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What is Osaka Research Foundation for Regional Development?
The Osaka Regional Promotion Research Foundation is a research institution that studies urban issues and regional promotion policies around the world, and makes recommendations to various sectors. It disseminates information on events and seminars related to history, culture, arts, science and technology, as well as architecture and urban development.
Major Projects
Major Projects
A project to pass down the value of Japanese craftsmanship. 'UTSUWA,' a modular Japanese room co-created by Japanese and German artisans, is showcased in Japan and abroad. In 2025, the project will join Expo and renovate a traditional house in Yoshino, Nara.
A project to pass down the value of Japanese craftsmanship. 'UTSUWA,' a modular Japanese room co-created by Japanese and German artisans, is showcased in Japan and abroad. In 2025, the project will join Expo and renovate a traditional house in Yoshino, Nara.
A project to explore universities and university cities from a global perspective and propose a model for a university city in central Osaka (around Osaka Castle) amid the transformation of higher education.
This project aims to realize “Osaka as a City of Arts” by promoting arts and cultural activities in Uemachi Plateau—the birthplace of Osaka—making use of historic sites such as Shitennoji Temple and Osaka Castle Park.
News
News
Announcement of the 2025EXPO “UTSUWA Project: Japanese and German Craftsmen's Skills - See! Learn! Experience!”
Announcement of the 2025EXPO “UTSUWA Project: Japanese and German Craftsmen's Skills - See! Learn! Experience!”
Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025, 12:00-16:30
Venue: TSUBAME German Pavilion Outdoor Stage
Theme: Introducing Japanese and German craftsmanship to the world!
Overview:
a. Assembly of a traditional Japanese room “UTSUWA” on stage 12:00-12:45
b. Demonstrations of tatami mats 13:00-13:30
sliding doors 13:30-14:00
woodworking 14:00-14:30
and pottery disassembly 14:30-15:00
c. Chisel carving contest 15:30-16:30
Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025, 12:00-16:30
Venue: TSUBAME German Pavilion Outdoor Stage
Theme: Introducing Japanese and German craftsmanship to the world!
Overview:
a. Assembly of a traditional Japanese room “UTSUWA” on stage 12:00-12:45
b. Demonstrations of tatami mats 13:00-13:30
sliding doors 13:30-14:00
woodworking 14:00-14:30
and pottery disassembly 14:30-15:00
c. Chisel carving contest 15:30-16:30
Announcement: 2025 EXPO “Utsuwa ♡ Namiki-za: Traditional Performing Arts Theater - Enjoy Osaka's Traditional Performing Arts with People from Around the World”
Announcement: 2025 EXPO “Utsuwa ♡ Namiki-za: Traditional Performing Arts Theater - Enjoy Osaka's Traditional Performing Arts with People from Around the World”
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025, 13:00-20:00
Venue: Pop-Up Stage South
Theme: Japanese Traditional Performing Arts × UTSUWA 1.1
Overview: A collaboration featuring Japanese traditional performing arts on the stage of UTSUWA. Various Japanese traditional performing arts will be showcased
Program:
①UTSUWA (Japanese-style room) Assembly Workshop 13:00–14:00
②Traditional Japanese Instruments × Computer Music 14:30–15:10
③Traditional Japanese Instruments Experience (Workshop) 15:40–16:40
④Jōruri Performance 17:10–18:10
⑤Noh Performance & Small Drum (Kotsuzumi) Workshop 18:40–19:10 / 19:30–20:00
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025, 13:00-20:00
Venue: Pop-Up Stage South
Theme: Japanese Traditional Performing Arts × UTSUWA 1.1
Overview: A collaboration featuring Japanese traditional performing arts on the stage of UTSUWA. Various Japanese traditional performing arts will be showcased
Program:
①UTSUWA (Japanese-style room) Assembly Workshop 13:00–14:00
②Traditional Japanese Instruments × Computer Music 14:30–15:10
③Traditional Japanese Instruments Experience (Workshop) 15:40–16:40
④Jōruri Performance 17:10–18:10
⑤Noh Performance & Small Drum (Kotsuzumi) Workshop 18:40–19:10 / 19:30–20:00
Works
Works
Japanese Architecture and Craftsmanship Study Group: 4th Meeting
Japanese Architecture and Craftsmanship Study Group: 4th Meeting
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: Yamato-Kamiichi GATEWAY (Yoshino Town, Nara Prefecture)
Theme: Yoshino forestry, renovation of old houses, relocation, and dual-region living
Members: Led by Takada Mitsuo (Professor at Kyoto University of Arts and Design, Emeritus Professor at Kyoto University, and Board Member of the Foundation), along with architects and researchers.
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: Yamato-Kamiichi GATEWAY (Yoshino Town, Nara Prefecture)
Theme: Yoshino forestry, renovation of old houses, relocation, and dual-region living
Members: Led by Takada Mitsuo (Professor at Kyoto University of Arts and Design, Emeritus Professor at Kyoto University, and Board Member of the Foundation), along with architects and researchers.
UTSUWA-Project was introduced in "Jutaku Kenchiku” (No.511 issue)
UTSUWA-Project was introduced in "Jutaku Kenchiku” (No.511 issue)
Rieko Uchida (Morizo-), the leader of UTSUWA project, wrote an article about the “Japanese-German Craftsman Panel Discussion UTSUWA DANGI-II” and her experience in Germany as one of the serial articles by Dr. Censei Hattori (Professor Emeritus, Chiba University) in the June issue of "Jutaku Kenchiku" (Architectural Material Laboratory), which will be published on April 17, 2025. and her experiences in Germany.
Rieko Uchida (Morizo-), the leader of UTSUWA project, wrote an article about the “Japanese-German Craftsman Panel Discussion UTSUWA DANGI-II” and her experience in Germany as one of the serial articles by Dr. Censei Hattori (Professor Emeritus, Chiba University) in the June issue of "Jutaku Kenchiku" (Architectural Material Laboratory), which will be published on April 17, 2025. and her experiences in Germany.
Journal “融 Yū”
Journal “融 Yū”
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This is an introduction to the Association's business activities.
Each issue of the journal has a “special theme” and consists of interviews with and contributions from key persons in various fields, as well as articles by the foundation's directors.
Major Past Initiatives
Major Past Initiatives
In October 2024, UTSUWA 3.1 (an innovative Japanese-style room prototype with an arrangement of traditional woodwork) event in collaboration with the Japanese-German Center Berlin
On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, an international symposium bringing together leading figures in contemporary art and advanced science was held at Shitennoji.
Universities, research institutes, small and medium-sized enterprises, and governments related to Kansai Science City and Expo '70 Osaka/Kansai (Yumeshima) held this event with the aim of creating innovation and infrastructure development.
In 2022, to coincide with the 1,400th anniversary of Prince Shotoku's death, we recreated the route that Taishi used to travel between Osaka and Ikaruga in Nara.
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