Street Experiment Event 12 – Despite everything, I’ve managed to survive. ~ Held
Yukai Co., Ltd. Press release: October 17, 2025 To Members of the Press Street Experiment Event 12 – Despite everything, I’ve managed to survive. ~ Held November 3rd (Monday/Holiday) 11:00-19:30 By laying 300 tatami mats across the road, a “festival like no other” will begin in Kanda! Step gently onto the 300-tatami mat area laid out on the street, and you’ll find yourself in an open “inner” space in the middle of the city. The view from there opens up into a world of sensations you’ve never experienced before, and the boundary between inside and outside gradually fades into obscurity. The sky visible through the gaps between the buildings gently illuminates the entire space like a large window. This “New Festival” offers a variety of experiences centered around the three themes of “Connection,” “Equality,” and “Sharing.” The intersection of art, welfare, and the community leads to encounters with unknown worlds and people. We will open up such opportunities for experiencing and enjoying the gaps in everyday life here in Kanda.
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participating in the planning. The event will be organized by the Kanda Placemaking Executive Committee, which was established in 2023 by volunteers from the Nishikicho 3-chome Neighborhood Association, Nishikicho 3-chome Daiichi Neighborhood Association, and local businesses in Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda Ward. The main venue is the Kanda Port Building (3-9 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku), a cultural complex with a sauna, and the road space surrounding the building, which is covered with 300 tatami mats.This time, the area has been expanded to include the area around Terrace Square (3-22 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku), where a variety of “mobile” events will be gathered, including food trucks selected through public submissions, a mobile aquarium, a blacksmith shop, a play area, and more. Image
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/171362/1/171362-1-36c4d7b6363a6fb6ef8eb5b12987b63b-3900×3900.jpg The venue is Kanda Port Building and the Green area. *Access: Approximately a 5-minute walk from Jimbocho Station Exit A9. ~In celebration of “Nandakanda 12″~ This time, the slogan for “Nandakanda 12” is “No matter what, I’ve done my best to live.” “Nandakanda” is a festival (place) where people from various walks of life, including people with disabilities, welfare facility staff, artists, actors, musicians, doctors, people who love this city, children, and parents, meet and exchange their “will to have fun” while sharing their ways of life and expressions. We position this place as a place of creativity and experimentation, exploring how the ideas and relationships that are born here can be utilized in society. We call this place “Atarashii Ennichi” (New Festival). At this festival, people naturally express their thoughts and opinions, saying things like, “I never knew there was a way to do this” or “This feels a little easier now.” Here, we find ideas that soften our perspectives and ways of thinking. During the festival, a total of 300 tatami mats are laid out on the streets and inside the buildings that make up the festival venue. Normally, tatami spaces create a sense of separation between inside and outside, but if you take off your shoes and step onto the tatami mats on the street, you might perceive this boundary in a different light. From the tatami mats on the street, you can see the sky peeking through the gaps between buildings and the sight of people having fun. The charm of this festival lies in the world you’ve never encountered before, the comfort of experiencing something new, and the very way you encounter it. I hope it gradually builds empathy and makes you feel at home here. Creative Director Akinori Ikeda https://img.youtube.com/vi/1A0J7caCv8E/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A0J7caCv8E Street Experiment Event “Nandakandan” 12 ~Though out, I’ve been doing my best to live~ [Date and Time] Monday, November 3, 2025 (National Holiday) 11:00-19:30 [Location] Kanda Port Building, road in front of Kanda Port Building, Kanda Tax Office parking lot, road behind Kanda Tax Office, road west of Terrace Square, Terrace Square public open space [Admission Fee] Free [Event Website] https://nandakanda.jp/vol12.html [Planned by] Yukai Co., Ltd., Tsumugi-yasan General Incorporated Association, Nikken Sekkei Research Institute, Ltd. [Organized by] Kanda
Placemaking Executive Committee ○ Chairman: Shin Nakajima (Tokyo City University) Faculty of Urban Life Studies) ○ Vice President: Akira Ikeda (President of Yukai Co., Ltd.) ○ Secretary: Tomohiko Maeda (Chairman of Nishikicho 3-chome Neighborhood Association) ○ Secretary: Ichiro Horii (Chairman of Nishikicho 3-chome First Neighborhood Association) Town Chairman) ○ Executive Director Hiroki Watanabe (Nikken Sekkei Research Institute, Inc.) ○ Deputy Executive Director Shinka Ta (Nikken Sekkei Research Institute, Inc.) ○ Accounting / Public Relations: Tomonori Kobayashi (Yukai Co., Ltd.) ○ Auditor: Kazuhiro Miyota (Representative of 4FRAMES) Kanda Press Making Executive Committee Creative Team ○ Creative Director: Akira Ikeda (Yukai Co., Ltd.) ○ Art Direction: Joki Hirooka ○ Logo Design: Dai Nippon Type Association ○ Homepage Reach ○ Artwork: Asuka Watanabe ○ Video: Kentaro Kikuchi ○ Naming: Shigesato Itoi (Hobonichi Co., Ltd.) [Supported by] Kyoritsu Women’s University, Tokyo City University, Sauna Lab Kanda, Hobonichi Co., Ltd., Vacances Co., Ltd., Studio Olga, Yasuda Real Estate Co., Ltd., Nishikicho 3-chome Neighborhood Association, Nishikicho 3-chome Daiichi Neighborhood Association, Kanda Tax Office, Kanda Police Station, Kanda Fire Department [Sponsors] Sumitomo Corporation, Nikken Sekkei Research Institute Ltd. [Sponsored by] Chiyoda Ward [Participating Artists/Organizations (in alphabetical order)] Akinori Ikeda / Chieko Ito / NKK Service Center, Ltd. / Atsushi Ozawa / Kakushinhan / Art Supplies Recycling Project “Meguri-do” / Kanda Police Station / Kanda Fire Station / Kanda Tax Office / Kyoritsu Women’s University, Department of Architecture and Design, Fujimoto Seminar / Sauna Lab Kanda / Yumeka Sano / Memi Shinozaki / Anne Suzuki / Seisoku Gakuen High School Big Band Club / Seisoku Gakuen High School Boys’ Flower Arrangement Club / Yuri Chiba / Tsumugi-ya-san / Tokyo Underground Railway / Nakajima Seminar, Department of Urban Life Studies, Tokyo City University / TOBICHI Tokyo / TOTONOL / Nursemen General Incorporated Association / Nishikicho 3-chome Neighborhood Association / Nishikicho 3-chome First Neighborhood Association / Harmony, Type B Continuing Employment Support Facility / Kohei Hattori / Hitsuji Sensei (Masahiro Tsuji) / Kodue Hibino / Himawari, Multi-functional Employment Support Facility / Futo / Nobuyuki Fujimoto / BASE CAMP, Type B Continuing Employment Support Facility / Hoshino Concept / Hobonichi Co., Ltd. / Mag Manpei / Junko Matsuda / Mobilis Aquarium / Yasuda Real Estate Co., Ltd. / Yukai Co., Ltd. / Hideo Yoshida / Yoshimaru Shin / Laspy Co., Ltd. / Kumiko Wakanabe ■Contact for this matter Contact: Kanda Placemaking Executive Committee, Kobayashi (090-4611-8733) MAIL:
kandaplacemaking@gmail.com