The TASUKI-dasuki Project has been challenging the assessment of aquatic biodiversity in the field of Lake Biwa, a river connected to Tokyo Bay. In this project, participants will experience water quality survey experiments together with junior and senior high school students who participated in the project. Participants will also deepen exchanges while thinking about the differences between the aquatic environment in Japan and the rest of the world. Let's think about the environment around us beyond national borders.

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Time: 16:00-17:00
Location: West Bldg. 9, W9-324
Target: Junior high and high school students
Capacity: 24 people

As the saying goes, tea has been a part of our daily lives and an indispensable part of family gatherings. While the younger generation has been turning away from green tea in recent years, ITO EN, as a leading Japanese tea company, is promoting research and the development of products and services that support physical, mental, social, and global health in order to convey the "appeal of green tea" to the next generation. We invite you to work with us to come up with "green tea-themed research ideas" and plant the seeds that will weave the future 10 years into the future.

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Time: 16:00-17:00
Location: West Bldg. 9, W9-323
Target: Junior high and high school students
Capacity: 20 people

On the beaches of Setouchi and Hiroshima, Japan, fine Styrofoam has become entangled in plants and has become a major environmental problem. In order to tackle this realistic problem, participants are asked to take an actual handheld vacuum cleaner and a particle sample, and formulate their own ideas on "how to suck only the particles well? The work involves taking an actual handheld vacuum cleaner and a particle sample and formulating your own idea of "how can we make it suck out only particles? The nozzle ideas will be summarized in an A4 sheet, and prototypes will be developed and exchanged with fellow participants to search for a better solution.

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Time: 16:00-17:00
Location: West Bldg. 9, W9-325
Target: Junior high and high school students
Capacity: 40 people

Many people are involved in solving marine and aquatic environmental issues. To take this further, diverse approaches are important. New ideas are born when colleagues with different interests and specialties, such as manufacturing, physical phenomena, chemical substances, culture and history, come together. In this program, we will introduce the Marine Challenge Program, which supports junior and senior high school students' research in the field of marine and aquatic environments, while introducing examples of senior researchers, and discuss with participants how they can get involved in the same field.

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Time: 16:00-17:00
Location: West Bldg. 9, W9-326
Target: Junior high and high school students
Capacity: 80 people

This is a workshop where you can cross the boundaries of your field and meet friends with whom you can share "Research is fun! This is a workshop where you can meet friends who can share We will use research papers that are a little mysterious and exciting as clues. Participants will discuss freely with other researchers of the same generation, bringing their own points of interest to the workshop. You may think, "I didn't know there was such a point of view," or "I may be able to do this kind of experiment next time. You will make such discoveries in this 90-minute session. This is a project where you will learn how to read research papers and draw "future research" together with your new friends.

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Time: 13:00-14:30
Location: West Bldg. 9, W9-324
Target: Junior high and high school students
Capacity: 30 people

The University of Aizu is developing a robot smart programming environment (RSPE) based on cyber-physical system (CPS) technology, which integrates learning, evaluation, and execution, drawing on experience with AOJ (Aizu Online Judge), an online programming learning system. The system environment enables robot simulation in a virtual space, integrating learning, evaluation, and execution. Join us to discuss an educational curriculum that fosters children's ability to apply their skills in anticipation of a future where robots will be more commonplace.

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Time: 13:00-14:30
Location: West Bldg. 9, W9-325
Subject: Teachers
Capacity: 30 people

This special program will focus on global agricultural issues related to people's food and livelihoods. Climate change is causing widespread salt damage in coastal areas around the world, reducing crop yields and threatening the livelihoods of farmers. The first step in confronting this problem is scientific observation using a microscope. In this issue, we will explore the root causes of the problem by utilizing IDDK's technology, the Micro Imaging Device (MID), which can be used anytime, anywhere, and by anyone!

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Time: 13:00-14:30
Location: West Bldg. 9, W9-326
Target: Junior high and high school students
Capacity: 40 people

*This project will be conducted in English.

Polishing the surface of Dorodango makes the fine clay particles align and reflect light in a certain direction, making it appear shiny and bright. Polycrystalline, soft, and spherical, Dorodango is a very difficult material to polish. In this project, participants will try their hand at making Dorodango by combining the techniques cultivated by Mypox, a professional polisher, with the creative ideas of the participants. In this special project, participants will be able to experience the world of polishing, which is actually an active part of our daily lives, and will also have a chance to try their hand at polishing dorodango.

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Time: 15:00-16:30
Location: West Bldg. 5, W5-106
Target: Teachers, middle and high school students
Capacity: 30 persons

Using "GaraSTEM", a robot teaching material from Vietnam, this is an exchange-type workshop where participants discuss local issues with their peers in Japan and Asia and think about how robots can be used to solve them. The focus is not on advanced programming, but on communication with Asian peers through the robot. At the end of the workshop, participants will present their ideas with a robot demonstration & in English.

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Time: 15:00-16:30
Location: West Bldg. 9, W9-323
Target: Junior high and high school students and teachers
Capacity: 40 people

Have you ever thought to yourself, "What if my research could help someone else?" Have you ever thought about this? Under the slogan "Shakakachi," we value the attitude of creating value from the starting point of social issues. The method of organizing how much an activity has the power to improve society is called social impact evaluation, and is also used by companies. This perspective is also useful when communicating the meaning of research to the public. Let's learn how to understand social impact and expand the world of research together.

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Location: West Bldg. 9, W9-324
Time: 15:00-16:30
Target: Junior high and high school students and teachers

The "Yumechikara Cultivation Research Program," which Shikishima Baking Company and LIVANES have continued for 13 years, finally achieved implementation in all prefectures this year, bringing the total number of participating schools to 160. In addition to introducing the results of the program, this event will also include presentations by previously selected teams and a lecture by Dr. Nishio of Tokyo University of Agriculture, the developer of the new variety.
We will also have a workshop to further accelerate domestic wheat cultivation, so students & teachers interested in cultivation research are encouraged to attend!

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Time: 15:00-16:30
Location: West Bldg. 9, W9-326
Target: Junior high and high school students and teachers
Capacity: 40 people

ITO EN has been engaged in tea research and the creation of new value for over 60 years. At this booth, we will introduce the appeal of tea and ITO EN's diverse challenges, including research into the health benefits of green tea, commercialization technologies to enhance the taste, and the development of tea husk upcycling products. In addition, we are calling for research ideas from junior and senior high school students, who are the future leaders of the industry, for "The Future Envisioned through Tea. Let's think together about what we can do to bring the appeal of tea to people around the world!

Currently, global goals are being set for the conservation and restoration of biodiversity, and research for solutions is attracting attention, and the TASUKI-襷-Project is challenging research on aquatic biodiversity assessment with middle and high school students in the field of Lake Biwa, a river that connects to Tokyo Bay. At the booth, the results of the assessment using environmental DNA technology will be introduced and quizzes will be given by participating schools on the actual research. If you are interested in ecosystem research in rivers and its methods, please join us!

The Marine Challenge Program supports teenagers who are taking on all kinds of research related to the ocean and aquatic environment. Those who do not yet have a research theme or those who want to expand their research are welcome! In addition to creating your own research theme using AI, we will introduce research ideas that match your interests and concerns, and you can get stickers by visiting recommended posters that will accelerate your research! Please share your interest in the ocean with us!

The "Yumechikara Cultivation Research Program" is a research program in which students can learn the importance of "food" while growing a new domestic wheat variety "Yumechikara" at school and learning observation and data analysis. One of the main features of this program is that it can be undertaken not only by the science club, but also by classes and the school as a whole. This year marks the 14th year of this program, which was started to raise Japan's wheat self-sufficiency rate! At this booth, we will introduce the results of the 13 years of the program and examples of its implementation throughout Japan!

Do you know "quince"? It is a mysterious and fascinating fruit with a rich aroma and a variety of ingredients. Lotte Corporation has long cherished the quince as an ingredient for throat lozenges. In order to connect its attractiveness to the future, we are looking for junior high and high school students to work together with us in research to explore new values. Why don't you come up with ideas to expand the possibilities of quince, not only in the area of food, but also by thinking freely and outside the box?

Monozukuri 0." is a project to support activities that encourage people to become interested in manufacturing and challenge manufacturing even by 0.1 step. We will introduce "automatic sorting trash can" exploration materials that can be used in junior high and high school classes and club activities, as well as research expenses (all teams' works will be exhibited on the 14th). We also introduce activities utilizing 3D printers by our Monozukuri 0. partner, Muto Kogyo Co.

Hiroshima Institute of TechnologyThe Hiroshima Institute of Technology was founded in 1963 to nurture human resources for manufacturing. 2025, the university has become a partner of "Monozukuri 0." to provide junior high and high school students with an opportunity to develop an interest in manufacturing. At the booth, we will introduce the university's education and research, the history of manufacturing in Hiroshima, and conduct a hearing about the support for manufacturing that junior high and high school students are seeking.

In the Mipox X Challenge Program, Mipox employees and junior and senior high school students will take on the challenge of automating the production of Dorodango by combining the technology developed by Mipox, a professional polisher, with the creative ideas of the participants. The booth will include a display of initial robots that will be improved within the program.

Online research school NEST LAB. has begun collaborating with schools across Japan to eliminate the "inquiry gap" between regions and schools. At Nara Gakuen Tomigaoka Junior High School, students are independently conducting research with research coaches in the after-school doctoral course. At the booth, we will introduce the collaboration model and implementation steps, and we are looking for new participating schools.

Support Inc. provides consulting services for urban planning and zoning under the management philosophy of "connecting thoughts and creating a town for tomorrow. For example, we work with landowners, construction companies, real estate developers, and local governments to consider and design how to use "town" such as housing, parks, and infrastructure. In the future, we would like to collaborate with researchers and start laboratory activities. Let's think together about what kind of research we can do in the "town"!

At the ADvance Lab, a next-generation research institute, junior high, high school, and university students take on the challenge of conducting full-scale research and deepening their expertise through conference presentations and training camps. LINOA is an entrepreneurial community, "ADvance Campus," where research and activities are circulated in an environment where exploration, planning, and co-creation are advanced in an "agora" based on interests. LINOA aims for a future in which the next generation will create new "crystals of knowledge" in collaboration with society across these frameworks.

Astellas is looking for people who can work together with us to solve health issues by thinking about what health means and how to help everyone achieve good health. Let's think about health from every aspect, including the relationship between people and society, and work together to create a world where everyone can be healthy. In addition to the Science Castle Research Fund activities, we will exhibit "Health Sugoroku," which was created as a teaching material for schools to help students dig deeper into their own health! Please come and discuss your idea of "health" with us!

Asahi Soft Drinks supports junior and senior high school student researchers who are creating the future! Every day, they are working on new ideas that emerge in the beverage development field, and on research that balances good taste and health through the power of science. At this year's booth, we will introduce recently discovered research on the effects of strongly carbonated water! Let's explore together the new possibilities that will open up from "drinking" while experiencing the science of strongly carbonated water!

The Science Castle DE&I Award supports "any development or research that focuses on one's own characteristics or minority status. The Benesse Children's Fund, which aims to realize "a society where children with a bright future can expand their potential in a safe environment for learning," accompanies participants in the process of transforming their own "moyamoya" into the challenge of research. Why don't you join us in taking on the challenge of turning your own problems into research?

To deliver health to people, Rohto is taking a diverse range of approaches from food to regenerative medicine. What future research themes will be necessary in a changing society? In addition to an introduction of initiatives to consider future research themes together with the next generation, which were implemented using Expo 2005 Osaka-Kansai, a presentation by a participating team, "Our Dream and Future of Large-Scale Algae Farms," was also given! Why don't you come and think together about the challenge of realizing future health while envisioning a future society?

This section introduces the latest research in pharmacy conducted at Keio University's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. It is sure to change the way you think about the study of pharmacy and broaden your horizons. What kind of future will be opened up by future pharmaceutical research? Let's take a look into the world of pharmacology together. There is also a hands-on exhibit where you can learn about the mechanisms of drugs and receptors with a three-dimensional puzzle. Please feel free to drop by.

The Eco-Til Study is a large-scale epidemiological study of children's health and the environment in which approximately 100,000 pairs of parents and children throughout Japan participate. The health of children is regularly monitored from the time they are in the womb, and how the environment around them affects their growth and development is investigated. At the booth, we will introduce a board game that simulates epidemiological research, as well as research tips using questionnaires. We would love to hear your thoughts on "living environment" and "health" as well!

Science Tokyo is a national university established in October 2024 through the merger of Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Tokyo Institute of Technology. The mission of the new university is "to create new values together with society by pursuing 'scientific progress' and 'human happiness'". In this booth, we will introduce materials on both universities and activities of university students.

"Robot Smart Programming Environment developed by the University of Aizu" is a system environment that enables the simulation of robots in virtual space, based on the experience with AOJ (Aizu Online Judge), an online programming learning system. AOJ is a system environment that enables robot simulation in a virtual space. Simulation is possible while assuming the operation of a robot in an environment where it is not possible to go to the actual site. It is expected to be used for robotics education.
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RIVERNESS CAPITAL provides a wide range of support in terms of "management" to researchers who take on global challenges with new ideas born from their research, from how to build a company to gathering the necessary funds and friends for their activities. In this booth, we will introduce the cutting-edge technology and initiatives of IDDK, one of the companies supported by RIVERNESS CAPITAL, with whom we are working together on a special project at this year's Science Castle World!

The SMBC Group supports research with such potential. Through the "Shakakachi RISE PROJECT," we are creating an environment in which young researchers can continue to take on challenges through research funding support and accompanying social implementation. In this booth, we will introduce our efforts in this area. Why don't you join us and envision the future that lies beyond your research?

We will introduce the variety of learning that RIVERNESS delivers, including RBE, experimental classes, the Science Castle research fund, and "someone", a science magazine for junior high and high school students. Through case studies such as the "Life Science Symposium" on the theme of medical x engineering, we will also introduce our efforts to create moments when people encounter their interests, broaden their perspectives, and begin to envision the future as their own.