On Friday, November 14th, students from Faculty of Art and Design and Faculty of Collaborative Regional Development at our university, together with Takahashi Co., Ltd. (Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture), which operates the facility, and NEXCO West Japan Kyushu Branch (Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City), launched the third installment of the "KSU Chihaya Service Area *," a limited-time antenna shop promoting the attractions of various parts of Kyushu, at Gardens Chihaya no Chihaya Park (Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City).
The third installment is Kumamoto Prefecture Tsunagi This is a "connecting service area" in cooperation with the town.
<Tsunagi Service Area>
Period: November 14, 2025 (Friday) - December 14, 2025 (Sunday) 11:00-17:00
(Closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Venue: Gardens Chihaya Chihaya Park (3-6-37 Chihaya, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
Products: - Processed products made from citrus fruits "Sweet Spring" and "Dekopon" (juice, jelly, cake, etc.)
・Kameman Sake Brewery's sake, made with pure water from Mount Ozeki and locally grown rice,has a history of over 100 years.
・"YOMO GINGER" is a blend of mugwort and ginger syrup
・"Fresh basil oil" made with fresh oysters from the Shiranui Sea
For this project, under the guidance of Professor Toru Kurita of the Department Department of Living Environment Design of Faculty of Art and Design and Lecturer Yuichiro Ishibashi Department of Visual Design, students from the same department worked on the spatial design of the store and the creation of the logo and posters. The logo is based on a houndstooth pattern, with the "weave" of the "Woven Tree," a tree in the park that is the symbol of Gardens Chihaya, as its motif. The store fixtures are designed to be stacked, with a basic cube shape that can be combined with the houndstooth pattern, aiming to express the pattern in three dimensions.
Additionally, under the guidance of Professor Okata Yuko of the Department of Tourism, Faculty of Collaborative Regional Development, students from the seminar will take the lead in running the store, playing a role in deepening ties between the cities and regions of Kyushu. To promote the appeal of Tsunagi Town, fieldwork was carried out on-site for two days, on Saturday, October 25th and Sunday, October 26th. The students are promoting the town's gentle and peaceful charms at the Tsunagi Service Area.
From the fourth installment onwards, our students will continue to promote the attractions of other regions. Please stop by if you are in the area!
*A local antenna shop, modeled after a service area on a highway, planned and run by students. It will be opened for a limited time at Gardens Chihaya as a base for promoting the charms of the region, with the aim of acting as a bridge connecting each region of Kyushu with the Fukuoka metropolitan area. (Inspired by the functions of a service area, such as information dissemination, sales, rest, and gathering.)
[Faculty of Art and Design, Faculty of Collaborative Regional Development, Industry-Academia Co-innovation and Research Promotion Headquarters]
