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Our Value
Every new encounter expands imagination and ignites a desire to explore further. A new discovery each visit. It's an experience that should be familiar to all. A museum is not confined to walls. It is any place where insights bloom and learning ignites—under open skies, woven into daily life. With newfound freedom and innovative ideas, we yearn for a world full of museums.
Six Indicators
Six Indicators
1 Creating a framework for sustained growth
Are we providing the city and its people with facilities that will last for years rather than simply building a facility?
2 Providing access to learning opportunities and new insights at any time
Are we always providing new insights for visitors rather than just having them visit once or being the same every time they come?
3 Providing value that goes beyond what is required
Are we ascertaining the needs of our clients, and providing what the end user is looking for?
4 People-centered design for emotions and experiences
Are we creating designs that people will instinctively want to know about, and then take action and communicate with others?
5 Town Revitalization
Is everyone in town feeling invigorated? Are we providing something meaningful to society?
6 Protecting the sanctity of life
Are we creating a system that allows humans and other creatures to coexist in their environment in a safe and secure way?
Company Overview
From business planning, project development, and concept creation to design realization, we provide an integrated process that solves challenges and creates new opportunities for value generation. Through dialogue and close partnership, we respect the history, culture, and customs of each place while proposing sustainable plans rooted in local context. By incorporating non-verbal approaches such as art, design, and sound, we pursue creative work that communicates across borders and resonates on a global level.
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Concept design
Through insight that captures the essence of a project, we translate value into language and imagery, shaping a clear and distinctive identity.
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Architecture & Spatial Design
In response to each project’s purpose and concept, we create spaces that are safe, functional, and compelling.
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Exhibition Design
We design the overall communication experience as a form of information design, creating structures and moments that inform, engage, and resonate with visitors.
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Consulting
We also participate as consultants in related elements such as cafés, retail goods, and visitor experiences, helping create a cohesive worldview across the entire facility.
company
Company Name
MMD inc.
Address
1-29-2 THE STEPS 402, Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0072, Japan
Phone
+81.3.6555.2618
Founded
April 1, 2020
Licenses, Approvals, etc
First-class registered architect office[Registration No.] Tokyo Governor No. 64102
President & CEO
Kato Naoyuki
Services
Museum Planning, Design & Operational Consulting
Domestic and International Museum Development
Museum Operations, Experience & Maintenance Consulting
Visitor Experience Facility Planning, Design & Consulting
Experiential Museum Development
Commercial & Retail Planning and Design
Place-Based Facility Planning and Design
location
6-minute walk from Hatagaya Station (Keio New Line)
15-minute walk from Yoyogi-uehara Station (Odakyu & Chiyoda Lines)
member
Kato Naoyuki
CEO·AQUARIST
Biography
Established an industry-first engineering division specializing in aquariums within a major construction company and developed a unique range of exhibition methods, including artificial seawater, seawater regeneration, and seawater supply reduction systems, that have established it as an urban aquarium business. He has been featured in the media in the past, as an engineer involved in aquarium planning both in Japan and overseas. Launched the AQUATIC PROJECT in 2014, the first of its kind to fuse modern art, aquariums, and aquatic creatures.
Profile
At Taisei Corporation, he established the industry’s first engineering division specializing in aquariums and played a key role in making urban aquarium projects viable. His achievements include the development of artificial seawater systems, seawater regeneration systems, reduced seawater supply systems, and proprietary exhibition methods. As an engineer engaged in aquarium planning projects in Japan and overseas, his work has been featured in the media.
In 2014, he launched AQUATIC PROJECT, the world’s first aquarium initiative combining contemporary art, water, and aquatic life. He is also active as an artist.
In April 2020, he founded MMD Inc.
Technology Development & Academic Contributions
Recirculation Systems and Water Treatment for Urban Aquariums | 2017
During his time at Taisei Corporation, he was involved in technology development, patents, and academic contributions related to recirculation systems and water treatment for urban aquariums.
Professional Features & Media Coverage
Perspectives on Aquarium Design, Operations, and Spatial Production | 2016–2018
His expertise and achievements as an aquarium producer and designer were featured in external publications, including English educational materials and newspapers.
Selected Projects
OTOBACO: Spatial Audio Experience on the Hakone Ropeway
Taichung Aquarium (Taiwan)
AOAO SAPPORO
Myanmar Aquarium (Myanmar)
Kaohsiung Aquarium (Taiwan)
Taoyuan B District Museum (Taiwan)
Taoyuan C District Botanical Garden (Taiwan)
New Aquarium Project at Yomiuriland / TOKYO GIANTS TOWN
Wakasu Park PFI Project Plan
Yokosuka Oyabe Park PFI Project
Shikoku Aquarium
Kyoto Aquarium
Sumida Aquarium
Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa
and many more
Shinjo Taro
Director / Principal Architect
He is dedicated to designing meaningful human experiences. By creating moments of discovery through perspectives that depart from the everyday, he develops places and experiences that remain in people’s memories.
Background
He studied architecture at a university in Japan and completed graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Working primarily on museum and visitor-oriented projects in Japan, China, Taiwan, and South Korea, he has practiced experience design through architecture and interior design.
Some of the projects he has been involved in have received the Good Design Award and the SDA Award.
Selected Projects
Hakone Ropeway Museum Project: Owakudani / Earth Valley, cu-mo Hakone, OTOBACO
Kaohsiung Aquarium (Taiwan)
Taoyuan B District Museum (Taiwan)
Taoyuan C District Botanical Garden (Taiwan)
New Aquarium Project at Yomiuriland
Yokosuka Oyabe Park PFI Project
Numerous large-scale commercial facilities, retail spaces, and food and beverage venues in Japan, China, South Korea, and beyond
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