Date of issued：Mar.13, 2018 ・Activity 1／World City Survey: in Copenhagen/Stockholm（2017/12/02-12/09） ・Activity 2／The 59th City Night Walk ：Tokyo Illumination（2017/12/20） Lighting Detectives Report Vol.86　Download PDF Worldwide City Lighting Report in Copenhagen / Stockholm December 2-9, 2017　|　Written by: Hu Lin and Simeng Huang Located in high latitudes on the Northern Hemisphere, northern European countries including Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark are known to be very unique in terms of the seasonal natural phenomena – the midnight sun during the summer, and the polar night during winter. In this December, we went to some of the cities experiencing the polar night during winter to research lighting environment. Considering extremely long night hours can affect circadian rhythm, are city lighting and residential lighting in those countries designed to eliminate the problem? In this trip we closely looked at the light environment that are unique to Northern Europe, gained through observation of public facilities and residential lighting. Here is the research results. Christiansborg Palace Pole lamps at bicycle parking outside the Danish Parliament Catenary lighting illuminating the roadway ■Copenhagen, Denmark In Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, classic design and contemporary design co-exist, each divides the city into visually distinctive areas. An area across a canal is on a new development with various kinds of new buildings are being constructed. If you walk in this city, you will feel the history of Copenhagen and be convinced how this city takes creative culture so important. ■Classical Lighting Copenhagen…

Date of issued：Feb.05, 2018 ・Activity 1／City Survey:Tsukiji（2017/12/14,2018/01/12） News Letter vol.85　Download PDF City Survey: Tsukiji, Tokyo 2017/12/14,2018/01/12　　Nemoto Isao + Masafumi Yamamoto　 Night view from the opposite shore of Tsukiji, across the Sumida River. Tsukiji Market on the middle, Tokyo Tower and Tsukiji Bridge on the left, and Kachidoki Bridge on the right. In this Tsukiji survey, we visited the inner market, where mainly wholesale is taking place, the outer market, where visitors can shop and eat, and also the Tsukiji Honganji temple and the Kachidoki Bridge which are popular spots for tourists. ■Luminous Environment around Tukiji Fish Market From the Kachidoki area on the opposite side of the Tsukiji fish market, you can overlook the entire view of the market, buildings such as Kachidoki Bridge and Tokyo Tower across the Sumida River. While we notice white light that comes from the market and surrounded buildings, the warm-colored light of incandescent lamps emitted from the fish handling facility facing the Sumida River on the opposite shore. This view is quite impressive, and creates an emotional and beautiful view during the night.This warm light from the market brings the sense of the history of Tsukiji rooted in this area for a long time. In contrast, the white light emitted from the group of high-rise buildings in the background seems to symbolize the momentum of the rapidly evolving city. Outside the market, there are more than 400 shops, and many shops still remain open…

Published：Dec.05, 2017 ・Activity 1／Lighting Survey：Mumbai （2017/10/02-10/07） ・Activity 2／Lighting Survey：Kagoshima （2017/10/25-10/27） ・Activity 3／Shomei Tanteidan descend on Ueno Park vol.2 （2017/10/16,11/13-11/14） Newsletter vol.84　Download PDF Lighting Survey in Mumbai 2017/10/02-10/07　　Mikine Yamamoto + Leon Hitsu　 We researched the biggest economic city of India, Mumbai. It is located west coast of India, which was used to call Bombay. This is the second time we researched this city since we last did in 2004. The goal of this research is to compare how its architecture and lighting have developed, and to compare with Navi Mumbai (New Bombay) developed as a new city of Mumbai. Dhobi Ghat is an outdoor laundry with more than 100 years of history. It is used as a laundry in the daytime, though people lived there and felt a sense of life in the nighttime. The contrast with the skyscraper in the background is very Indian. The building in front of the station. Building was carefully lit up with orange color. Mounting details. The hood was installed in the fixture in order to avoid glare when seen from the front Arriving at Mumbai hotel after the sunset, from the taxi on the way to the hotel, I only saw street lights that lit the street, and the city that was on the background looked dark and sunken. We expected that it was developed like China where a number of buildings lit up, but there was no building that was illuminated. The situation…

Date of Issued：July 03, 2017 ・Activity 1／Night Walk:Kamata （2017/08/25） ・Activity 2／Regular Round Table Discussion （2017/09/06） ・Activity 3／BELGRADE OF LIGHT 2017 （2017/09/04-09/10） Newsletter Vol.83　Download PDF Night Walk:Kamata Search for borders of Kamata’s lighting where is four train lines’ intersection and experiencing transformation transient 2017/08/25　Tomoya Furukawa+Simeng Huang+Shiho Narimoto+Eiki Takeuchi Kamata Night Walk MAP Kamata has variety feces. Does the border of lighting exist in Kamata? We devided JR Kamata line area into four parts and researched them. Bourbon road that has the Showa feeling Teaching tips of night walk for 5 people participating first time Entrance of the Sunrise Road, arcade goes through for 400 meters ■Group 1: JR Kamata Station-West exit, Tokyu line Group 1 went from Granduo West Building→400 meters arcade, “Sunrise Kamata” →”Sun Road”, place where canopy was first provided in 1965→”Bourbon Road” which has many attracting restaurants. Members were surprised of how dark it was around the entrance of the station when they came out from the West Bldg. There were no light dust on neither on the road nor vertical surface, and it was about 10 lux. Down lights under the eaves were not lighting up. Many people felt lighting should improve for safety and reassurance. On the Tokyu Plaza Façade in front of the station, there was an advertisement with LED emitting strong light, and a banner advertisement. However, there were some opinions saying lighting quantity of a banner advertisement was way less than the other…

Date of Issue：21 September, 2017 ・Activity1／Tokyo Survey:Tokyo Bay Cruise（2017/07/24） ・Activity2／Lighting Detectives Workshop at Singapore Night Festival 2017 （2017/08/18-26） Lighting Detectives Newsletter Vol.82　Download PDF Tokyo Survey:Tokyo Bay Cruise 2017/07/24　Kouki Iwanaga + Syosaku Takahashi Tokyo Bay is surrounded by glittery cityscape with lighting of industry and entertainment facilities such as Haneda Airport, Ooi Container Terminals, Rainbow Bridge and Disney Resort. These lights reflect on the black water surface. 360°View from the boat Survey route We were curious about how the nightscape of Tokyo appears when we view from the bay. We surveyed the nightscape while cruising this time. First, the boat started from Hinode Pier. And passed under Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Gate Bridge, and passed by Haneda Airport. And finally backed to Hinode Pier. ■View from Hinode Pier We thought the view from the sea which was inner side from Rainbow Bridge was the best point because we could overview 360°Tokyo nightscape. We were excited at the gathering of glittering or colorful lights came from bridges, offices and residences. We usually feel downtown in Shinjuku and Ginza are too powerful for their lighting, and sometimes they look violent. However, if we see these districts from a distance, they looked calm and beautiful. It was one of our good surprise. The sky above main downtowns and office areas were illuminated, and we found excess light as light pollution. We thought one of issue to improve the nightscape was that miscellaneous lights were…

Date of issued：Jun.26, 2017 ・Activity 1／Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum 2017 in Kyoto（2017/06/08-10） ・Activity 2／Night Watching Tour：Hachijo-Jima Island（2017/07/02） 照明探偵団通信第81号　Download PDF Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum 2017 in Kyoto 2017/06/08-10 Tokyo was the kickoff city for the Transnational Tanteidan Forum, and after traveling the world to 12 cities, the forum was hosted by Japan in Kyoto. Along with local residents and students the forum focused discussion and debate on Kyoto-style of light. For 3-days the forum led continuous discussions and debates on Kyoto-style of light, with impromptu studies of neighborhood lighting and design proposals. The lighting design proposals were also tested in a round of Light Up Ninja! Contents of the Forum Lighting Detectives Forum had following four contents. ① Talk Event The Forum has two talk events based on the Forum common theme “Heritage”. ・Presen-Night “Kyoto+Heritage of Light” ・Talk Event “Light of Historical City – Mexico City・ Belgrade・ Madrid・Kyoto-” ② Student Workshop Group discussion on Kyoto Nightscape. ③ Light Up Presentation & Critique ・Light up the four areas and give presentation on design concept by students ・Critique for the light up by Lighting Detectives members ④ Party Two parties were held to thank people to support the evnet. ・Welcome Party ・Farewell Party Presen-Night　June 8 @ The Museum of Kyoto Annex Hall Theme: “Kyoto+Heritage of Light” The Museum of Kyoto Annex Hall Presenters: Kyoto University of Art & Design Kyoto University School of Architecture Housing and Environmental Design + Ishida Lab. Kyoto City…

Date of Issue：03 July, 2019 ・Activity1／Vol.57 Night Walk：ＴＸ（Tsukuba Express）Area （05/12/2017） ・Activity2／Vol.55 Round Table Discussion （05/29/2017） 照明探偵団通信第80号　Download PDF Vol.57 Night Walk：ＴＸ（Tsukuba Express）Area The last developed major railway in the capital region, Tsukuba Express – The lighting for the development of railway line succeeded? 05/12/2017　Satoshi Tamura + Yusuke Wakata + Sinichi Sakaguchi + Tomoya Furukawa More than 10 years have passed since Tsukuba Express (EX) was opened in 2005. The areas along the railway line, where used to be vacant sites at EX opening time, are being developed. We explored the towns along the railway and new shopping mall to find out how the new towns have been developed from vacant sites, and how the urban lighting has been designed. Kashiwanoha-campus Station : T-site Apartment in Kashiwanoha : Does it affect for the balconies? Kashiwanoha : Temporary lighting with 3000K for the boundary wall of construction site Nagareyama-ōtakanomori SC : It’s new and we liked the overall lighting Nagareyama : The dark road in the old residential area ■Group A : Kashiwanoha-campus Station We walked around Kashiwanoha-campus Station. (Station square→LaLaport→Mitsui Garden Hotel→High-rise apartment area→T site→Station square) This area was designed as “Smart City”, and uniform color temperature using 3000K. It looked comfortable mood, and we expected we could find a lot of Heroes. The followings are “Hero and Villain”, which we found in this city walk. The designs of light pole in the station square and at the bus stop looked nice…

Date of Issue：April 27, 2017 ・Activity 1／Ueno Night Park: The Lighting Detectives descend upon Ueno（2017/01/28,02/03） ・Activity 2／ Night Walk Vol.56 : Sumida Aquarium （2017/02/15） ・Activity 3／54th Salon & Workshop @ Lighting Detectives Office （2017/03/16） Ueno Night Park: The Lighting Detectives descend upon Ueno 2017.01.28,02/03　　Yasuhiko Higaki + Nozomi Yoshida + Mahiro Akiyama +Noriko Higashi Over two days, January 28 and February 3, the Lighting Detectives held a workshop titled “Ueno Night Park.” Ueno is home to numerous museums and a vast park that bustles with people during the day; however, at night, the foot traffic thins out, and it can hardly be called an attractive district. To find out why, we explored the area and brainstormed ideas together with participants recruited from the general public. Ueno Night Park was launched in 2016 (Heisei 28) to create nighttime vibrancy in the area. By collaborating with various cultural facilities that are increasingly extending their evening hours, the project organizes exhibition-related events and night-themed activities. Through these “Ueno Night Park” events, we aim to establish the habit of facilities staying open late and to promote the nocturnal charms of the area—encouraging visitors to explore not just the park, but also the Ueno Station vicinity and local neighborhoods like Yanesen. (Yasuhiko Higaki) This inaugural event was structured into two parts. The first day consisted of a Lighting Detectives orientation followed by a night walk survey with participants divided into two groups. The second day focused…

Published：05.July 2016 ・Activity 1／The 53rd City Night Walk in Yokohama Bashamichi and Isezaki-cho（18/03/2016） ・Activity 2／The 51st Regular Round Table Discussion（01/04/2016） The 53rd City Night Walk in Yokohama Bashamichi and Isezaki-cho 18.March.2016　　Yuki Takeuchi + Eiki Takeuchi + Ginko Mochizuki + Huang Simen + Shinichi Sakaguchi We divided into two groups walked in Bashamichi and the other two in Isezaki-cho, Northside and Eastside of JR Kannai Station in Yokohama. Those two areas are geographically close but have different characters. ■Over 150 years old gas lamps and early modern architectures create nostalgic scenarios in Bashamichi. Most elements and buildings have been modernized to suit for urban life style in Isezaki-cho. Both Bashamichi and Isezaki-cho are on the same stretch of the city, but have totally in contrast of these characters. We started exploring those two areas to find Heroes and Villains of light, and to reveal what kind of light defines the character of each area. Contrast between gas lamp and shop interior light. ■Bashamichi Area Bashamichi was the first place that gas lamps were installed in Japan. Before those gas lamps were produced in Japan, people carried portable lanterns with candle light. We started the walk, imagining how people felt when they saw gas lamps at the first time. Group 1 started at Kannai Station. Arriving at Bashamichi and walking further down to the junction, first light to note was stadium lighting. We still had a long distance to Yokohama Stadium though,…

Date of Issue : 2016.04.21 ・Light up Ninja at Kowloon Park, Hong Kong (2016.02.19-02.20) ・Workshop in iLight Marina Bay 2016, Singapore (2016.03.05-03.27) Newsletter Vol.73　Click here to download Light up Ninja at Kowloon Park, Hong Kong Create Future City by Lantern ! 2016.02.19-02.20　　Blanche Lam+Yin Yin Fung+Yuko Wong+Candy Cheung　 This is the first Lighting Detective event in Hong Kong! This workshop is led by 2015 Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism\ Architecture to explore people’s vision of Hong Kong nightscape. Over 150 participants take part in this meaningful workshop to create future city by lantern. Beautiful lanterns created Under Hong Kong edition of the 2015 Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (the Biennale), Light up Ninja came to Kowloon Park to hold the lantern creating workshop. The theme of this year is ‘Visions 2050: Lifestyle and the Smart City’, we would like participants to play with Light and imagine Future City through Lantern Making. The vision of the younger generation is the key for creating the city of the future. We encourage kids and adults to create and express the future through lantern making. Participants would enjoy their lantern display and find out comfortable relation between Light and Shadow at Kowloon Park. We had three workshops which were for university students, kids and open to public. Over 150 participants created lanterns to share their ideas during the workshop. (Yuko Wong) ■Day 1: Student Workshop /Lantern Creating Workshop. Participants and LPA staff group photo Several Tertiary and…

Published：05. Dec 2015 ・Activity 1／Tokyo Lighting Survey：Meguro River （04/11/2015） ・Activity 2／12th Annual TNT Forum in Mexico City （19-21/11/2015） ・Activity 3／Lighting Survey in Mexico City（23-24/11/2015） Tokyo Lighting Survey @Meguro River 4 Nov. 2015 Kouki Iwanaga + Yuri Araki Meguro Riverside is a famous spot for cherry blossom viewing in spring, and is one of the most stylish street for shopping and coffee. The street gets dim as a night falls, unlike other glittering neighborhoods. In spite, it still attracts people walking along; the dim environment doesn’t give you a feeling of danger. The survey was made to find out the secret of endearing darkness.

Published：05. Dec 2015 ・Activity 1／Lighting Survey：Hokuriku-Noto Peninsula（01-04/09/2015） ・Activity 2／Night Walk:Osaka（03/10/2015） Lighting Survey in Hokuriku-Noto Peninsula 01-04 Sep. 2015 Sachiko Segawa + Yumi Honda　　 It was the first time for Lighting Detectives to survey Hokuriku area, Japan sea side –It became faster and easier to travel there since Hokuriku Shinkansen line stretched its service to Kanazawa. What kind of light symbolizes Kanazawa city, the heart of Hokuriku? What light is essential in the rural life? Those were what we tried to find out. ■Light to “Utilize” in nature Went to the edge of Noto Peninsula where is apart from railroad, we returned to city of Kanazawa and did survey there. Landed on Komatsu Airport, Ishikawa, in the rain. The reason we took the flight, but not a bullet train, was to visit a farm near the airport. Luckily our flight managed to arrive… as we heard earlier flight had to return to Tokyo due to the stormy weather. 20km drive on the messy road after the stormy rain brought us to the first destination: the pear farm. There were totally dark without street lightings around the farm, and the luxmeter was not able to detect any light. Walking down the private walkway, the pear farm appeared suddenly. Thousands of yellow fluorescent lights were juxtaposed over the farm, and it created a misty scenery after the rain. It also looked futuristic in a way, like night view at factory zone. This farm…