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The Shizuoka City Museum of History is Shizuoka City's first comprehensive history museum, with the theme of "Learning about Shizuoka's past, understanding its present, and thinking about its future." Its purpose is to disseminate the historical value and appeal of Shizuoka City, to convey history more deeply to citizens, and to nurture children's love for their hometown. Our company was involved from the basic planning stage and was in charge of displays design and construction of the first-floor gallery and the permanent displays rooms on the second and third floors.

Initially, Akikusa Gakuen approached us with a request for seismic retrofitting work on their gymnasium. Along with the seismic retrofitting and the renewal of the gymnasium's facade and interiors, they requested that the passageway connecting the school building and the gymnasium be transformed from a "damp and dark atmosphere to a bright and clean passageway. They also wanted a space that the school could leave for future generations." This led to our design project to concept design a passageway space that expresses the identity of Akikusa Gakuen. The most important aspect of this project was creating a space that people would continue to cherish. Therefore, we created the origin of concept design in a workshop with students, and worked on a "concept design of the process" to foster affection and ensure its continuation. Students were asked to bring in photographs that expressed "Akikusa-ness," and we extracted the feelings embedded in them, which were then verbalized in the form of "#〇〇," and elevated into concept design that was incorporated into the passageway. We encouraged students to internalize concept design as something personal to them and spread it to those around them, so that the "Akikusa style" would be passed down through generations and people would continue to interact with the space with affection.

At "Michi-no-Eki Kadena," you can enjoy a panoramic view of Kadena Air Base, the largest U.S. Air Force base in the Far East. This project involved renovating the "Learning displays Room" on the third floor of the building, aiming to enhance it as a "place for peace education" for school trip students and tourists, and as a "place for local learning" for local people and children. displays begins with a prologue that conveys that Kadena Town is truly a "base town," with U.S. military bases occupying 82% of its area. It then traces the history of Kadena Town regarding the bases, from its pre-war period when it flourished as an economic, cultural, and transportation center, through the Battle of Okinawa which marked the beginning of the formation of Kadena Air Base, to the U.S. military occupation era when the bases continued to expand, to the post-reversion period when the burden of the bases continued, and up to the present day. The exhibition is structured to encourage visitors to consider "Why are the bases here? Why do the bases never disappear?" With the keyword "There's a base in my town," displays incorporates various features designed to help people relate to life in a base town, such as displays that allow visitors to experience the noise and smells, and displays place Kadena Air Base on a map of their own town to get a sense of its size.

Following the 15th-anniversary renovation in 2013, where I was in charge of design and design supervision, I participated in the 20th-anniversary renovation from the planning stage. This milestone project marked the completion of the entire renovation after several previous renovations, and it reopened in 2019. The renovation included a complete overhaul of the welcome space on the first floor and the restaurant floor on the fifth floor, as well as updating the interior signage and installing new digital signage. Based on the concept of "Romanticship Umihotaru" from the 15th anniversary, the renovation differed from the fourth floor, which had large openings facing the sea, in that we created the image of the space using only inward-facing openings and special decorations.

Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, and NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd. have opened "TOYAMA TOWN TREKKING SITE," a new lifestyle hub themed around "transforming a closed gymnasium into a gymnasium that connects to the outside." This project was selected as part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' FY2016 "Public Facility Open Renovation Project," which aims to revitalize public facilities owned by local governments with private sector vitality, such as creators, and turn them into new business hubs. The goal is to "revitalize" the dead space of the Toyama City General Gymnasium through renovation, creating a multi-generational exchange hub where residents can engage in town trekking (walking around town) and other activities. "TTS" is a complex facility that includes a cafe, sports shop, and studio. The facility will be equipped with facilities (hardware) to support town trekking, and will be operated as part of a new public service to support the health of Toyama citizens by regularly holding events (software) focused on "food education," "physical education," and health education. Leveraging its location adjacent to Kansui Park, which attracts 1.4 million visitors annually, this project aims to be a pioneering initiative in Japan. It will be used not only by users of the Toyama City General Gymnasium but also as a base for exploring the area, allowing citizens to experience "extended healthy life expectancy" and "improved quality of life (QOL)," while the local government strives to build a "positive cycle model of residents' healthy behavior and the local economy." "TTS" provides "time and space that nurtures people, not just time or space alone, which is necessary for the health of people and the city," and slowly creates a "space" where you can share something that belongs to no one else with others.

科学技術館5階・フォレストにオープンした新コーナー「サウンド」は、音を耳で聞くだけでなく“科学の目で観察する”展示室です。「ジャンボ・ピアノ」「レーザー・ダンス」「アクア・ウェーブ」「クラドニ・パターン（移設）」の４つの体験装置が描くさまざまな“波形”を通して、音の３大要素（振幅・周波数・音色）について遊びながら学ぶことができます。中でも「ジャンボ・ピアノ」は、巨大なピアノの演奏をリアルタイムに波形変換してスクリーンに投影するインタラクティブ装置となっており、子どもだけでなく、幅広い世代に人気を博しています。当社では顧客から示された展示基本計画に則り、そのイメージを実現すべく、装置・コンテンツ・グラフィックの検討と製作を行いました。

The Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-tsu Museum was established in Hyogo-tsu, Hyogo Ward, Kobe City, where the first prefectural government office was located, as a base for promoting the prefecture's attractions and fostering a sense of local identity among its residents. It consists of two buildings: the "Hyogo Hajimari-kan," displays facility that conveys the prefecture's origins, history, culture, and industry, and the "First Prefectural Government Building," a reconstruction of the first prefectural government building. The "Hyogo Hajimari-kan" is comprised of the "Invitation to the Five Provinces of Hyogo" zone, which includes the "Hyogo Discovery Plaza" that conveys the attractions of each of the five provinces of Hyogo and a theater with a large curved screen; the "Hyogo-tsu, the Key Place" zone, a permanent displays where visitors can experience the history of Hyogo-tsu for over a thousand years and the founding period of the prefecture; and a special displays room. The Kitamae-bune shaped lantern at the entrance and a bird's-eye view map from 150 years ago, when the prefecture was founded, drawn by a contemporary bird's-eye view artist, invite visitors to Hyogo-tsu, the city where Hyogo began.

This project involves creating video content and producing and installing displays for the "First Prefectural Office Building" (a reconstructed facility) at the Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-tsu Museum, which allows visitors to experience the historical space from the time of the prefecture's establishment. The "First Prefectural Office Building" is a reconstructed building that was formerly the Hyogo Magistrate's Office of Osaka, where the prefectural office was located when Hyogo Prefecture was established on May 23, 1868 (Keio 4). The prefectural office building, including the governor's office at the time, and the former residence of a constable have been recreated, allowing visitors to experience the lost historical space of the late Edo and Meiji periods. To make this historical space more accessible and enjoyable for a wide range of ages, the "Virtual Visit!" virtual tour, which is experienced by wearing time goggles, allows visitors to experience the drama of the late Edo and Meiji Restoration that unfolded at the first prefectural office building using the latest MR technology.

JAXAの寄贈品が展示された宇宙館とプラネタリウムを有する当施設の老朽化にともない、子どもたちが「宇宙のまち」を感じることができる施設としてリニューアルしたプロジェクトです。自然科学館だった１階を「ノビシロ宇宙ラボ」へ改修し、全館を宇宙をテーマとした施設へ統一しました。当社は、展示空間のデザイン・設計から体験装置のコンテンツ設計・制作、施工まで担当しました。

This tourist facility is themed around drift ice and the creatures of the Sea of Okhotsk. The concept of this facility is "Discovery Dive," an immersive experience of stepping into the world beneath the drift ice. Visitors can experience the extraordinary world of drift ice and the unknown world beneath it. "Drift Ice Underwater Live" allows visitors to enjoy a live, immersive experience as if they were diving beneath the drift ice, guided by divers and marine life, through 360-degree video from a diver's perspective. "A world of life and beauty woven by the miracles of nature" unfolds in the space, captivating visitors. Furthermore, by introducing the beauty created by the natural environment of the drift ice and the creatures that live there through dynamic drift ice images and graphics, the facility stimulates intellectual curiosity, and the thoughtfully designed displays are intended to raise each visitor's awareness of global environmental issues through memorable experiences.

This is a renovation project for the Niigata Prefectural Museum of Natural Science, commissioned by the Japan Foundation for Science and Technology Communications. Approximately 40 years after its opening in 1981, the museum renovated the second floor's "Beech Forest Environment and Organisms" and "Experience the Power of Wind," and the third floor's "Mysterious Moving Room," into "Symphony of Forest" and "Scale Adventure," respectively. We proceeded with the consideration and production of video spaces, content, video systems, and graphics to realize the image of displays basic plan presented by the client.

Obi in Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is a castle town designated as an important traditional building preservation district, boasting a scenic beauty dating back to the feudal era. It is undergoing revitalization through private sector initiatives, such as the construction of a hotel converted from a former samurai residence. This project focuses on renovating the renowned Komura Jutaro Memorial Museum and the Obi Castle Historical Museum with a "50% displays + 50% exploration" concept, aiming to enhance visitors' intellectual curiosity and satisfaction, and encourage exploration of Obi. The Obi Castle Historical Museum renovation shifts from passive, document-focused displays to an experiential approach emphasizing hands-on learning and narrative. Information unique to the area, such as Obi Castle, the Obi domain, and the Ito family, is displays in a more accessible way, and related nearby attractions are easily found. The collection of valuable swordsmith Inoue Shinkai is beautifully showcased through carefully designed lighting and displays. Furthermore, "information lines" and bulletin boards are implemented to enhance the timeliness of information updates. Furthermore, this project is based on the concept of "A town-wide museum created by everyone," and displays are created together with citizens throughout the year. This facility also incorporates the results of children's workshops into displays, connecting them to people exploring the town.

The "Community-Based Museum" project will create a community-participatory displays to convey the charm of Obi. Obi in Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is a castle town that has been preserved as an important traditional building preservation district with a scenic beauty dating back to the feudal era. It is being revitalized through private sector initiatives, such as the opening of a hotel converted from a former samurai residence. This project involves renovating the memorial hall for Komura Jutaro, a well-known figure in the area, and is based on the concept of "50% displays + 50% sightseeing," with the main aim of improving visitors' intellectual curiosity and satisfaction with their stay, and encouraging them to explore the town. The hall has two displays rooms. The "Welcome to Obi" displays is a showroom displays designed to promote sightseeing in the town, introducing the history, culture, and charm of the samurai residences that breathe life into the castle town through experiential methods. The "Komura Jutaro History Collection" is a "large picture book story space" and "community-participatory video" that traces the life of Jutaro, making it a dramatic and enjoyable displays even for those who are learning about Komura Jutaro for the first time. Furthermore, this project, under the banner of "A town-wide museum created by everyone," involved citizens in creating displays throughout the year. This included displays treasures discovered in workshops with children, and over 100 citizens participating in the production of a video about Komura Jutaro, acting, makeup, and costumes. Based on these efforts, the aim was for the memorial hall to instill pride in the citizens, serve as a testament to their involvement, and be cherished by locals and visitors for many years to come.

This is a renovation of a museum (a publicly approved facility) attached to a research facility with the longest history as a research institution for buried cultural properties. Through valuable excavated materials from many archaeological sites in the prefecture, the museum deepens understanding of the history of Nara Prefecture, which occupies an important position in telling the story of Japanese history, and has reopened after a period of approximately three years of renovation. In addition to replacing and renovating displays cases in the permanent and special displays rooms due to the aging of displays equipment, new displays have been added, such as life-size replicas of the Horyuji Temple murals and ceramic panels of the Takamatsuzuka Tumulus murals (Asuka Village), as well as a renovation of the cylindrical haniwa corner from the Mesuriyama Tumulus, the largest in Japan. Furthermore, the museum has been renovated to be a museum that can be enjoyed with all five senses by producing the museum's theme song "Mizuyama no Kaze ~ Tamayura" and renewing the in-house broadcasting.

岡山城は日本100名城のひとつで、豊臣秀吉の身内であり、若くして五大老を務めた宇喜多秀家が築城した城です。全国的にも珍しい不等辺五角形をした三層六階建ての天守は、黒い下見板張りの外観から、「烏城」の名でも親しまれています。当社は、1996年の大規模改修（築城400年記念事業）に続き、「令和の大改修」においても天守の展示改修を受注しました。今回の改修では、「初心者にとっても分かりやすい、岡山の歴史の入り口」をコンセプトに、一般的な観光客を主要ターゲットとして、岡山市内の歴史観光に誘う拠点としての整備を行いました。展示内容は、岡山市出身の歴史学者・磯田道史氏が監修しました。新たな知見も交えながら、岡山城の魅力や特徴、歴代城主の活躍、岡山のまちの成り立ちなどを分かりやすく紹介しています。