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This experimental museum aims to foster the sustainability of human and global society. The frontrunners who have gathered at Hosei University have cultivated practical knowledge for surviving in freedom, with a spirit of enterprise. The HOSEI Museum continues this history, looking to the past and future of global society. Its vision is to become a magnetic field for the dialogue of knowledge, connecting both inside and outside the university across disciplines, in order to realize a prosperous and just society. Our company has been involved in everything from site selection to planning, research, consulting, logo concept design, content concept design, and displays design and construction, and continues to expand to other campuses. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] The HOSEI Museum was established as part of the university's long-term vision (HOSEI2030). Its purpose was to contribute to the advancement of education and research by widely displays, publicizing, and researching the history, educational and research achievements, and academic resources of the Hosei University Educational Corporation. [Customer Feedback] We have worked with NOMURA Co.,Ltd. to connect the university's abundant academic resources and create a museum that serves as a hub for the Hosei brand. This museum is a place where students can learn about the university's rich history and individuality, and where alumni can look back on their time as students and look to the future together. We also hope that it will be a place where people outside of the university can think together about the meaning and value of universities in society through the image of Hosei University. <Project members> [Sales and project management] Takahashi Kentaro [Research and planning] Watanabe Hajime, Nakase Naoko, Kuroda Chiho [Consulting] Watanabe Hajime, Shimizu Shunsuke, Nakase Naoko [design, layout] Shimizu Shunsuke, Kosugi Kyoko, Nakagawa Yuri [Production and construction] Hirao Ken [Replica production] Nomura Techno Co., Ltd.: Endo Nobuyuki

Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line is the closest station to the theme park "Metsä," which we helped with in 2018. The station has been renovated to become a tourist hub and a suitable gateway to the nature-filled Hanno area. In order to incorporate "authentic Finnish concept design" that combines elements of "Hanno" and "Finland," the birthplace of Moomin, in the renovation, Seibu Railway and the Finnish Embassy jointly held a "Hanno Station Renewal concept design Competition" in 2017 for designers in Finland, and the renovation work was carried out based on the winning concept design of this competition. We were in charge of concept design competition's secretariat operations, interiors design, interiors construction, and opening ceremony operations. <Project members> [Sales/Project Management] Masahiro Takamori [Competition Secretariat/Ceremony] Takashi Hosaka, Maki Kimura, Kaoru Ando [Design] Wakako Hirata, Takuro Ishizawa, Kiichi Fujihira, Hora Latour [Production/ construction] Yohei Kaneko, Yasushi Watamoto / Nomura Products Co., Ltd.: Kunihiko Hoshino

This facility in Iwate Prefecture is the first in Japan to be related to the Great East Japan Earthquake at the national or prefectural level. In order to prevent a repeat of the tragedy of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that occurred on March 11, 2011, the facts and lessons of the earthquake and tsunami are passed down to future generations, and the state of reconstruction is being disseminated both domestically and internationally. With the displays theme of "Protecting lives and living with the sea and the land," the facility allows visitors to learn about the history of the tsunami damage in Sanriku, the facts and lessons of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami through displays, graphics, videos, etc. <Our project members> [Development] Shin Yoshioka [Sales and project management] Takeshi Mariko [Planning] Eri Saito, Naoko Nakase [Design] Shuji Masaki, Sayaka Horikoshi, Mitsuyo Ashida, Ikuho Tominaga [Production and construction] Akio Hiraishi

This facility, which reopened on the fourth floor of the entertainment complex "BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA" next to Fukuoka PayPay Dome, the home stadium of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, is a sports museum that conveys the charm of "baseball player Oh Sadaharu" and places an emphasis on "enjoyment." The "Oh Sadaharu History Zone (displays)" expresses the greatness and turbulent journey of baseball player Oh Sadaharu using the latest displays techniques, while "89 Park (Interactive Attraction)" condenses Oh Sadaharu's passion for baseball, "I want people to enjoy baseball," into an interactive attraction where you can enjoy various challenges such as hitting, pitching, and catching.

In conjunction with the expansion of the international facilities at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport), we were in charge of concept design and construction of the commercial area facing the departure lobby. Aiming for a symbolic concept design appropriate for the new gateway to Japan, we expressed the future "sky" of "Tokyo," which floats in the "sky" like "clouds" and "wind" and blends with each other, changing its appearance infinitely. Countless objects made with cutting-edge 3D modeling design technology create the silhouettes of streamlined "clouds" and "wind," and the shifting light and color gradations create the "sky" that changes its expression infinitely. For example, the generous and grand expression of the "clouds" and "wind" felt in the distance is composed of a fine geometric arrangement of approximately 5,500 strip-shaped parts when you get closer. In addition, the change of time of day and seasons is expressed with the soft and delicate light and color shading of approximately 1,800 proprietary lights. The dynamism of Japanese sensibility, which repeats meticulousness and generosity, and the "Japanese aesthetic sense" that appreciates the changes of the seasons, such as the flurry of cherry blossoms, the scenery of waves, the autumn winds and the winter skies. By fusing these two elements into the space with unprecedented new technology, we challenged the possibilities of future spaces. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Kazuyoshi Hikota [design, layout] Shinjiro Kondo [Production/ construction] Yoshiyuki Nakamura, Sora Udagawa, Ryosuke Takada

Medicha is a self-conditioning business centered on meditation, born from Mitsubishi Estate's new business proposal system. It is an immersive meditation studio that provides "luxurious time to create space for yourself" through a unique meditation program that frees all five senses for urban dwellers who are exposed to a lot of stress. We supported Mitsubishi Estate from various angles, from the business planning stage of the brand launch to the opening, by providing consulting, experience concept design, space concept design, graphic concept design, meditation content advice, and art curation. [Customer's comments] In creating an immersive studio that combines "meditation," "art," and "tea," we received comprehensive support not only for the interior interiors, but also for the realization of the concept and the design of services for how to experience meditation. We are also grateful that we were able to create a space and service that maximizes the effects of meditation while maintaining the worldview by collaborating with experts in various fields such as meditation, sound, lighting, and tea. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Shun Kawai [Consulting and planning] Shoko Miyazaki [design, layout] Hideaki Hata, Yoshitaka Hirayama, Keisuke Yoshida [Production and construction] Kenji Takekawa, Banji Kawai, Yuko Yamashita, Tadahiro Nakajima

Renewal of the Science Museum due to the aging of the existing Science Museum facilities and displays items. We received a proposal based on the DBO* method, which integrates design, construction, and operation, and completed construction in a short period of about one and a half years from schematic design. With the main goal of providing active learning-type learning, we are planning displays based on the basic policy of experiential stories that lead to deep learning through spontaneous action by inducing interest from experience. Zoned under six themes of nature, power, sound, light, space, and new technology, the displays space is equipped with more than 100 new science experience devices, almost all of which are centered on the large centerpiece displays, which symbolizes each zone that can be attended by a large number of people. With the cooperation of Hamamatsu's leading companies, we have developed displays to stimulate interest in local industries throughout the building. In addition, we have introduced the world's first scientific information learning system (app) equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) for science museums, realizing a new way of communication concept design that expands interest and knowledge through dialogue. In addition to the displays rooms, we have also renovated the welcome displays at the entrance with art by local artist Yasuhiro Suzuki, the Kids Science Land, a café, a shop, and an outdoor science park to make it concept design a comfortable place not only for children but also for adults, while incorporating the elements of a science museum. * DBO method (Design, Build, Operate): A method of public-private partnership in which design, construction, maintenance, and operation are comprehensively ordered to private companies.

Our company comprehensively produced the Kanda Myojin Cultural Exchange Center "EDOCCO," a facility built on the concept of "tradition x innovation." It preserves tradition and creates new culture. With four above-ground floors and one below, it is an unprecedented complex that also functions as a shrine's amulet-giving center. Centered around a multi-purpose hall, it hosts corporate presentations and displays on weekdays and functions as a live music venue on weekends, operating 365 days a year. Furthermore, its Japanese cultural experiences, centered on preserving traditional performing arts and crafts, are targeted at inbound tourists. While fostering community collaboration, the facility incorporates mechanisms to enhance visitor satisfaction, including the introduction of merchandise and cafe services to delight visitors. [Challenge/Theme] Twenty years from now, Japan faces two challenges: a 40% decline in temples and shrines due to the declining birthrate and aging population, and a decline in Shinto weddings. This project was initiated in response to calls for an increase in the number of worshippers at shrines. [Solution] This facility, which combines two functions - a multipurpose hall and a Japanese culture experience studio - was born from a plan to inject marketing ideas into the shrine and attract demographics that have not previously visited the shrine (young people and inbound tourists). The facility is bustling every day, attracting three target groups: business people, young people, and inbound tourists. <Our project members> [Producer] Sakazume Kenichi [Sales] Yamaguchi Seiji, Inami Tsuyoshi, Kawata Motoo [Planning] Kobayashi Keita, Watanabe Yoshiko [concept design] Onishi Ryo, Okuyama Eri, Kazuyuki Nanako, Sasai Ayumu [Production] Takahara Shigeyoshi, Endo Jun, Kimura Hiroki ~Related links~ [News release] ・Kanda Myojin Cultural Exchange Center "EDOCCO" is comprehensively produced by NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Chief Planner Sakazume Kenichi, with designer Onishi Ryo in charge of interiors design ・Announcement of "Suzuki Toshio and Ghibli Exhibition" to be held at Kanda Myojin Cultural Exchange Center "EDOCCO" [Media coverage] ・2019.04.09 "Nikkei ESG" May issue ・2019.02.19 "Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun" ・2019.02.18 "Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun"・2019.02.06 "Hata Lab"

The Varve Museum is the world's first museum that explores the single theme of "varves." "Varves" are stripes of mud that accumulate on the bottom of a lake over a long period of time. The "varves" of Lake Suigetsu, one of the scenic Mikata Five Lakes (Fukui Prefecture), have the longest history of 70,000 years, and are deposited at a depth of 45 meters, and are recognized worldwide as the global standard for dating. Facing the lake, 100 thin slices of "shining soil = varves" are displays, and have become a symbol of the region that goes beyond the scope of a museum. The landscape is also one of displays here. You can feel the changes of time, and as the sun goes down, displays change appearance along with the landscape. We have created a harmonious world view without boundaries between displays, architecture, and landscape. [Customer feedback] Although "varves" are not generally familiar and were a difficult theme, we discussed and considered repeatedly to create displays that would satisfy visitors, and as a result, it became displays that was academic yet easy to understand, and it has received high praise in visitor surveys. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Akihide Inoue [Planning] Kyohei Kishida [concept design] Sho Inanobe [Production/ construction] Takeshi Suezaki, Nanae Hori, Riku Murata

The second phase of renovation work at Lake Biwa Museum, Shiga Prefecture, included the establishment of a new "Adult Discovery" and the renovation of the "Discovery Room," restaurant, museum shop, atrium, and special displays room. "Adult Discovery" is a learning and exchange space that aims to respond to the inquisitiveness of adults and be used repeatedly, conveying the fun of museums, raising interest in Lake Biwa, and fostering a desire to participate in activities in the community and the museum. There are more than 1,000 specimens of animals, plants, minerals, etc., and the functions and space have been created to encourage activities such as viewing the specimens, selecting and picking them up, observing them under a microscope, researching them in an illustrated book, and asking questions to the curators. There is a corner where you can carefully observe and experience how to sketch the specimens, and an open lab where you can experience museum research and data organization right in front of you. The Discovery Room is an experiential space that serves as the "entrance to the museum," where you can learn and discover through stuffed animals and the five senses. [Customer's Issues/Requests] Shiga Prefectural Lake Biwa Museum opened in 1996 (Heisei 8) with the theme of "Lakes and Humans," and 20 years have passed since then. During this time, investigations, research, and the collection of valuable materials have been carried out through exchanges and collaborations between museum staff and various people outside the museum. The museum was required to communicate these results to more visitors in the form of displays, and to create a system that would lead visitors' interests and curiosity to new developments through exchange activities that utilize the museum. [Solution] We have created an exchange hub that encourages participation, discovery, dialogue, and exchange and nurtures people who will lead the next generation, by establishing the first real intellectual space in Japan that adults can enjoy, "Adult Discovery," a discovery room where you can learn and discover with your five senses, and other facilities. [Customer's Comments] The second phase of renovation has reconstructed the exchange space, enhanced exchange functions, and increased the number of visitors. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Haruya Miwa [Planning] Taihei Samejima [concept design and planning] Tadashi Yuasa, Kaoru Sone, Rie Morita, Mina Miyagi, Masaaki Mitsunaga, Reiko Kagawa [Sign and graphic concept design] Rie Morita, Mina Miyagi, Yuki Higashihara [Production and construction] Hironari Ota, Yuki Higashihara, Yuka Tabata, Takahiro Nakayama [public relations] Hiroko Yamase, Nobuaki Yabe

The Former Ohara Family Residence, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, is the home of generations of the Ohara family, who founded Ohara Magosaburo, Kurabo, Kuraray, the Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki Central Hospital and other companies, laying the foundations for the development of Kurashiki. We aimed for this house to continue to grow as a place to raise awareness of the great achievements of the Ohara family and as a catalyst where people can talk about the present and future. Part of the public area has been turned into a "Katalyzer space," realizing a non-contact concept design with a shower of words, a family tree and projection mapping. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Yuasa Shinpei [Direction] Hirabayashi Hiroshi [design, layout] Hirabayashi Hiroshi, Kishikawa Kenichi [Production and construction] Hitobe Masahiro

Noto Satoyama Satoumi Museum is a facility where you can experience the rich nature, wisdom of life, and history and culture that have been cultivated in Nanao City. The charm of Satoyama Satoumi, which cannot be grasped in a single way, is not classified as nature, history, or folklore, but is instead captured in a multi-dimensional way by fusing fields. The museum has mechanisms that both adults and children can enjoy, such as a spatial experience surrounded by insects and shellfish specimens, displays that explains the mechanism of fixed net fishing, an experience of lifting Noto winter yellowtail, and a pull-out quiz. In the two-sided theater, a beautiful seasonal video of Nanao draws you into the world of Satoyama Satoumi, depicting the life and growth of a family in a village. At the end of displays room, we asked about the charms and challenges of Satoyama Satoumi, providing an opportunity to think about the reality and future of Satoyama Satoumi. [Customer's Issues/Requests] We received a request to build a museum that creates the future based on the value of 1,300 years of life (nature, history, and culture) in Noto-Rikkoku, and to incorporate the perspectives of a field museum, tourism, citizen collaboration, and local products. [Solution] Satoyama Satoumi is a system that people have nurtured and can coexist sustainably with the nature. We proposed a "Satoyama Satoumi displays" as a comprehensive study by fusing fields and communicating in a multi-dimensional way. We also fostered civic pride by including a tourist introduction in which a curator gives a guided tour of Noto from a researcher's perspective, and videos featuring local residents. Furthermore, rather than displaying traditional crafts and local products from Noto Nanao as products, they are sublimated and expressed as spatial concept design elements. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Inoue Akihide, Kishida Kyohei [Planning] Kishida Kyohei, Yuasa Tadashi [design, layout] Yuasa Tadashi, Kagawa Reiko [Sign and graphic concept design] Hasegawa Satoko, Yuasa Tadashi [Production and construction] Kameoka Shin, Inoue Yoshito, Shimoide Yoshiyoshi

Kamioka Town, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, is home to a cluster of research centers dedicated to exploring the mysteries of the universe and elementary particles. The Hida Space Science Museum, KamiokaLab, opened at the roadside station "Sukai Dome Kamioka" as a space open to all, aiming to widely communicate the fascinating research conducted using experimental equipment hidden 1,000 meters underground in the Hida mountains and foster new relationships between science and society. Neutrinos (*1), mysterious elementary particles shrouded in mystery, are being studied worldwide. Super-Kamiokande (*2), the world's largest underground neutrino observatory, observes them and holds the key to unlocking the unsolved mysteries of the universe through neutrino research. KamiokaLab aims to introduce the mysterious properties of neutrinos and provide a space where visitors can experience an escape from everyday life, traveling between the macroscopic world of the universe and the microscopic world of neutrinos. *1: A type of elementary particle whose name means "neutral" (having no electric charge) and "ino" (small) (Italian), it is a mysterious particle shrouded in mystery and is being studied worldwide. *2: Super-Kamiokande: The world's largest underground neutrino observation device, operated by the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo. In addition to investigating the properties of neutrinos themselves, the facility aims to shed light on the history of the universe using neutrinos. [Customer Challenges/Requests] ・To allow many people to experience Super-Kamiokande, which is currently open to only about 1,000 members of the public per year, through this facility. ・To encourage many visitors to become interested in the activities and physics of Super-Kamiokande through the facility. [Solution] ・To allow many visitors to experience and learn through immersive large-screen videos and games that are easy for visitors to understand. [Customer Feedback] displays NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Ltd.'s planning skills are believed to be the driving force behind the creation of this attractive facility, despite the lack of curators specializing in the research fields of the exhibits. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Haruya Miwa [Planning] Katsumi Hara, Kyohei Kishida [design, layout] Koki Mizuno, Tadashi Yuasa [Production and construction] Hayato Ichimada, Nanae Hori, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Katsumi Yamada, Yoshimasa Shimoide

A first in aquarium history! A "narrative" museum with the theme of "life." The concept is for the staff themselves to talk about what they have learned from the breeding activities at Kinosaki Marine World. The visuals and displays that spread from message-filled copy were treated as one graphic and the entire space concept design. A powerful large-scale video measuring 25m x 5m conveys the message of the Toyooka region's "Stork Breeding Project" along with the dynamic beauty of nature, and conveys the history of the activity. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Iwamoto Noriyuki [concept design] Takahashi Kenji [Planning] Kishida Kyohei [Production] Takashi Akimitsu, Funakura Michitaka, Tokuda Yonosuke, Nagao Shigeo

This is an displays project for the newly established "Akita Inu no Sato" in Odate City, the mecca of Akita dogs. Taking advantage of this precious opportunity to interact with real Akita dogs, we created displays space is located in front of JR Odate Station, alongside the tourist information center, it was required to be casual enough for tourists to enjoy viewing the exhibit, and to provide a moderate amount of information. In addition, the top priority for the interaction corner with real dogs was to concept design that would not cause stress to the dogs, so some ingenuity was required. [Solution] We created a bright and comfortable space with tents and hammocks, reminiscent of a slightly more adult camping environment. Within this space, we created displays space where visitors can play with stamps and frottage, which are easy to do, and learn about the journey of Akita dogs born in Odate. The interaction corner is designed to be stress-free for the dogs, and cages that are easy to use are installed. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Akira Kato [Planning] Miasa Inagaki [design, layout] Yutaka Uehara, Mika Watanabe [Production/ construction] Junya Hanayama