Postponement: Our employees Atsuko Ishikawa, Akihiko Shigyo, Kyohei Kishida, and Seiichiro Mori will be on stage at the 2025 Osaka/Kansai Expo seminar.

Due to the recent spread of the new coronavirus infection, this seminar scheduled to be held on June 5, 2021 has been postponed. The new date is scheduled for Saturday, October 9, 2021. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to those who had planned to participate, but we appreciate your understanding. We will inform you as soon as the details are decided.
Please see the organizer's website for details.

Kissport Foundation website
https://www.kissport.or.jp/event/info/?id=8975

Posted on: May 19, 2021

 

 

Our employees Atsuko Ishikawa, Akihiko Shigyo, Kyohei Kishida, and Seiichiro Mori gave a lecture on the World Exposition at "Odaiba Juku" (sponsored by Daiba Citizens Center Designated Manager Minato Ward Sports Fureai Culture and Health Foundation). I will. We are looking forward to your participation.

<Seminar overview>

This seminar explores the appeal of World Expos from the perspective of exhibition design, covering news about the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, the history of expos and their impact on society, and the work of NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Ltd. (Odaiba, Minato-ku), a spatial design company whose origins lie in the "Rankai-ya" (a type of displays concept design company) that has supported expos.

What is Odaiba Juku?
The Minato City Sports and Culture Foundation (Kissport Foundation) works in collaboration with Minato City, its residents, organizations, and businesses to revitalize the community and realize a harmonious local society. The "Daiba Juku" project was launched to promote collaboration and showcase the unique characteristics of Daiba.
The first company featured is NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Ltd., which relocated Head Office to Odaiba in 2008 and has been involved in the Expo and World's Fair projects since its founding.

<Overview>

Title: The 2025 Osaka-Kansai World Expo will surely be even more exciting! ~A tour of the World Expo through displays concept design ~

Date: Saturday, June 5, 2021 14:00-15:45 (doors open at 13:30) postponed

Venue: Daiba Civic Center 1F Civic Hall

Cost: Free (reservation required)

Target: Junior high school students and above

Capacity: 100 people (first-come-first-served basis) Due to the postponement of the event, applications are temporarily suspended

Speakers (tentative):
NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd.

Atsuko Ishikawa (NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Ltd. Expo Archives)
Akihiko Shikkou (Spatial concept design Director)
Seiichiro Mori (displays Planner)
Kyohei Kishida (displays Planner)

Organizer: Daiba Civic Center

Cooperation: NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd.

<Application>
Application destination: Application is temporarily suspended due to the postponement of the event.

<Speaker profile>

The results of a collaborative research project that focuses on and delves into various aspects of World's Fairs, "World's Fair Studies: A Method for Understanding the World" (edited by Mayuko Sano, published by Shibunkaku Publishing, August 2020).
The creators from NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd., who were involved in the writing process, will share their insights.

- Atsuko Ishikawa
Born in 1958. Works in charge of the Expo Archives at the General Affairs and Management Division NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Since 2001, he has been involved in organizing and making public the "Exhibition Materials Collection" held by the company. He works to promote and raise awareness of exhibitions through employee training and presentations and lectures at academic conferences both domestically and internationally.
 
Akihiko Shikko
Born in 1958. Director of the Japan Spatial concept design Association. Chief Director of the Third Business Division, NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Since the "Historical Museum" exhibit at the International Science and Technology Exposition (Tsukuba '85) (1985), he has been a leading expert in displays design for Expo pavilions, museums, and science centers. He currently serves as a Creative Advisor for Cultural Environment Business at the same company.
 

- Seiichiro Mori
Born in 1973. Planner at the Planning Division of NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd.
He has been in charge of displays planning in a wide range of fields, from science museums to corporate PR facilities, including the "Nagoya City Science Museum Science and Technology Hall" (2011), the "Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum" (2015), and the "Amada Memorial Hall" (2018). At the "Hamamatsu Science Museum Mirai-ra" (2019), he was in charge of large-scale renovations as the planning manager.
 
Kyohei Kishida
Born in 1983. Planner at the Planning Division of NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd.
He has been involved in the proposal and content direction for highly themed museums, such as the "Annual Layer Museum" (2018) and the "Hida Space Science Museum Kamioka Lab" (2019), which have received domestic and international awards, and has worked with leading researchers to create displays.

<Details/Inquiries>
Event official website
https://www.kissport.or.jp/event/info/?id=8975

Various inquiries: Daiba Civic Center
TEL: 03-5500-2355

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