A group led by NOMURA Co.,Ltd. has signed a business contract for the Shizuoka City PFI "(tentative name) Shizuoka City Ocean and Earth Museum Development and Operation Project."

A group represented by NOMURA Co.,Ltd., Ltd. was selected as the successful bidder for the Shizuoka City Ocean and Earth Museum Development and Operation Project (tentative name), a PFI* project planned by Shizuoka City. The group established a special purpose company (SPC), Shizuoka Ocean Culture Network Co., Ltd., and today, February 20, 2023, signed a business agreement (this contract) with Shizuoka City with approval from the city council.

This project involves the construction of a new "Comprehensive Museum of the Ocean and Earth," which will combine the functions of an aquarium and a museum, something that can only be realized in Shimizu, on land adjacent to the cruise ship terminal at Shimizu Port in Shizuoka City, with the aim of opening the museum in April 2026.
NOMURA Co.,Ltd. will be participating in this project for the first time as the lead company in a PFI project, and will be responsible for displays production and operation.

The concept of the project is "Campus for everyone connected to Suruga Bay".
Through encounters with diverse life forms and people connected to Suruga Bay, the deepest bay in Japan, we will convey the joy of exploring the connections between the global environment, the ocean, and people. Various people involved in the ocean, including JAMSTEC and Tokai University, will participate in this facility as the core, and we plan to carry out business activities such as research, exchange, creation, and dissemination. In addition, in cooperation with academic research institutes, local companies, community development organizations, etc., we will expand the field of activities not only in the facility but also in the city of Shimizu and Suruga Bay. We will aim to realize this.