Shizuoka City Children's Creative Town Ma・a・ru

A place for hands-on work and craft experience created together with children and the local community

  • Cultural Spaces
  • "Children's Bazaar" is a space filled with handmade shops made by children, with materials that bring out the children's decorations.

    "Children's Bazaar" is a space filled with handmade shops made by children, with materials that bring out the children's decorations.

  • "Hidamari Park" is a corner for infants and toddlers where they can experience work-themed role-playing.

    "Hidamari Park" is a corner for infants and toddlers where they can experience work-themed role-playing.

  • "Digital Workshop" where you can enjoy hands-on programs such as Video workshops

    "Digital Workshop" where you can enjoy hands-on programs such as Video workshops

  • Children at a children's meeting exchange ideas for creating shops for the "Children's Bazaar."

    Children at a children's meeting exchange ideas for creating shops for the "Children's Bazaar."

  • Shizuoka City Children's Creative Town Ma・a・ru
  • "Hidamari Park" is a corner for infants and toddlers where they can experience work-themed role-playing.
  • "Digital Workshop" where you can enjoy hands-on programs such as Video workshops
  • Children at a children's meeting exchange ideas for creating shops for the "Children's Bazaar."

Photo: Forward Stroke inc. (1st to 3rd photos from the top)

About the Project

Overview This is a children's experience facility that fosters children's independence and creativity through work and manufacturing experiences, and nurtures the talent that will lead the local industry in the future. At the "Children's Bazaar," children can experience store management and staff, product development, sales and service, and enjoy shopping in the bazaar with the money (pseudo-currency) they earn from work. At the "Children's Factory," which consists of an exciting atelier, digital workshop, cooking studio, and more, children can experience a variety of programs related to work and manufacturing.
Issues/Themes To create an experience-oriented facility for children that will contribute to the industrial development of the region, with the aim of nurturing the next generation of creators.
Space Solution/Realization Based on the concept of "A town for children, by children," we developed three designs: "Activities," "Systems," and "Places." For the "Activities design," we created Operation Planning for children to take an active role in participating and taking part in activities, and a variety of experience programs in collaboration with shopping districts and businesses. For the "Systems design," we set up a "Children's Conference" where children can participate in the operation of the facility, and planned business development together with the local community, as a system for the sustainable development of activities. For the "Place design," we completely remodeled the space to maximize the "Activities" and "Systems." We created an exciting space with no exhibits or experience devices, yet where "it seems like you can do anything!"

Basic Information

Client Shizuoka City
Services Provided Facility Concept Planning, Operation Planning, Design, Layout, planning, Production, Construction, opening preparation, management and operation (designated manager)
Our Team Project management: Seiichiro Yoshida
Planning: Satoko Anzai
Design, Layout: Yujiro Iwasaki
Production, Construction: Takahiro Iikawa
Management and operation (designated manager): Kazuhiko Tamura
Awards "7th Kids Design Award" Excellence Award (Future Consumer Design Category) Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Award
"DSA Space Design Award 2013" Excellence Award
Selected for the 47th SDA Award, Chubu District Design Award
Municipal General Fair 2020 "12th Collaborative Urban Development Award" Excellence Award
Location Shizuoka Prefecture
Open January 20, 2013
Website http://maaru-ct.jp/
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