There’s still time! Challenge yourself to free research during your summer vacation using Mizkan products!
*Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 21, 2024
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There’s still time! Challenge yourself to free research during your summer vacation using Mizkan products!
*~Participate in a special tour experience at Mizkan’s head office with your free research work full of ideas~*
The Mizkan Group (Handa City, Aichi Prefecture, hereafter referred to as Mizkan) will be launching a project called “Your Mizkan Free Research Application Campaign” this summer, inviting applications for free summer research using Mizkan products as an initiative to communicate more closely with our customers. We have started anew. After selection, the winners will be provided with a special and memorable experience, including a tour of Mizkan’s headquarters, which is normally only open to employees, and the opportunity to participate in a roundtable discussion with product development personnel. We look forward to receiving the results of independent research and surprising works by elementary school students full of ideas.
* ■Overview of “Your Mizkan Free Research Application Campaign”* Using familiar Mizkan products, participants will be asked to think about free research during their summer vacation, thinking, “I wonder if I can do something like this” or “I want to try something like that,” and submit the work they actually created using the following guidelines.
(Examples of ideas: What kind of material is Ajipon(R) made of? Can you make the natto you usually eat yourself? Is it true that vinegar makes eggs look like rubber balls? etc.)
* -subject-*
Elementary school student (resident in Japan)
* -theme-*
Any theme is free as long as it is related to Mizkan products or Mizkan.
* -Application period-*
July 16, 2024 (Tuesday) to September 30, 2024 (Monday) until 16:00 *Please make sure to have the photo or actual work delivered by 4:00pm on Monday, September 30th.
* -Work format-*
You are free to write experiment reports, essays, drawings, crafts, etc.
* -How to apply-*
Please enter using the “Application Form” on the campaign page. https://faq.mizkan.co.jp/faq/show/7363?category_id=157&site_domain=default *You can submit both photo images and actual works, but even if you are applying for actual works, please use the application form. *We will inform you of the shipping address after you enter. *Actual works will not be returned.
* -Award Benefits- *
1. Participation in a tour plan of Mizkan’s head office and MIZKAN MUSEUM (nickname: MIM)
*The Mizkan Head Office and MIM tour project is scheduled for December 24, 2024 (Tuesday). Both are located in Handa City, Aichi Prefecture. 2. Receive an admission ticket to “Kidzania Tokyo” (Mizkan exhibits as an official sponsor)
*This admission ticket is valid until the end of March 2025. 3. Posting your work on Mizkan’s website, SNS, etc.
*Please check the campaign page below for details such as precautions. https://faq.mizkan.co.jp/faq/show/7363?category_id=157&site_domain=default
* -Examination method-*
Mizkan employees will review and select the applications. Winners will be contacted around early November 2024.
* -Participation Award-*
All applicants will receive a Mitsukan product.
* ■Example of independent research theme*
For tips on independent research, please refer to the link below. ★Mr. Smith’s summer vacation free research experiment! Unleash the power of vinegar
https://www.mizkan.co.jp/osu-information/summerkids/
* ■Comment from the person in charge of the Mizkan Customer Service Center who planned “Your Mizkan Free Research Application Campaign”* Last year, we received an independent study about Ajipon from an elementary school student, and we were moved by his keen perspective and deep insight.
Wanting to learn more about Mizkan, we had families come to our head office and have a fun time experiencing homemade ponzu sauce and having a roundtable discussion with our development staff. This year, we wanted to interact with more children and families, and we came up with this project as our first attempt. We look forward to receiving many applications!