"Okazaki Digital Art Night Festival Birth of Lord Ieyasu 2023 Okazaki Castle Castle Tower & Otemon Projection Mapping" produced by HITOHATA,INC. will be held from December 23rd (Saturday) to December 26th (Tuesday), 2023 at Okazaki Park (Okazaki Castle Castle Tower & Otemon Gate). It will be held at Otemon) (Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture). (Sponsored by: Okazaki City, Okazaki City Night Time Economy Promotion Council)

This event will be held in conjunction with the broadcast of the NHK Taiga Drama "What Will You Do, Ieyasu?" and the opening of the "Dousuru Ieyasu Okazaki Taiga Drama Museum." Projection mapping images sublimating the culture and historical traditions of Okazaki City will be projected on the Okazaki Castle Keep, one of Japan's 100 famous castles and birthplace of Ieyasu Tokugawa.

Projection mapping images will also be projected onto the 16.4 meter wide and 11 meter high Okazaki Castle Otemon Gate, the main entrance to Okazaki Park.

In conjunction with the projection mapping, the Sugo riverside stonewalls in the Otogawa River Green Area will be digitally lit up with light.

Admission is free and no advance registration is required.

Please come and enjoy the projection mapping that will glamorously illuminate the night of Okazaki with cutting-edge digital art in conjunction with the finale of the NHK Taiga Drama "What Will You Do, Ieyasu?" and "What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Okazaki Taiga Drama Kan".

Outline of the event

[Name] Okazaki Castle Projection Mapping &Okazaki Castle Otemon Projection Mapping 2023 

[Dates] December 23 (Sat) - December 26 (Tue), 2023 17:30～21:00

*Continuous projection of approximately 6 minutes of content with an intermission of approximately 4 minutes.

*The same video can be viewed at any time of the day, so we recommend coming as late in the day as possible.

*In case of rain, the projection may be temporarily suspended or cancelled.

[Venue] Okazaki Castle (in Okazaki Park, 561-1 Kosei-cho, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture)

Public transportation: 15 minutes on foot from Meitetsu "Higashi Okazaki Station

15 minutes on foot from Aichi Kanjo Railway "Naka Okazaki Station"

From Meitetsu "Higashi-Okazaki Station", take bus No. 4 bound for "Kosei-cho", get off at "Kosei-cho" and walk about 5 minutes

From JR "Okazaki Station", take the bus bound for "Kosei-cho", get off at "Kosei-cho" and walk about 5 minutes

Car: From Tomei Expressway "Okazaki IC", approx. 3 km toward Nagoya

Parking fee: 7:00-22:00 100 yen/30 min. 22:00-7:00 the next day 50 yen/30 min.

*The maximum fee is 1,500 yen and available 24 hours a day.

[Detail] Projection mapping images of digital art content featuring the culture and history of Okazaki City and the traditional industry "Mikawa Fireworks" will be projected on the castle tower of Okazaki Castle, the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu and one of the 100 most famous castles in Japan.

Projection mapping images will also be projected onto the 16.4 meter wide and 11 meter high Okazaki Park Otemon Gate, the main entrance to Okazaki Park.

In conjunction with the projection mapping, the Sugo riverside stonewall in the Otogawa River Green Area will be digitally lit up with light.

[Fee] Free of charge, no advance registration required

[Request to visitors]

・Please refrain from taking photos or videos using flash, drones, or using a tripod for long periods of time in the front rows during busy times. Also, please refrain from taking continuous shots or use the silent shooting function during crowded times, as the shutter sound of continuous shots may disturb people around you. We recommend that you use a smartphone to take video because of the fast-moving nature of the images.

・When using a tripod, the camera position is limited to the height of the photographer's head regardless of the viewing location (except for filming by official recording staff). Please refrain from using a stepladder or any other object that does not allow the photographer's feet to touch the ground.

・Please cooperate with other photographers in the area.

・Please be aware that you may be photographed or edited by staff members, and that you may be filmed for media coverage. Please be aware that you may be photographed, edited by staff members, or filmed by the media.

[Organizer] Okazaki City and Okazaki City Night Time Economy Promotion Council

[Planning and Production] HITOHATA,INC.