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- Kyoto City Central Market Fisheries Building Tour Area
Kyoto City Central Market Fisheries Building Tour Area
Experience the history and role of Japan's first market, as well as the appeal of Kyoto's food culture
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Time Travel Theater: An immersive Video that traces the transformation of Japan's first central market into a cutting-edge market
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Memorial Road: A Spatial Production like walkway that runs through the space, looking back in sequence at photos of the market from the past to the present.
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The interactive exhibit features a map of Japan that when touched will bring seafood from each region to the market on trucks.
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Auction ON STAGE: Located directly above an actual tuna auction area, you can have the exciting experience of taking part in the auction.
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From the panoramic windows, you can watch the auction from various places. When the auction is not taking place, the dynamic nature of the auction Spatial Production with sound and Video.
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A day in the life of a professional market worker is explained in easy-to-understand comic strips. On the monitor by the window, you can experience live Video of auctions happening all day long.
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Touch Market Quiz: You can try your hand at answering some slightly nerdy questions about markets, fish, and Kyoto's food culture using a rotating panel and digital monitor.
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Motor Ride Tour: An immersive experience of riding a real motor truck and completing a mission along an actual driving route.
Photo: HIROSHI MATSUKI
About the Project
| Overview | The fisheries building of Kyoto City Central Wholesale Market, which opened in 1927 as Japan's first central market, has been renovated. The 260m-long observation area on the second floor of the new facility offers panoramic views of the early morning auctions of various kinds from various points of view through the windows, and also serves to convey information about the market's history and role, as well as the people who work there, and also provides information about Kyoto's food culture and Tourism information in the surrounding area. The aim was to create a market that would be supported by a wide range of visitors, including local residents, students on school trips, and Tourism. |
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| Issues/Themes | In addition to renovating aging facilities and equipment, such as by improving hygiene management and streamlining logistics, the project aims to create a viewing area that will attract visitors by communicating the significance of the market's existence and "Kyoto's food culture" to people both in Japan and overseas. |
| Space Solution/Realization | The "flow" of distribution and time is visualized through spatial design. A tunnel-like paint scheme was planned to draw visitors deeper into the facility. A checkerboard pattern was created using blue, which evokes the image of marine products, and red, which evokes Kyoto's food culture. A powerful Video on a large screen was used to clearly explain the auction, allowing visitors to experience the auction's ambience even when it is not in session. An experiential exhibit using an actual motor truck was also prepared, enriching the experience content, creating a facility where visitors can learn while having fun. |
| Design for Environment | Universal design: We planned graphics that are multilingual to accommodate foreign Tourism and include furigana explanations for school trip students. Safety design: The touch monitors and exhibit fixtures have been designed with measures to prevent them from falling over and to prevent sharp corners, so that an unspecified number of visitors can use them safely. |
Basic Information
| Client | Kyoto City |
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| Services Provided | Display Planning, Design, Layout, Production, Construction |
| Our Team | Display Planning: Erika Morita Exhibition Direction: Yoshitaka Aguni Design, Layout: Kei Ando, Manami Ishibashi Production, Construction: Tomoki Abe Project Management: Tatsuya Yamazaki |
| Location | Kyoto, Japan |
| Open | April 2023 |
| Website | http://www.kyoto-ichiba.jp/ |
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Display Planning
Erika Morita
After working in design at Tanseisha Group's Tanseisha Creative Arts Design Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., he moved to Tanseisha's Kansai Branch (Osaka) where he was in charge of planning in a wide range of fields, including large-scale complexes, exhibition spaces, and Transportations facilities. He strives to actively communicate and persistently seeks out common inspirational points with people from different backgrounds, aiming to create better spaces.
Main Achievements
*The shared information and details of the project is accurate as of the date they were posted. There may have been unannounced changes at a later date.
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Design, Layout
Kei Ando
The projects he is involved in are of various genres and scales, from large-scale entertainment facilities to restaurants. Based in Western Japan, he is working on creating spaces that promote the charm and culture of the region. He puts the issues faced by business owners and sites from the perspective of users and proposes solutions with simple designs and ideas.
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