GOOD DESIGN Marunouchi Japan Institute of Design Promotion, a public interest incorporated foundation that operates GOOD DESIGN Marunouchi, will hold the special exhibition "TOKYO WOOD LIVING 2040: Mountains, Trees and Tokyo" from May 1, 2025 Thu to May 31, 2025 Sat, with special support from Mitsubishi Estate Co.
*Some Venue have different exhibition dates.

This year's second exhibition, with Takekazu Inoue, Aya Utsumi, Mikio Koshihara, and Koichi Wakasugi as directors, will be held Events in the Otemachi, Marunouchi, Yurakucho, and Yaesu areas with the theme of creating mountain-urban circulation through design to address the issues currently facing mountains and trees. In addition, the event will provide opportunities to meet diverse players by collaborating with stores dealing with products closely related to mountains and trees in the area around Tokyo Station.

〈GOOD DESIGN Marunouchi Project Summary〉
The first Venue gallery will hold the exhibition "Mountain, Tree and Me".
Japan is blessed with abundant forest resources, but the connection between the mountains (forestry), trees (lumber industry), and daily life (housing and lifestyle industry) has been severed, and an increasing number of forests are left uncared for. In order to use trees more in our daily lives and to maintain healthy forests, we will once again focus on the appeal of Japanese trees.
Wood, with its excellent workability, is the best material for learning the joy of making things. While it can change over time and can be repaired, it can also rot and decay, but it is a versatile material that can be used in any way depending on how it is made and how it is tailored, and can last a thousand years if carefully repaired. We will recognize the interest of wood, think about the mountains, and reconsider the way we live our lives.

■ First Venue GOOD DESIGN Marunouchi "The Mountain, the Trees, and Me"
Dates: May 1, 2025 Thu- May 31, 2025 Sat 11:00 - 20:00
Open throughout the exhibition period, free admission
Venue: GOOD DESIGN Marunouchi 3-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Shin-Kokusai Bldg. 1F

Exhibition: Hinoki Soken Corporation (O-Bath F1500, Furnace Fable) / Group Mono Mono (Made of Cedar Furniture) / KOIYA Council (KOIYA) / Mountain Daigomi Project (Mountain Daigomi) / Rokurosha (Timber Pot)
Exhibition cooperation: Furniture Shinkichi Sakuji / Yoshino to Kurasu Kai / Takeichi Inoue / Koichi Wakasugi


TOKYO WOOD LIVING 2040: Mountains, Trees, and Tokyo

Project purpose:
In order to restore Japan's devastated mountains and forests and to pass on the rich forest resources to the next generation, it is essential to create a cycle of wood and economy between the mountains and the city. This exhibition focuses on the current situation of mountains, trees, and cities, and looks at ways to transform Tokyo life into "WOOD LIVING" by 2040, through designs that connect mountains and cities and bring about circulation.
Design gallery operated by JDP in Marunouchi 3-chome GOOD DESIGN Marunouchi The event will feature exhibitions, sales Events and symposiums in the Otemachi, Marunouchi and Yaesu areas, as well as a variety of other locations. Venue Each symposium will have its own theme, and will explore technologies and ideas for making Tokyo in 2040 a comfortable and creative "tree city" in the activities of architects, designers, Artist, manufacturers, developers, construction companies, forestry companies, and others.

Director:
Takeichi Inoue, Chief Specialist, Emergent Frontier Center, The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Sai Utsumi President, Sai Utsumi & Tatsuyu Hasegawa Architects / Director, team Timberize NPO / Special Professor, Kochi Forestry University / Part-time Lecturer, Kogakuin University / Guest Professor, Nagoya Zokei University
Mikio Koshihara Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo / Director, NPO team Timberize
Koichi Wakasugi Professor, Musashino Art University / Director, Institute for Social Creativity, Musashino Art University

Hosted by: Japan Institute of Design Promotion
Special Sponsor: Mitsubishi Estate Co.
Special Cooperation: Mitsui Fudosan Co.
Cooperation: NPO team Timberize interpoint (interword separation) Japan National Sugidarake Club
Production and Exhibition: Kyoritsu Women's University Faculty of Architecture and Design Department of Architectural Design Hagiuda Laboratory / The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science Koshihara Laboratory / Musashino Art University Department of Creative Innovation Koichi Wakasugi Laboratory / YAU
Design: Kenichi Hirate (Terada Hirate Design Ltd.) ... Power Place, Inc.
Construction: Kimura Construction interpoint (interword separation) DEC Corporation

〈Exhibition at Others Venue〉 *For more information, please visit Exhibition Website for more information.

■ 2nd Venue Shin-Tokyo Bldg. 1F Lobby "Using Wood Appropriately - Creativity and Planning"
Dates: May 1, 2025 Thu- May 31, 2025 Sat 11:00 - 20:00
Open throughout the exhibition period, free admission
Venue：Shin-Tokyo Bldg. 1F Lobby 3-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

■ 3rd Venue POTLUCK YAESU "Urban Wooden Studio 2025 - Connecting Community and City with Wood"
Dates: May 1, 2025 Thu- May 31, 2025 Sat Weekdays 11:00 - 22:00 / Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays until 19:00 *Facilities follow Opening Hours
Open throughout the exhibition period, free admission
Venue：POTLUCK YAESU 5F, Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, 2-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

■ Fourth Venue Marunouchi Bldg. MarCube "Marunouchi Bldg. Kiichi"
Dates: May 16, 2025 Fri- May 18, 2025 Sun 11:00 - 19:00 Last day ends 17:00
Venue Marucube and Building Exterior Space: 2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Marunouchi Bldg. Ding 1F

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"Marunouchi Bldg. wood-ichi" work Shops

(1) Animals in the Forest Made from Cedar in the South of Hokkaido
May 17 Sat 11:00-12:00 / 12:30-13:30 / 13:45-14:45
Lecturer: Mr. Yasushi Harada (Artist / General Incorporated Association Manabinomori)
Capacity: 9 pairs per session (maximum 2 persons per pair)
Participation fee: 3,000 yen (tax included) per pair (production of one body)

(2) Book "Cedar made Furniture" Work Shops
Let's make a "2-way stool" using only hand tools!
May 17 Sat 15:15-19:00
Lecturer: Mr. Yuki Onuma (Group Mono Mono)
Capacity: 8 people *Pairs of two are also acceptable.
Participation fee: 16,500 yen (tax included) per pair (production of one leg) *You can take home the finished product. (Materials and tools rental included)

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"Marunouchi Bldg. Kiichi." Ding-dong! arbor (arbour, bower) Appearance !
May 18 Sun 12:00-12:40/13:50-14:30/15:00-15:30/16:00-16:30

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TOKYO WOOD LIVING 2040: Mountains, Trees and Tokyo Opening Events
Let's talk about mountains, trees and the future of Tokyo

Date & Time: May 2, 2025 Fri 18:30-20:30 Doors open at 18:00
Venue: 3×3 Lab Future (1-1-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Otemon Tower/ENEOS Building 1F)

Speakers:
Motomi Kawakami (Designer / President of Kawakami Design Room)
Takeichi Inoue, Aya Utsumi, Mikio Koshihara, Koichi Wakasugi (above, Director of this exhibition)
Yoshitaka Morishita, President, MEC Industry Co.
For details and application, click here.


TOKYO WOOD LIVING 2040 Forum on Mountains, Trees and Tokyo
Designing from Marunouchi: The Wooden City of Tokyo
Date: May 16, 2025 Fri 13:00 Doors open
Part 1: 13:30-15:00, Part 2: 15:30-17:00, Part 3: 17:30-19:00 *Changing places / 3 parts
Venue：Marunouchi Bldg. Hall (2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Marunouchi Bldg. Ding 7F)
Organizer Special Support: Japan Institute of Design Promotion Special Sponsor: Mitsubishi Estate Co.

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Cooperation Center / Stamp rally with great prizes will be held again this year! MAP]
Network of stores closely related to trees in the Marunouchi, Yaesu, Nihonbashi and Ginza areas.
Starting May 1 at Thu, a stamp rally will be held at the official Venue and 14 collaborating locations, where participants will be entered into a drawing for prizes provided by the companies after completing the 14 locations.

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For more details and inquiries
GOOD DESIGN Marunouchi
https://marunouchi.g-mark.org
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