JUNOPARK, a large-scale interactive facility for "living education" that cultivates children's sensibilities, will open on August 5th. Nomura NOMURA Co.,Ltd. is responsible for the master plan, design, working drawings, content development, interiors construction, and operational planning.

JUNOPARK, a large-scale experiential facility, will open in Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture on August 5, 2025.
"JUNOPARK" is a place that combines "education" and "entertainment."
It is a "living education edutainment facility" that combines the two. It consists of four floors, from the first to the fourth, and has two areas: a public area (free) centered on the first floor, and an experience area (paid) centered on the second to fourth floors.
NOMURA Co.,Ltd. was responsible for the basic plan, schematic design, working drawings, program content development, interiors construction, exterior signage, and post-opening management plans.

The main experience area of the facility features original programs and displays themed around Sekisui House's "Six sensibilities cultivated in daily life." Divided into six zones (concept design, structure, universal concept design, living environment, resource recycling, and natural environment) based on each theme, visitors can enjoy "Experience Activities," a 45-minute game-style group workshop that requires an activity pass to participate, and the "Experience Gallery," an interactive displays that can be viewed individually. Through these experiences, the hope is that children will create their own passions and discover what they "like" and "value."

The public area will include a library, cafe, restaurant, and shop, and will be developed as a local open space where both children and adults can spend their time as they please and discover new things to enjoy.


[Top photo: JUNOPARK's symbolic tree, the "Tree of Sensibility"]
JUNOPARK was designed with the concept of a "forest where sensibility blossoms." In the atrium space that runs from the Library Book Garden on the first floor in the center of the facility to the third floor, the facility's symbolic tree, the "Tree of Sensibility," stands tall. Starting from the Tree of Sensibility, the entire facility expresses "a lush forest where new sensibilities in each individual person blossom one after another."

Experience Activities

<Left> Theme: concept design
[ "My Room Makeover" is packed with things you love. Create rooms with 100 different colors for 100 people!]
This activity encourages children to combine over 50 colors and 200 textures concept design a room, express their passion, and imagine a life that suits them best. It fosters a sense of self-expression.
<Right> Theme: Structure
[Build a 2-meter tower using professional techniques: Create a strong and flexible structure!]
This program involves working in teams to build a structure that will not tip over even at a height of 2m. It cultivates the sensitivity to observe and pursue the shapes and mechanisms of things.

<Left> Theme: Universal concept design
[Let's share our wisdom in this "Strategic Athletics" game and aim for the goal together as a team!]
This program involves participants working together as a team to complete athletic challenges while their movements are restricted by braces. By working with a variety of people, participants develop the ability to see things from multiple perspectives.
<Right> Theme: Living environment
[The Ghost House Investigation Team transforms homes into new spaces and discovers the reason behind their discomfort!]
This activity involves searching a house that feels odd and using your five senses to uncover the reason behind what you feel. By asking "why," children will develop the ability to think logically.

<Left> Theme: Resource circulation
[Starting from Garbage: "Recycling Manufacturing Lab" - Turning Mountains of Trash into Materials!]
This program involves finding the desired materials from piles of trash, sorting them, and remaking them into new items. It fosters the ability to see the value in things.
<Right> Theme: Natural Environment
[Exhibition of Houses Living in Harmony with Nature from Around the World]
displays introduces examples of idea houses from around the world and teaches the importance of appreciating and living alongside nature.
This will help you develop a sense of empathy with nature. * displays is only available in the Experience Gallery.

*In addition, experience galleries are set up in each theme area.
 

All photos courtesy of Sekisui House, Ltd.

 

Characters that express six sensibilities