The “Outer Moat Waterfront Restoration Project: Edo Castle Outer Moat Projection Mapping (Demonstration Experiment)” produced by HITOHATA,INC. will be held from May 30 (Thu) to June 2 (Sun), 2024 at the Edo Castle outer moat site, Ushigome moat (3-2-8 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). (Organized by Tokyo Metropolitan Government)

This event is a demonstration experiment conducted as part of activities to promote understanding of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's “Outer Moat Waterfront Restoration Project”. In addition, digital art projection mapping images of Nishikigoi carp and flowers will be projected on the 100m slope of the moat.

The projection mapping can be viewed from the Sotobori Park side on the other side of the river.

Admission is free and no advance registration is required.

We hope you will enjoy the projection mapping full of Edo waterside atmosphere as well as learn about the efforts to revive Tokyo as a “city of water” by improving the water quality of the historical asset, the outer moat.

This project is part of the 32nd “UPGRADE with TOKYO,” a pitch event hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in which startups and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government collaborate to “solve metropolitan government issues,” and in which participants can experience the Outer Moat Waterfront Restoration Project and related historical and cultural content. This is a demonstration experiment following the winning proposal of “Projection Mapping” by HITOHATA,INC.

*The images are for illustrative purposes only. Please note that it is different from the actual projection mapping.

Outline of the event

[Name] Edo Castle Outer Moat Projection Mapping (Demonstration Experiment)

[Dates] Thursday, May 30 - Sunday, June 2, 2024, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

*Content will be projected continuously for approximately 8 minutes.

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

[Venue] Ushigome moat, the site of the outer moat of Edo Castle (3-2-8 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

*The projection mapping can be viewed from the opposite side of the moat, from Sotobori Park.

*The viewing area in Outer Moat Park will be one-way for safety reasons during busy times. The entrance to the viewing area is located about 100m north of Shinmitsuke Bridge (in the direction of JR Iidabashi Station), and the area near Shinmitsuke Bridge is the exit.

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10 minutes walk from West Exit of JR Iidabashi Station, 10 minutes walk from JR Ichigaya Station.

[Detail] This is a demonstration experiment conducted as part of activities to promote understanding of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's “Outer Moat Waterfront Restoration Project”. The projection mapping images of Nishikigoi carp, flowers, and other digital art will be projected on the image of the outer moat, which will be revitalized by the restoration of the waterfront.

[Admission] Free of charge, no advance application required

[Requests for visitors]

・Please follow the guidance of the staff around the venue.

・The entrance to the viewing area is located approximately 100m north of Shin-Mitsuke-bashi Bridge (in the direction of JR Iidabashi Station), and the area near Shin-Mitsuke-bashi Bridge will be used as the exit.

・When taking photos or videos, please refrain from using flash, drones, or using a tripod for long periods of time in the front rows during busy times. The sound of the shutter of continuous shooting may disturb people around you, so please refrain from taking continuous shots or use the silent shooting function during crowded times. 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 be considerate of others 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] Tokyo Metropolitan Government

[Planning and production] HITOHATA,INC.

About the project to restore the waterfront of the outer moat

In the “Grand Design for Urban Development” formulated in September 2009, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) stated that it would work systematically with the municipalities, etc. to restore the moat, ponds, and other waterfront areas, and in September 2008, a study group was established by the relevant bureaus within the TMG to begin studying ways to improve the water quality of the outer moat.

Subsequently, in the “Tokyo of the Future” Strategy (March 2021) and the “Tokyo of the Future” Strategy version up 2022 (February 2022), the “Outer Moat Purification Project” was proposed to improve the water quality of the outer moat, a historical asset, to provide a place of relaxation for people working in the city center and to revitalize the entire area by creating a dignified landscape. The project aims to revitalize Tokyo as a “city of water” by promoting the purification of the outer moat.

Currently, a basic plan for the purification of the outer moat has been formulated, and the relevant bureaus within the government are working together to promote the purification of the outer moat, including the design of facilities necessary to guide water to the outer moat.

*The images are for illustrative purposes only. Please note that it is different from the actual projection mapping.