[December 12] "4th Mecha Design Contest" Submission Work Workshop

We will hold a design production workshop!

We will hold a workshop to create works to submit to the "Mechanical Designer Kunio Okawara Project 4th Mecha Design Contest."

The venue is the showroom of Korg, a world-renowned electronic musical instrument manufacturer headquartered in Inagi City.

Listen to stories about musical instruments, experience cutting-edge instruments firsthand, and get design inspiration!

• For more information about the 4th Mecha Design Contest, click here
• For information about "Korg" and the showroom, click here(external link)

Event Date

December 12, 2026 (Saturday)

Event Time

From 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Venue

Korg Showroom
(4015-2 Yanokuchi, Inagi City, Tokyo)

Eligibility

Anyone can participate.
If you like musical instruments, music, illustration, or design creation (no skills required), please join us.

Contents

1. 　Talk about the "Mechanical Designer Kunio Okawara Project" and the "Mecha Design Contest"
2. 　Talk about musical instruments
3. 　Korg Showroom Tour
4. 　Freely explore inside the showroom and create design drawings
5. 　Question Time

　Note: This will be created either by hand or digitally.
　Only those who bring their own equipment can produce digitally.
　If you are not confident in operating application software digitally, please participate by handwriting.

 

Application

Necessary

Please apply using the form below.

• "4th Mecha Design Contest" Submission Work Workshop (December 12) Application Form(external link)

Application Deadline

Friday, December 11, 2026

Cost

Free

Number of recruits

20 pairs per session (first-come, first-served application. For two or more accompanying Parent or Guardians, depending on the total number of participants, you may be asked to wait temporarily in a separate room)

Belongings

Participation possible without bringing anything

You may also bring your own preferred art supplies.

(Colored pencils, pens, paper, rulers, etc. Please refrain from bringing liquid art materials such as paints and inks.)

Note: Only those who bring equipment with the necessary applications installed for digital illustration production can participate.

Power is available, but we will not provide app usage guidance on the day. If you are not confident, please consider analog production.

Notes

• Children up to the 4th grade of elementary school must participate together with a Parent or Guardian or accompanying person.
  (The workshop will be conducted while experiencing the musical instruments, which are the products. Also, there are wiring cables inside the showroom. We ask the accompanying persons to be very careful to prevent any injuries to participants or damage to the products. Please understand that the organizers and related parties cannot take responsibility for any injuries or accidents that occur within the facility.)
• Illustrations created in the workshop will be submitted as entries for the 4th Mecha Design Contest. The works will be collected on the spot and will not be returned.