At GAKU, a creative school for teenagers, three classes will be held: “Clothing,” “Food,” and “Housing,” in which teenagers, who will create the future, will face creations that will allow humans and the earth to coexist.

At GAKU, a creative learning center for teenagers, three classes will be held: “Clothing,” “Food,” and “Housing,” in which teenagers who will create the future will face creations that allow humans and the earth to coexist. . ​ Logs Co., Ltd. Press release: October 9, 2024 At GAKU, a creative school for teenagers, three classes will be held: “Clothing,” “Food,” and “Housing,” in which teenagers, who will create the future, will face creations that will allow humans and the earth to coexist.
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GAKU is a creative learning center for teenagers. We offer classes in a variety of genres, including music, architecture, theater, food, fashion, design, and art, with creators who are active on the front lines serving as instructors. In recent years, serious natural disasters and abnormal weather have become social issues, and global environmental problems are becoming more serious day by day. For modern creators, creating something while being considerate of the global environment is becoming common sense. However, on the other hand, if some teenagers lose their desire to create in the face of global environmental issues, a major issue that no one person can overcome, then that would be a great loss to society. This program consists of three educational programs: the fashion class “Our Fashion Expression”, the food class “Limited Gastronomy”, and the architecture class “Symbols of Circulation in the City of the Future”, as well as an opportunity to present their results. It consists of “Yurakucho Earth Summit (tentative name)”. In the educational program, through research and fieldwork related to global environmental issues and the circular economy, as well as practice in fashion, food, and architecture, we will develop the interests and creativity that are familiar to teenagers such as “clothing,” “food,” and “housing.” I will take on the challenge of creating a work over a period of six months, facing both global environmental issues and feeling the difficulty and contradiction of balancing them. As an opportunity to present the works created in these classes, we will hold a joint presentation of the results of the three classes, disseminate the output widely to society, and encourage various people to think about a better relationship between humans and the earth. I would like to create a world where people choose to live a sustainable way of life as a “beautiful thing to do as a human being” rather than a sense of duty “for the good of society.” Class details Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/51357/51/51357-51-97e8e7ede3450a21be9cef661a73c951-1600×1600.jpg Our fashion expression Lecturer: Yoshikazu Yamagata (writtenafterwards designer/coconogacco representative/GAKU director) Period: October 16, 2024 (Wednesday) – February 15, 2025 (Saturday) 13:00 – 15:30 Venue: coconogacco (MKK Building 8F, 2-26-8 Higashi Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) Tuition fee: Free [Co-sponsored] coconogacco [Media Partner] WWD To apply, please visit Here Statement: What will fashion creation look like in the future? How will clothing making change so that we can continue to enjoy the joy of dressing? In this class, “we” who enjoy fashion both now and in the future will think about a better relationship between fashion and the earth, and express the results as various ways of fashion without being tied to the form of “clothes”. I will try. Nowadays, 1 billion pieces of clothes are thrown away every year in Japan alone, and while facing various social issues, we will transform our growing passion for fashion into future fashion creations. Class details: Guidance 1: October 16, 2024 (Wednesday) 17:00-19:30 Looking at the Earth and our “present” Guidance 2: October 19, 2024 (Sat) 16:30-19:00 Looking at the Earth and our “present” 1st: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 17:00-19:30 1st Lecture 2nd: Saturday, November 9, 2024 13:00-15:30 2nd Discussion 3rd: Saturday, November 30, 2024 13:00-15:30 3rd Lecture & Production 4th: Saturday, December 14, 2024 13:00-15:30 4th Tutorial & Production 5th: Saturday, January 18, 2025 13:00-15:30 5th Tutorial & Production 6th: Saturday, January 25, 2025 13:00-15:30 6th Tutorial & Production 7th: Saturday, February 15, 2025 13:00-15:30 7th In-Class Presentation
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/51357/51/51357-51-4da82d11812cfa3926c4600d46a1fb09-2000×2000.jpg Limit gastronomy Lecturer: Tatsuya Noda (chef/nôl director) Period: October 16, 2024 (Wednesday) – March 2, 2025 (Sunday) 10:00-12:30 Venue: nôl (DDD Hotel 1F, 2-2-1 Bakurocho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) Tuition fee: Free [Co-sponsored] nôl [Media Partner] RED To apply, please visit Here Statement: Everything we eat comes from this earth. Before we eat up the earth, causing the production of carbon dioxide and methane due to livestock farming and deforestation resulting in the production of carbon dioxide and methane, and the endangerment of biodiversity, I think we need to think about the “gourmet food” that will pave the way for the future. The joy of food is not just something that happens in the mouth, but something that brings joy to the heart, region, climate, animals and plants, the earth, and the future. As such, there is a need for creativity that pushes the definition of gastronomy and extends it to its limits. In this class, the one-star Michelin restaurant “Nôl” serves as a classroom, and together with young chefs who will lead the future, we learn about gourmet food and its impact on the earth. We will embody delicious gastronomy for humans as well. Class details: Guidance 1: October 16, 2024 (Wednesday) 17:00-19:30 Looking at the Earth and our “present” Guidance 2: October 19, 2024 (Sat) 16:30-19:00 Looking at the Earth and our “present” 1st: Sunday, November 24, 2024 10:00-12:30 Deliciousness that doesn’t harm the earth 2nd session: Sunday, December 15, 2024 10:00-12:30 Buono (delicious), Preto (beautiful), Justo (just) 3rd: Sunday, January 12, 2025 10:00-12:30 Concept makeup (deliciousness for you) 4th: January 26, 2025 (Sunday) 10:00-12:30 Concept makeup (one dish recipe that will open up the next generation) 5th: February 9, 2025 (Sunday) 10:00-12:30 Making a dish (brushing up recipes) 6th: February 23, 2025 (Sunday) 10:00-12:30 Making a dish (One dish as a proposal) 7th: March 2, 2025 (Sunday) 16:30-19:00 Presentation
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/51357/51/51357-51-8da8a2f5572ca99f199890bf60c5d319-1600×1600.jpg Symbol of circulation in the city of the future Lecturer: Taichi Kumamoto (architect), Akihiro Yasui (author of “Circular Economy Practice – Business Models Exploring the Netherlands (Gakugei Publishing)”) Period: November 23, 2024 (Sat) – March 8, 2025 (Sat) 16:30 – 19:00 Venue: Near Yurakucho Tuition fee: Free [Media Partner] Shinkenchiku To apply, please visit Here Statement: What should people’s lives, cities, and the future look like? Planning
architecture should also mean thinking about such things. The concept of circular economy offers many suggestions. “Circular economy is not just about recycling resources, it is about creating organic “connections” between divided people once again.” Akihiro Yasui says this is one of the significances of this idea. In this class, while learning about the principles and examples of the circular economy, we will work with Mr. Kuma Taichi, who has been thinking about architecture from a community perspective, to come up with ideas for architectural symbols. The word symbol has an etymology such as “to raise together.” Through the “Symbol of Circulation”, we will draw a vision that we should all have together. Class details: 1st: Saturday, November 23, 2024 16:30-19:00 1st lecture 2nd: Saturday, December 7, 2024 16:30-19:00 2nd Fieldwork 3rd: Saturday, December 21, 2024 16:30-19:00 3rd tour 4th: January 26, 2025 (Sunday) 16:30-19:00 4th Squiss 1. 5th: February 8, 2025 (Sat) 16:30-19:00 5th SQUIS 2. 6th: February 23, 2025 (Sunday) 16:30-19:00 6th Guest Lecture & Esquis 3. 7th: March 8, 2025 (Sat) 16:30-19:00 7th in-class presentation Lecturer profile (in no particular order)
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representative/GAKU director) Born in Tottori in 1980. Graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art, Department of Fashion Design, Women’s Wear Course in 2005. Established his own brand
“writtenafterwards” in April 2007. In 2015, he became the first Japanese person to be nominated for the LVMH Prize. In addition to his activities as a designer, he runs “coconogacco” as a place to experiment and learn about fashion expression. In 2019, he was selected for the BOF 500 sponsored by The Business of Fashion. Won the Amiko Kujiraoka Award at the 39th Mainichi Fashion Awards in 2021.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/51357/51/51357-51-3416ba38b8fd878cb9156703241ae6bc-1871×1999.jpg Tatsuya Noda (chef/nôl director) Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1985. A semiconductor engineer turned chef. After graduating from a culinary school in his hometown of Fukuoka, he worked at a French restaurant in Tokyo before moving to France in 2012. He studied under the tutelage of Shinichi Sato (currently Restaurant Blanc Paris), owner of the two Michelin star “Passage 53”. After returning to Japan, he expanded his knowledge on various aspects of food, from food manufacturing to bars, and returned to France to become involved in the catering business. He collaborates with chefs and artists from around the world, and serves as food organizer for events. After returning to Japan, while working as a freelance chef, he became the director of “Kitchen Space Nôl” and led the restaurant to one Michelin star in the first year. In 2024, we will receive a new Green Star (a new metric awarded to restaurants that are at the forefront of their sustainable practices). He won the runner-up prize three times at Japan’s largest competition for young chefs, RED U-35, the first time in the history of the competition. With the theme of creating new deliciousness, we work on value creation through cross-border co-creation such as food x medical care, art, and technology. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/51357/51/51357-51-bdf1967677798aa410f185792dcef05a-800×800.png Taichi Kuma (Architect/Director of TAILAND) Born in Tokyo in 1985. After working at a design office in New York, he has been based in Tokyo since 2020 and started TAILAND, which designs and operates shared houses. He also serves as a partner at Kengo Kuma Architects and Urban Design Office. Representative works include “SAZAE”, “SHAREtenjincho”, and “Weaving Carbon Fiber Pavilion”. The first hotel “SHORTsuido” is scheduled to open in Suido, Bunkyo Ward in October 2024.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/51357/51/51357-51-4e58c76c14ea38be2c05f00febe4aa7b-1429×1600.png Akihiro Yasui (Author of “Circular Economy Practice: Business Models Exploring the Netherlands (Gakugei Publishing)”) Representative Director of Circular Initiatives & Partners Co., Ltd. / Growth Strategy Promotion Advisor commissioned by Kyoto City / Circular Economy Researcher. Graduated from the master’s program in
“Sustainability, Society and the Environment” at Kiel University in Germany. In 2021, the dissemination of circular economy practice and theory both domestically and internationally was highly praised, and received the Prime Minister’s Encouragement Award (Grand Prix) at the Youth Edition National Honor Award (TOYP2021). Appeared as a studio guest on NHK Close Up Gendai’s “Revival of Clothes! Achieve zero waste with circular fashion!” (broadcast on May 31, 2023). He works with companies in a wide range of fields, including architecture, food, fashion, technology, and event industries, and is involved in the launch of new businesses based on circular economy business models, as well as advisory and branding support in product and service development. In 2022, we will develop “Kyo Stollen” using
by-products and substandard products from Kyoto, such as plum fruit for plum wine, raw Yatsuhashi, sake lees, okara, lemon peel, etc., in collaboration with a welfare work center. Founded the confectionery shop “Happo Ryoka.” He is the author of “Circular Economy Practice: Business Models in the Netherlands (Gakugei Publishing)”. Media Partners
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/51357/51/51357-51-00db804ae234e9e3478f82f7b24648e2-678×338.png Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive developer that operates a wide range of real estate businesses, including the Marunouchi, Otemachi, and Yurakucho areas, mainly around Tokyo Station, with the basic mission of “contributing to society through urban development.” From 2020 onwards, we will position Yurakucho/Tokiwabashi as a priority area as the “Marunouchi NEXT Stage” and aim to create a “stage where people and companies gather and interact to create new value.”In particular, the Yurakucho area Based on the concept that “the brilliance of a city is created by people,” we have started a project called “Yurakucho Micro STARs Dev.” and are promoting the creation of a place and system where creative human resources can gather and play an active role. https://yurakucho-msd.com/ What is GAKU?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/51357/51/51357-51-c1ddb44e49f5af54dd6c327770fd50ac-1999×1999.png Creation school “GAKU” As a place for creative education for teenagers, we welcome creators who are active in Japan and abroad as instructors, and offer a wide variety of classes such as music, architecture, food, fashion, design, and art. Location: Shibuya PARCO 9th floor (15-1 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) Management: LOGS inc. (MKK Building 8th floor, 2-26-8 Higashi Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku) HP: https://gaku.school Contact: info@gaku.school