“Inclusive Parade 2025 OSAKA,” a parade planned with the hearing impaired, is set to be held!

“Inclusive Parade 2025 OSAKA,” a parade planned with the hearing impaired, is set to be held! ​ Inclusive Design Association (General Incorporated Association) Press Release: October 14, 2025 “Inclusive Parade 2025 OSAKA,” a parade planned in collaboration with people with hearing impairments, is set to be held! ~Parade along Midosuji, Osaka’s main artery, aiming to achieve diversity of the heart~ The “Inclusive Parade 2025 OSAKA,” organized by the Inclusive Design Association (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Osaka), has been announced.
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Collage of photos of people who supported the Inclusive Parade Event Features The Inclusive Parade is the only parade in the world planned using the “inclusive design” method, which involves people with disabilities and other minorities who have traditionally been excluded from the design process from the planning stage, creating new value through collaborative creation. Our goal is to “achieve diversity of heart.” Our catchphrase for 2025 is “Try something you’ve never done before.” By bringing diverse people together and engaging in dialogue, we aim to eliminate internal boundaries and foster a sense of belonging as fellow “humans,” transcending status and circumstances. The people with disabilities involved in planning the parade change every year. In 2022, it was planned with wheelchair users, and in 2023, it was planned with visually impaired people.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/100547/5/100547-5-7b212bf61661df794c8e007c4750d8bf-2000×1600.png For 2025, we are working with people with hearing impairments to create entertainment that can be enjoyed without using your ears. Event overview Event Name Inclusive Parade 2025 OSAKA Purpose of the Event Achieving Diversity of Heart Organizer Inclusive Parade Executive Committee Secretariat Inclusive Design Association (Kita-ku, Osaka) Date and Time Sunday, November 9, 2025, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Rain or Shine) ＜Schedule＞ 15:00 Gathering (Osaka City Hall South Plaza: Nakanoshima Park) 15:30 Organizer’s opening remarks, commemorative photo 16:00 Parade begins Start at the front 4:30 PM Parade passes Shinsaibashi Station 5:00 PM Parade ends (disbands at Horie Park) ↓ Move to venue 5:30 PM After-party venue opens 18:00 Inclusive Parade After-Party Start Magic Show 18:25 Dance Performance 7:13 PM Balloon & Saxophone Performance 7:43 PM Healing Music 8:03 PM Sponsoring Company Collaboration Project Award Ceremony 8:30 PM Commemorative
photo/closing Target number of attendees 200 people Sponsorship Osaka City Event Details Part 1: Parade (Meeting at 3:00 PM, Departure at 4:00 PM, Disbandment at 5:00 PM) Route: Osaka City Hall grounds (Meeting and Departure) → Head south on Midosuji → Horie Park (Disbandment)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/100547/5/100547-5-00d3a9213e881cb4b3aac328ae2d52e9-402×540.png Parade Route Features: With the full cooperation of the Osaka Prefectural Police, the event will be held with a partial road closure on Midosuji, Osaka’s main artery. This will be a rare opportunity for a diverse range of people, including hearing aid users, white cane users, and wheelchair users, to come together in one place. We’ve incorporated input from people with hearing impairments and used stick balloons and other creative ideas to ensure the excitement can be felt even if you can’t hear the sound. 【Part 2】Inclusive Parade After-Party (Doors open 5:30 PM, start 6:00 PM, closes 9:00 PM) Venue: NOON CAFE (Umeda)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/100547/5/100547-5-9a3b60fad172f85ef440be3cc901ae87-600×450.jpg Noon Cafe Stage Features: The DJ will select music with deep bass, focusing on music that can be heard through the vibrations of the stomach, not the ears. Waveforms will be projected onto the wall via a projector, allowing for a visual experience of the music. Free electronic memos will be distributed, and instead of communication through the ears, which can be difficult in a noisy environment, **writing will be the main method**. A visual DJ (VDJ) will transcribe the music being played in real time and project it onto the venue’s screen, allowing you to experience the sound with your eyes. We also plan to invite magicians, dancers, and live musicians to experience the difference between speaker vibrations and live music. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/100547/5/100547-5-3ae0b7606c85951f58a67530ecead839-1024×1024.jpg Image of the waveform displayed Past achievements: Huge response, including media appearances in 96 outlets The first Inclusive Parade (“Inclusive Parade 2022”) will be held on May 27, 2022. The event, “Dress Up and Walk Around Town in Tokyo,” made the dream of wheelchair users to “dress up and walk around town” a reality, with approximately 140 participants, including wheelchair users from all over Japan. Due to its social significance and buzzworthy nature, it garnered significant attention, with articles and coverage in a total of 96 publications, including newspapers, online publications, and radio publications, including the Mainichi Shimbun, Tokyo Shimbun, Nikkei BP Mirai Koto Hajime, and Yahoo! News. The first parade was also featured in the short film “THE UNIVERSAL DREES meets INCLUSIVE PARADE,” which was selected for the Micro Docs for SDGs Award at the 17th Sapporo International Short Film Festival. Sponsors Nippon Closures Co., Ltd. (A leading company in container caps that support daily life) Visualization Co., Ltd. (Making the reality of medical care and welfare visible and supporting a diverse society) Mediate Co., Ltd. (Improving the quality of life of seniors in the Hokusetsu area through medical support and recreation) PLAST Co., Ltd. (Building a diverse community through medical care, welfare, and design) BellAid (A private emergency care taxi that provides peace of mind and compassion, supporting diverse mobility needs) Initiatives with Sponsoring Companies and Students At this event, sponsoring companies will team up with highly informed university student volunteers (medical, nursing, and welfare students, general university students, etc.) to implement collaborative projects incorporating an inclusive design perspective. Collaborative projects:A commercial filming challenge from a Gen Z perspective, a product review session tailored to diverse bodies and minds, and an “Experience Zone” booth where you can experience sensory differences. About the Inclusive Design Association (IDA) The Inclusive Design Association (IDA) is a general incorporated association whose mission is to “create new value from the inconveniences faced by people with disabilities.” We promote and disseminate inclusive design, a design methodology that involves people with disabilities. This approach allows for both the social inclusion of people with disabilities and unprecedented product development (discovery of insights), and the resulting products are expected to be useful not only for people with disabilities but also for a wide range of customers. The company’s representative director is physical therapist Takayoshi Kokuho, who states, “I believe that inclusive design is a 21st-century approach to manufacturing that solves social issues while also contributing to corporate profits, resulting in a win-win for both parties.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/100547/5/100547-5-bc079a0a88c10486ae6b5895f488b9aa-916×701.png Press Inquiries Inclusive Parade Executive Committee Contact: Yuji Takachi Address: TiL401, 3-3-5 Tenmabashi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0042 Phone: 080-4016-7923 E-mail: no2.today@i.softbank.jp Website URL:https://inclusive-parade.jp