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Musashi Co., Ltd. “ON THE HILL” wins the 2025 Good Design Award

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Musashi Co., Ltd.’s “ON THE HILL” wins the 2025 Good Design Award ​
Musashi Co., Ltd. Press Release: October 15, 2025 “ON THE HILL” won the 2025 Good Design Award Cultural and Community Complex “ON THE HILL” Wins 2025 Good Design Award ON THE HILL, a cultural community complex operated by Musashi Co., Ltd. (Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture; CEO: Atsushi Okamoto), has been awarded the 2025 Good Design Award (sponsored by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion). This facility was born from the challenge of transforming an aging facility into a creative space. The building, originally a training facility, was renovated to accommodate a variety of functions, including a cafe, restaurant, bakery, antique shop, coworking space, and outdoor activity base, with only interior and exterior renovations. The spatial design “blends the boundaries” between the building and the natural surroundings of the adjacent park, allowing visitors to experience the changing seasons with all five senses. Since its opening in 2022, the facility has been visited by approximately 80,000 people annually, and has become a beloved place for diverse people of all ages and occupations to interact on a daily basis. It is more than just a dining facility; it is widely recognized as a new landmark for the region. The Good Design Award is not only given to well-designed products, but also to designs that improve society and address issues. Based on the philosophy of “battling nature,” Musashi will continue to take on the challenge of creating a space where people and nature, and communities and society can truly come face to face and create together.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/93988/30/93988-30-c142e16ae359aa969228243cb6f96130-1608×1194.png “ON THE HILL” Public Comments from the Jury I was deeply impressed by the creative revitalization of this aging facility, rather than its demolition. The concept of achieving maximum impact with minimal renovation permeates the design. It is particularly noteworthy that this facility was built through a public-private partnership in a mid-sized city that is neither urban nor rural. By incorporating a variety of functions, including a cafe, coworking space, and event space, it encourages multi-generational and multi-purpose use, attracting as many as 80,000 visitors annually. It is highly commendable that it functions not simply as a place for consumption, but as an “open experimental site” that fosters interaction and learning among people. It is an exemplary case that provides a concrete solution to the nationwide issue of revitalizing commuter towns, and its social significance is extremely great. What is the Good Design Award? The Good Design Award is Japan’s leading design evaluation and promotion program, inheriting the Good Design Product Selection System established in 1957. As a global design award attended by many companies and organizations both in Japan and overseas, it is held annually with the aim of improving the quality of life and utilizing design to solve social issues and themes. The award symbol, the “G Mark,” is widely known as a symbol of excellent design. https://www.g-mark.org/
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/93988/30/93988-30-aee3ef3fa6d69aea93b081ef29a50bc1-998×512.png The winning works will be exhibited at the following event: “GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2025” November 1st (Sat) – November 5th (Wed) [5 days] Held at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi, Tokyo. This event will introduce all the winning works of the 2025 Good Design Award. [Inquiries] Musashi Corporation, Public Relations: Yoko Asada (asada@musashi-mfg.com) Hiroshima-cho Sato, Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture, 675-1232 551-1, TEL: 079-429-0634 For more information about this release

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