the prize! (Professor Hiroshi Amano) ・As a Nobel Prize displays, it is packed with a variety of unique ideas, and children can have fun while learning about the laureates and their research. (Chief Curator of the Science Museum) <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Akihiko Suganuma, Maika Ueda [Creative Direction] Hideki Narita [Content Production Direction] Mao Horii [Research/Planning] Hajime Watanabe, Naoko Nakase, Mao Horii, Nozomi Fukao, Miwako Kiuchi [concept design] Mitsuyo Ashida, Yoichi Honda [Facility Renovation Design] Sakae Kirioka, Yoichi Kawakami [Production/ construction] Hironari Ota, Yoshiyuki Ando, Satoshi Iwama ~Related Links~ [Related Achievements] ・Nagoya City Science Museum

Founded in 1965 by Dr. Yutaka Nakamura, known as the father of sports for people with disabilities in Japan, Taiyo no Ie is a facility that supports the independence of people with disabilities through life, work and sports, with the philosophy of "No Charity, but a Chance". Looking back on the founder, Dr. Yutaka Nakamura, the history of welfare for people with disabilities in Japan and Taiyo no Ie, the legacy of the 1964 Tokyo Paralympic Games and the history of sports for people with disabilities, the establishment of the Taiyo Museum was planned as a place where people with physical, intellectual, mental and developmental disabilities who still find it difficult to live can have dreams and hopes. The concept of this museum is "learn," "experience," and "be moved," and visitors can view materials and archives, see tools that support the lives of people with disabilities, and experience sports for people with disabilities. The Taiyo Museum is also a place for local exchange and a base for continuing to disseminate information toward a society of coexistence in the future. We want people to discover their own potential and create a society where everyone can live as they are. We aim to expand the circle of activities toward the realization of a truly symbiotic society from Beppu to Japan and overseas.