Producer: Motoko Ishii, Lighting Designer
Ishii has overseen the planning and production of the Soene AkariPark festival since 2012. She solicits the participation of leading Japanese museums such as Tokyo National Museum, National Museum of Nature and Science, The National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Zoological Gardens, and Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum for this special outdoor light and sound event, held in the Ueno Park Fountain area of Tokyo’s capital of culture.

Light installations
Special Projections (Tokyo National Museum), Color Light-up (National Museum of Nature and Science), Light Tower, Laser Tower, Fountain Light-up, light objets, etc.

Tent exhibitions
Soene exhibition tents (event-themed exhibitions), kids’ tents (participatory exhibitions for learning about soene through play), international tents (introducing overseas soene technology and the arts and culture of each country)

Stage program
An open stage in the main event space will host a Japanese taiko drumming performance, appearances by “Heaven Artists” (city-authorized street performers) and Young Power Stage events offering song and dance performances by students. The stage lineup also includes a program in connection with foreign embassies exhibiting in the international tents. Each day of the festival will feature stage acts with an international flavor.