Details Announced!“Life is Connected! Myaku-Myaku Creature Quest” event will be held on May 26th on Awaji Island
On May 26 (Sun.), a joint project for the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Expo 2025 Osaka kansai Japan), “Life is Connected! Myaku-Myaku Creature Quest” will be held at Nijigen-no-mori in Awaji Island, Awaji Island! A citizen participation event will be held at Nijigen-no-mori in Awaji Island on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
“Life is Connected! Myaku-Myaku Creature Quest” is the collective name for “Forest Ikimono Quest by Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan,” “Greenland Ikimono Quest by TOPPAN Holdings,” and “Ocean Ikimono Quest by Kurazushi,” an ecosystem survey in which anyone with a smartphone can participate free of charge. Kurarazushi by TOPPAN Holdings,” and ”Sea Life Quest by
Prior to the Ikimono Quest event, a talk event was held at 10:00 a.m. to announce the press release.
In addition to a biodiversity talk by producer Shoji Kawamori and Shogoro Fujiki, President of Biome Inc. on “The Importance of Biodiversity to be Communicated at the Expo,” Quest owners Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, TOPPAN Holdings, and Kura Sushi Co. Ltd. will also participate in a panel discussion on “What we want to convey through the Expo and how people should relate to nature in the future.
After the press conference, participants will observe living creatures and plants in a field on Awaji Island.
Utilizing the free “Biome” application, participants will take pictures of the creatures with their own smartphones and upload them to the application. This is a citizen-participatory event where awards and prizes will be given according to the number and rarity of the contributions.
Myakumyaku, the official character of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, will also make an appearance at the event!
His catchphrase is “Searching for living things is deculture!”
Why don’t you join Kawamorikan in the nature-filled Awaji Island and search for living things?
Event Summary
The joint project “Inochi Meguru Adventure” produced by Shoji Kawamori for the theme project of Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai “Inochi Meguru Adventure” “Life is Connected! Myaku-Myaku Creature Quest” is an ecological event! The Quest for Living Things” Ecosystem Observation Event
Location: Morino Terrace, Nijigen-no-mori, Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Island Park
Date and time: Sunday, May 26, 2024, 10:00 – 11:00 (Registration from 9:30)
From 10:00 Press Conference
Talk Session 1: “The Importance of Biodiversity to be Communicated at the Expo
Talk Session 2: “What we want to convey through the Expo: The future relationship between people and nature
From 10:45 Photo Session
From 11:00: Wildlife Search Event (free to disperse)
Organized by: Vector Vision Inc.
Cooperation: Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan K.K., TOPPAN Holdings K.K., Kura Sushi K.K., Japan Association for the 2025 International Exposition, Inc.
Let’s build a nature-positive future with the Shoji Kawamori Produce Pavilion!
The Shoji Kawamori Produce Pavilion is pleased to announce the launch of a joint citizen biodiversity observation project using the ikimono collection app “Biome” in a joint project, with the support of our supplier, Biome Inc. This project will be carried out in collaboration with three partner companies of the Shoji Kawamori Produce Pavilion.
