Introducing the efforts of the Heisei 29 learning town collaboration project.
In order to create attractive communities and solve local issues, universities and students are invited to work on projects in collaboration with the local community, and subsidies are provided for excellent initiatives. We will inform you of the progress information on this year's initiatives.
【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsuho Search Association
In the Uzu area of Keihoku-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, we have received an activity report from Mr. Taniwaki, a member of the "Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Association", which is working to rediscover and revitalize the charm of the region through searching for local treasures (nature, people, technology, tradition, history, etc.).
Signboard installation work with the Ippuku Family Uzu Migration Promotion Team【March 12】 Report (Click here for → report) (
Presenter: Aimi Mitamura, a second-year student at Kyoto Seika University's Faculty of Design)
2018.03.16
【Activities】Meeting to think about the future of arithmetic and mathematics education
We would like to introduce an activity report from Mr. Katsuragi, a member of the "Association for Thinking about Future Arithmetic and Mathematics Education", an organization that aims to introduce origami culture and the appeal of ORIGAMI science to children and to disseminate the charm of Kyoto to the world.
(Presenter: Hajime Katsuragi, 2nd year student, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University of Education, etc.)
2018.02.28
【Activities】Meeting to think about the future of arithmetic and mathematics education
We would like to introduce an activity report from Mr. Katsuragi, a member of the "Association for Thinking about Future Arithmetic and Mathematics Education", an organization that aims to introduce origami culture and the appeal of ORIGAMI science to children and to disseminate the charm of Kyoto to the world.
Origami Culture Booklet (Korean Version)
(Presenter: Hajime Katsuragi, 2nd year student, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University of Education, etc.)
2018.02.01
【Activities】 About the "6th Kitashirakawa Children's Cafeteria "Karafuru"
Based at the Kitashirakawa Children's Center in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, we hold a children's cafeteria once a month and are working to "create a place where everyone can belong" where children can easily talk at the "dining table" around children.
For details of the day, please see the event report on the "Karafuru" organization website (linked below).
January 20 (Sat) The 6th Kitashirakawa Children's Cafeteria "Karafuru"
→Click here for the "Event Report" on the "Karafuru" organization website.
Click here for → Activity Report
2018.02.01
【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsuho Search Association
In the Uzu area of Keihoku-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, we have received an activity report from members of the "Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Association", which is working to rediscover and revitalize the charm of the region through searching for local treasures (nature, people, technology, tradition, history, etc.).
Children's Photography Class [November 25-26] Report (Click here for → report) (
Presenter: Tomoki Ichikawa, a first-year student at the Faculty of Humanities, Kyoto Seika University)
Smile Children's Bazaar (collaboration project with Parent and Child Nikori Manufacturing) [November 26] Report (Click here for → report) (
Presenter: Kyoto Seika University Faculty of Design, 2nd year student Aimi Mitamura)
2018.01.16
【Activities】 About the 5th Kitashirakawa Children's Cafeteria "Karafuru"
Based at the Kitashirakawa Children's Center in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, we hold a children's cafeteria once a month and are working to "create a place where everyone can belong" where children can easily talk at the "dining table" around children.
For details of the day, please see the event report on the "Karafuru" organization website (linked below).
December 2 (Sat) The 5th Kitashirakawa Children's Cafeteria "Karafuru"
→Click here for the "Event Report" on the "Karafuru" organization website.
Click here for → Activity Report
2017.12.07
【Activities】Meeting to think about the future of arithmetic and mathematics education
We would like to introduce an activity report from Mr. Katsuragi, a member of the "Association for Thinking about Future Arithmetic and Mathematics Education", an organization that aims to introduce origami culture and the appeal of ORIGAMI science to children and to disseminate the charm of Kyoto to the world.
"Origami Culture Booklet" "Interim Report"
(Presenter: Hajime Katsuragi, a second-year student at the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University of Education)
2017.11.29
【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsuho Search Association
In the Uzu area of Keihoku-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, we have received an activity report from Mr. Taniwaki, a member of the "Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Association", which is working to rediscover and revitalize the charm of the region through searching for local treasures (nature, people, technology, tradition, history, etc.).
Vacant House Countermeasure Project & Parent and Child Smile Bazaar Preparation [November 18 and 19] Report (Click here for → report) (
Presenter: Kyoto Seika University Faculty of Design, 2nd year student Nanami Taniwaki)
2017.11.24
【Activities】 Waku Waku Laboratory Department of Children's Science
On Saturday, October 28, we visited the "Children's Science Class" by the "Waku Waku Laboratory" active in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City.
"Waku Waku Laboratory" is a student volunteer organization of the Department of Education at Bukkyo University.
Once a month, a science experiment class is held for elementary school students near the Kitano shopping street, with the aim of revitalizing the community, supporting children's learning, and creating a place where they belong.
This year's theme is "Let's make artificial salmon roe with touching water!" Are.
The participating children wore white coats and goggles like scientists and enjoyed the experiment with excitement.
The Children's Science Class will continue to be held monthly in Kitano Shopping Street.
2017.11.14
【Activities】 Soratane Project "The 15th Soratane Festival"
On Saturday, October 21, we visited the "15th Soratane Festival" by the "Soratane Project" active in Kita-ku, Kyoto City.
The "Soratane Project" is an activity by Kyoto university students based in Shin-Omiya Shopping Street, Kita-ku, Kyoto City, with the aim of attracting the younger generation to the shopping district area and building a community between a wide range of generations, from young to old, by planning events centered on the Soratane Festival.
This year marks the 15th Soratane Festival. Under the theme of "Smiling Seeds of Smile Shin-Omiya," it was held at Shin-Omiya Shopping Street. Unfortunately, it rained on the day of the event, and although the number of visitors was smaller than usual, the content was upgraded from last year by preparing delicious food, wonderful music, and fun workshops through various projects such as workshops and stalls.
The "Soratane Project" will continue to plan various events to create a space where everyone can smile and to form exchanges and communities that transcend generations.
2017.11.10
【Activities】 About the "4th Kitashirakawa Children's Cafeteria "Karafuru"
On Saturday, October 14, we visited the "Kitashirakawa Children's Cafeteria" by "Karafuru" active in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City.
"Karafuru" is a place where students from Kyoto University and Doshisha Women's University play a central role in creating a "place where everyone belongs" where people of different ages and positions can easily converse with each other through a place called a "dinner table" around children. With that in mind, they are active mainly at the Kitashirakawa Children's Center.
This time, as a collaboration project with the student group "Trigger Cafeteria" that introduces ingredients from Tohoku in Kyoto, a talk show about the Great East Japan Earthquake and a show of dismantling autumn salmon were held. On the day of the event, guitar playing was also performed, and the children seemed to enjoy participating from beginning to end in a cheerful and easy-to-talk atmosphere.
For details on the day, please see the "Activity Report" below and the event report on the "Karafuru" organization website.
October 14 (Sat) The 4th Kitashirakawa Children's Cafeteria "Karafuru"
→Click here for the "Event Report" on the "Karafuru" organization website.
Click here for → Activity Report
2017.11.08
【Activities】Meeting
to think about the future of arithmetic and mathematics education ☆ "The 4th ORIGAMI Science Class ~Collaboration between Origami and Mathematics!~"
We would like to introduce the new information of the "Association for Thinking about Future Arithmetic and Mathematics Education" adopted this year.
The "Association for Thinking about the Future of Arithmetic and Mathematics Education" is an activity in which students of Kyoto University of Education introduce the appeal of origami culture and ORIGAMI science to children, and to disseminate the charm of Kyoto to the whole world.
On Saturday, November 18, "The 4th ORIGAMI Science Class ~Collaboration between Origami and Mathematics!~" will be held. If you are interested, please join us.
"The 4th ORIGAMI Science Class ~Collaboration between Origami and Mathematics!~"
Date & Time: Saturday, November 18, 2017 10:00~12:00 (Reception: 9:30~)
Target: High school students in Kyoto City (1st ~ 3rd grade) *Please bring your own writing utensils.
Capacity: First 10 groups (in order of application) * Participation fee is free
Venue: Kyoto University of Education Fujimori Campus, Building 1, Building A, 2nd floor, Lecture Room A3
※For details⇒ please see the leaflet.
【Activities】 Shikasu About "Caricature Workshop"
On Saturday, October 14, we visited the "Portrait Workshop" by "Shikasu" in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City.
"Shikasu" is an organization of Kyoto Seika University students who are engaged in activities aimed at expanding opportunities for local children and the elderly to experience art, focusing on holding art workshops at children's halls and day service centers in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City.
This time, we will exhibit a booth at the "55th Iwakura Autumn Festival" sponsored by Iwakura Hospital, and it is a workshop where "Shikasu" students will create portraits for those who wish.
On the day of the event, it was very popular with everyone from children to the elderly, and from the very beginning of the event, people who wished to make reservations came one after another.
Participants can choose from Deformed Touch, Real Touch, and Anime/Manga Touch.
Each portrait takes about 40 minutes to create carefully and heart, but I took care to create a pleasant atmosphere while communicating so as to bring out the smiles of the participants.
It was very impressive to see the participants receiving the completed portrait with a happy smile.
"Shikasu" will continue to plan various art workshops so that even people who usually have few opportunities to experience art can feel close to creative activities.
2017.10.20
【Activities】Fushimi Fukakusa-Higashitakase River Environmental Protection and Jizo Basin Project
We would like to introduce the activity report from the "Ryukoku University-Higashitakasegawa Environmental Protection and Jizo Bon Project Team", which continues its activities in the area around Higashitakasegawa, Fushimi Ward.
"Certificate of Appreciation from the Local Residents' Association for Our Activities"
In early October, we held a post-study session with local executives to review our activities so far. At that time, we received a "letter of appreciation" from the Kawakubo Town Residents' Association to us students.
Cleaning and mowing the hot river, planning and managing the Jizo Basin program conceived by the students, a stamp rally that visited the homes of children and the elderly, bamboo lanterns handmade by local people, high school students, and students, fruit punches hollowed out of watermelons, fireworks, etc. were all fun memories.
We are delighted to receive a letter of appreciation from the local community. Thank you very much.
2017.10.07
【Activities】 S-Team ~Creating a place to connect high school girls and grandmothers~
We would like to introduce the initiatives of the "Student Organization SMILE" adopted this year.
The student group SMILE aims to create a community that connects high school girls by volunteering for the elderly in nursing homes, utilizing their specialties (makeup, nails, etc.), and also improves the self-affirmation of high school students through the planning of exchange events by high school students and study sessions on community revitalization for high school and university students such as the elderly. It is active with the aim of contributing to the prevention of loneliness for the elderly.
We have received an activity report from the group members, so please take a look.
"Student Group SMILE Activity Report [July 22 (Sat)] (Click here for → report)" (
Presenter: Ritsumeikan University 2nd year student Ms. Wakako Uehara)
2017.8.31
【Activities】Keihoku Utsu Fureai Learning
We would like to introduce the "Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsuho Search Association" adopted this year.
The Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Association aims to reaffirm the goodness and rarity of the region that local residents have not noticed through students' knowledge and youthful sensibilities by gathering in the Uzu area of Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, where depopulation is progressing, and interacting with local residents while engaging in various initiatives, with the aim of disseminating the charm of Uzu, which is blessed with rich nature, history, and culture, both inside and outside the region as a "treasure."
We have received an activity report from the group members, so please take a look.
"The 4th Children's Festa in Utsu Day 1 [Saturday, August 5] Report (Click here for → report)" (
Presenter: Kyoto Seika University 2nd year student Aimi Mitamura)
"The 4th Children's Festa in Utsu Day 2 [Sunday, August 6] Report (Click here for → report)" (
Presenter: Saki Sugiura, 3rd year student of the Faculty of Manga, Kyoto Seika University)
2017.8.31
【Activities】Disseminating Culture through ORIGAMI Science
We would like to introduce the efforts of the "Association for Thinking about Future Arithmetic and Mathematics Education" adopted this year.
The Future of Arithmetic and Mathematics Education Group aims to introduce the appeal of origami culture and ORIGAMI science to children and to disseminate the charm of Kyoto to the whole world.
As one of these activities, "The 1st ORIGAMI Science Class ~ Let's touch Kyochiyoshi and experience arithmetic!~" was held on Saturday, July 29. The report has been received from the activity members, so please take a look.
"The 1st ORIGAMI Science Class ~Let's touch Kyochiyoshi and experience arithmetic!~ 【July 29 (Sat)】 Report (Click here for → report) (
Presenter: Hajime Katsuragi, 2nd year student at the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University of Education)
On Saturday, September 23, "The 3rd ORIGAMI Science Class ~Collaboration between Origami Culture and Mathematics in Kyoto~" will be held. If you are interested, please join us. 
"The 3rd ORIGAMI Science Class ~Collaboration between Origami Culture and Mathematics in Kyoto~"
Date & Time: Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:00~12:00 (Reception: 9:30~)
Place: Kyoto University of Education Building No. 1, Building A, 2nd floor, Lecture Room A3 (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto)
※For details⇒ please see the leaflet.
Please click here for details such as introduction of past initiatives and information.
Affiliation: http://math.kyokyo-u.ac.jp/math_kyokyo/news.html
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2017.8.30
【Activities】Fushimi Fukakusa-Higashitakase River Environmental Protection and Jizo Basin Project
We would like to introduce the efforts of the "Ryukoku University-Higashitakasegawa Environmental Protection and Jizo Bon Project Team" adopted this year.
In Fushimi Ward, the Ryukoku University-Higashi-Takase River Environmental Protection and Jizo Bon Project Team is working with local organizations, neighborhood associations and neighborhood associations, and students of Fushimi Technical High School to think about environmental protection through cleanup activities on the Higashi-Takase River, and to plan and implement the Jizo Basin, in which everyone from children to the elderly can actively participate.
We have received an activity report on the Jizo Basin held this year, so please take a look.
"This year's bamboo lanterns are handmade by students, high school students, and local residents [Friday, July 14]"
The last year students of Kyoto Municipal Fushimi Technical High School, who have been working on environmental problems in the Higashi-Takase River for a long time, as well as TUFS students, and local people gathered to make bamboo lanterns by hand for this year's Jizo Basin. With lessons from local executives, high school and university students worked together to make 40 pieces in one and a half hours.
Bamboo lanterns are lit in collaboration with high school students, university students, and local residents, and the results of joint work are lit on the Higashi-Takase River on the night of the Jizo Basin. Now, the Jizo Basin in Kawakubo Town is the "bamboo lantern" of the Higashi-Takase River, and it seems that it has completely taken root.
"Jizo Bon in Kawakubo Town【August 19 (Sat)】
This year's bamboo lanterns are handmade in collaboration with students, high school students, and local residents. When I combined the scraps and drew the words "Kawakubo Town", the local people were delighted with this surprise.
The popular events were the evening fireworks, the flooping punch with watermelons hollowed out, and of course, the bamboo lanterns on the Higashi-Takase River, which are now the main event of the Kawakubo Town Jizo Basin and were enjoyed by many people.
When the children's favorite anime song plays, everyone starts singing. Mr. Tozaki gave a big round of applause from everyone. We felt a sense of accomplishment that brought the venue together through our project.
2017.8.30
