April 26, 2024 Policy Planning Bureau
“SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024” is finally starting.
The showcase program, which starts tomorrow at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, will feature the first ever flying car in Tokyo and autonomous driving technology in collaboration with private businesses, in order to allow as many people as possible to experience the appeal of next-generation mobility. There will be exhibitions, etc.
In addition, at each venue, including Symbol Promenade Park, you can enjoy a variety of dishes and content that think about the future of food.
Please come to “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024” and experience the future for yourself!
“SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024″ is an international event that creates innovations from Tokyo to solve common urban issues around the world and disseminates future urban models. We will hold three programs: the City Leaders Program, which brings together leaders from cities from five continents, the Global Startup Program, Asia’s largest startup event, and the Showcase Program, which presents future city models. The showcase program will be held at four venues: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Symbol Promenade Park, Umi no Mori Area, and Ariake Arena, allowing you to experience “Tokyo in 2050.”
Showcase program schedule/overview
A place to experience inventions that will create the future
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
April 27th (Saturday) – May 26th (Sunday) (Closed on May 7th (Tuesday) and May 14th (Tuesday))
A place where you can enjoy the future from Edo with a focus on food
symbol promenade park
May 12th (Sunday) – May 26th (Sunday)
A place where cutting-edge technology is concentrated
Sea forest area
May 12th (Sunday) – May 21st (Tuesday)
A base of communication that creates experience and empathy
Ariake Arena
May 17th (Friday) – May 21st (Tuesday)
flying car flight
In the Umi no Mori area, we will utilize the potential of the vast fields of “land, sea, and air” to carry out preliminary projects.【note】We are implementing various cutting-edge technologies under the three themes of “next-generation mobility,” “cutting-edge renewable energy,” and “environmental improvement and resource circulation.”
This time, Marubeni Aerospace Corporation will conduct its first flight in Tokyo as part of its content during the showcase program for its “next generation mobility/flying cars” business.
[Note]Regarding the Tokyo Bay eSG project preceding project
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is promoting the Tokyo Bay eSG Project, which aims to create a sustainable city that combines nature and convenience, with an eye on the Bay Area for 50 to 100 years. In order to realize this concept, we have been developing a “preliminary project” since fiscal year 2020 to implement cutting-edge technology. For details, please visit the following homepage.
place
Tokyo Big Sight East Building Outdoor Temporary Parking Lot Special Venue
Representative companies of flight operators (operators selected for advance projects in FY2020)
Marubeni Aerospace Co., Ltd.
airplane body
LIFT AIRCRAFT company “HEXA”
flight image
*Flights may be canceled due to weather or aircraft conditions.
*We will notify you separately as soon as the implementation date is decided.
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
- Exhibition of a full-scale model of “Joby Aviation,” which aims to realize a flying taxi service with ANA Holdings
Joby Aviation
- “Flying Car Simulator” allows you to experience a new sensation of driving with an immersive experience device
Sea forest area
- Experience a city equipped with flying cars with VR goggles
Ariake Arena
- Display of actual flying car “SKYDRIVE”
Exhibition and introduction of autonomous driving technology
We will introduce various initiatives related to autonomous driving at the Ariake Arena venue.
Panel discussion by automotive specialists (main arena)
We invite specialists from various fields related to automobiles to discuss autonomous driving, from children to adults, from a variety of positions and perspectives, such as “What is autonomous driving?” and “How will society change if it becomes a reality?” We will hold a panel discussion that will give you an opportunity to think about this.
panel discussion
date and time
Saturday, May 18, 2020, from 15:00 to 16:30
theme
“What is self-driving? ~ Let’s all think about the future with self-driving cars ~”
panelists
*Titles omitted (in alphabetical order)
- Yasuko Otsuka (Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC Partner)
- Masahiko Kato (Invited Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
- Kei Takeoka (Vice Chairman, Japan Automotive Journalists Association)
moderator
Mr. Kei Takeoka
- Ayako Taniguchi (Professor, Department of Systems and Information Science, University of Tsukuba)
- Masahiro Hashimoto (Mayor of Sakai Town, Ibaraki Prefecture)
panelists
Mr. Masahiro Hashimoto
Introduction and exhibition of self-driving vehicles (main arena)
Based on the concept of future Tokyo in 2050, we will introduce and exhibit the latest self-driving vehicles developed by private businesses.
*For Cruise Origin and shuttle buses, you can ride inside the vehicle.
Exhibited vehicles (planned)
- Siena Autono-MaaS (MONET Technologies)
Siena Autono-MaaS
- Cruise Origin (GM, Cruise, Honda)
cruise origin
- Shuttle bus (Tia Four)
Shuttle bus
Four special corners (sub-arena) where you can learn autonomous driving
Promotion Corner
We will exhibit panels that introduce the basic knowledge of autonomous driving and vehicles, as well as videos of demonstration experiments of advanced examples.
Work Shop
This is a corner where you can have fun learning about self-driving cars, including a coloring corner of self-driving cars and lectures for elementary school students.
Autonomous Driving Concierge
This is a corner where you can learn more about autonomous driving through technical introductions by experts and tablet quizzes.
Play Ground
There is a children’s corner where preschoolers can take off their shoes and play with toy cars while viewing the miniature car exhibit.
We will also exhibit the work of “Future Tokyo made with LEGO (R) blocks” by Junpei Mitsui, a LEGO (R) certified professional builder.
Cooperating businesses, etc.
<6 companies/organizations *As of Friday, April 26>
Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Advanced Mobility Co., Ltd., Tier IV Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., MONET Technologies Co., Ltd. RoAD to the L4 project (in alphabetical order)
Future efforts
Collaboration on efforts to improve social acceptance of autonomous driving
In order for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and private businesses to continue to work together on initiatives related to improving social acceptance, which is an area of cooperation for autonomous driving, content created through this event will be shared with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. We will make arrangements for mutual use by private businesses and private businesses.
Support project for improving social acceptance towards the implementation of autonomous driving
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has launched the “Support Project to Improve Social Acceptance for the Implementation of Autonomous Driving” in order to realize and popularize advanced mobility services such as Level 4 Autonomous Driving in Tokyo. Please see our homepage for details.
Experience the “food of the future”
In order to realize a sustainable diet with less impact on the global environment, domestic and international companies, chefs, and producers are pooling their wisdom and developing a variety of activities. In the showcase program, you can enjoy the “food of the future” born from such efforts. (charged)
symbol promenade park
Z item (Zeppin) Gourmet
*Photos of dishes are for illustrative purposes only.
*Menu is subject to change.
Edomae cuisine using land-farmed Atlantic salmon
Atlantic salmon produced through land-based farming is served as nigiri sushi by kappo restaurants in Tokyo.
“Italian x Plant-based”
Enjoy a popular Italian menu that incorporates Tokyo-produced ingredients and plant-based ingredients.
“French x Edomae cuisine”
We offer menu items such as “Gluten-free buckwheat pasta and Tokyo gamecock consommé”.
“New sweetness”
We will be selling fully nutritious zenzai and organic mandarin orange non-alcoholic beer.
Kitchen car *More than 20 stores open per day
A variety of delicious and earth-friendly foods will be gathered under the following three themes.
- “Environmentally friendly” curry made with non-standard vegetables, hamburgers made with shark meat from unused fish, etc.
- “Edo/Tokyo” Edomae sushi made with fish purchased at Toyosu Market, etc.
- “New Food” Ramen made only with plant-based ingredients, ice cream made with plant-based dairy products, etc.
LONG TABLE DINER
EATBEAT!
(May 12th (Sunday) 18:00 to 20:00) *Now accepting reservations, first come first served.
This is a “food x music” event where you can enjoy course meals made with spring Tokyo ingredients.
(White squid and wild vegetable tabbouleh, spring carrot and cherry red sea bream terrine, Tokyo beef roast beef, etc.)
YUKIYAMESHI×Oisix
(May 25th (Saturday) from 16:00 to 18:00) *Reservations now being accepted, first come first served.
This event combines a sustainable meal prepared by chef Yukiya Terai with a talk session.
A fusion of Japanese and Western bento (8 dishes planned, including sea urchin cappellini, kelp rolls, etc.)
Sea forest area
The future of food with Roboco
Roboco’s Tech☆Burger Shop
This is a burger shop where you can experience the ingredients introduced at the “Ghost Restaurant” at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.
Roboko’s Sustainer☆Barbecue
We offer skewered dishes cooked on a grill that uses energy such as hydrogen.
Ariake Arena
Shiokaze Food Square
*Currently accepting reservations/first come first served
Chefs participating in “Chefs for the Blue”, which works for the future of a rich ocean and food culture,
We offer special meal boxes and talk shows.
(From left) Chef Shinsuke Ishii, Chef Kazunari Nakamura
Showcase program official account
This project is a project that promotes the “Future Tokyo” strategy.
“Tokyo Bay eSG Project – Creating Japan’s future from Tokyo Bay” – a strategy to further enhance the functions of the nine strategic cities
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