For each City Walk a survey theme is decided, afterwards, observations from the walk are reported around the table at the Salon . This event is the base activity for the Lighting Detectives and is held regularly for Lighting Detective Club Members. Lets look at some of the past walks and salons.

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Singapore Night Walk @Marina Bay for Professional

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Night Walk @Marina Bay for Professional 2018/10/26 Mayumi Banno+Sunyoung Hwang + Sherri Goh Group picture at the start of the walk! Introduction to Lighting Detectives Discussion at the commonly chosen Hero of tree uplight Interesting conve…

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Singapore Night Walk @Geylang Serai

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Singapore Night Walk@Geylang Serai Street Culture 2018/06/08 Mayumi Banno+Sunyoung Hwang+Sherri Goh Geylang Serai is one of the oldest Malay settlements in Singapore. The significance of early Geylang Serai lies not in its architectural fea…

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Lighting Detectives General Meeting & Introductory Workshop

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2018/05/08  Simeng Huang + Noriko Higashi Since we felt there weren’t enough chances to hear from our members directly, we decided to hold the first “General Meeting” in Lighting Detectives’ history. It was a lively …

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The 60th Night Walk: Jiyugaoka

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2018/04/06  Naoko Oguchi + Shinichi Sakaguchi + Daisuke Miura + Wenyuan Zhang Night Walk Map Jiyugaoka, a neighborhood renowned for being fashionable. Each street has a name, such as Jiyudori, Gakuen-dori, Marie Claire-dori, Maple-dori, and…

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Vol.58 Round Table Discussion Review on city walk in Jiyugaoka

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Jiyugaoka Night Walk Review2018/04/16  Mikine Yamamoto + Noriko Higashi Jiyugaoka is a popular town, even in Tokyo. It was totally worth the hype. It was bustling with many people during our Night Walk Survey. This time, with “style&#…

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Regular Round Table Discussion, Review on Kamata Night Walk

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Shomei Tanteidan Salon Review of the Kamata night walk 2017/09/06 Noriko Higashi We had a review of Kamata-town walking which held on the Premium Friday in the midsummer, when the town flourishes the most. How was the impression of night in…

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City Night Walk Vol. 58 @ Kamata

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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 ha…

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Christmas Illumination

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Night Walk #59: Tokyo Winter Lights Tour Let’s see around winter lights and cityscapes in central Tokyo! December 20, 2017 | Written by: Yuriko Hagimoto, Shinichi Sakaguchi, Daisuke Miura, and Sho Kato Speaking of winter in Tokyo, variety o…

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Round Table Discussion Vol.54 :Sumida Aquarium Review

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@Lighting Detectives Office2017.03.16 Yuka Tamano A salon was held to review the night walk survey conducted at Sumida Aquarium in February. The discussion focused on whether the aquarium successfully embodied its dual themes of “Ench…

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City Night Walk Vol.56:Sumida Aquarium

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2017.02.15 Eiki Takeuchi + Kanako Zakoh This night walk shifted its perspective from the usual city streets to focus on how lighting is used to enhance exhibits. We explored the specific techniques behind these visual displays and investiga…

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The 51st Regular Round Table Discussion@Tanteidan Office

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The 51st Regular Round Table Discussion@Tanteidan Office 01. April 2016  Noriko Higashi We reviewed the Yokohama Bashamichi and Isezaki-cho city night walk held in March 2016. Cherry river was the best hero. The original plan was to walk in…

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The 53rd City Night Walk in Yokohama Bashamichi and Isezaki-cho

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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-c…

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Visit to “The Seven Gods of Good Fortune” in Nihonbashi

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08 January, 2011 The collective theme for the Lighting Detectives this year is “gathering.” To start off the New Year, club members gathered to visit the seven shrines of good fortune near Nihonbashi, Tokyo. While the pilgrimage is called “…

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Tokyo River Float: Nihonbashi, Kanda, & Sumida Rivers

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16 September, 2010 Previously in March 2006 the Lighting Detectives navigated the Nihobashi and Kanda Rivers. It was such a unique experience leaving the Lighting Detectives wanting more, that we have tweaked the Tokyo river float tour to i…

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Kawasaki Factory Night Bus Tour: The Hidden Charm of the Factory Nightscape

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3 June, 2010 The hottest tour in recent years is the famous Kawasaki Factory Night Bus Tour. Upon news of an upcoming tour, sales agents are bombarded with seat reservations, and within minutes the limited space is fully booked. This is the…

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Enjoy Green Lighting Salon 2: “Office Lighting / Eco Ideas for Fun Office Lighting”

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26 February The second “Enjoy Green Lighting” Salon tackled the topic of office lighting, as the Lighting Detectives tried to answer the tough question; What is comfortable, but enjoyable eco office lighting? Research on actual office light…

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Enjoy Green Lighting Salon 1: Residential Lighting / Eco Ideas for Fun Residential Lighting

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Presentation of earth-friendly lighting ideas. 13 November, 2009 The theme for the fourth Lighting Detective Salon featured residential fieldwork with ideas for fun eco lighting. Guest speaker, architect, Kazuhiko Namba presented his own id…

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Tokyo City Keiba: Twinkle Race

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23 October, 2009 TV commercials featuring famous teenage heartthrobs are dissolving the trashy image of horseracing and making it more accessible to the public. For a change of pace, the Lighting Detectives gathered at Tokyo City Keiba for …

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Residential Lighting: Past, Present, Future “Looking Forward into the Future of Residential Lighting”

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16 January, 2009 During the year 2008-2009 the Lighting Detectives hosted a three-part salon series focused on “Residential Lighting: Past, Present, and Future.” Part 3 of the series was titled: “Looking Forward into the Future of Residenti…

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Residential Lighting: Past, Present, and Future “Is the Incandescent Lamp being Phased Out?”

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17 October During the year 2008-2009 the Lighting Detectives are hosting a three-part Salon Series focused on “Residential Lighting: Past, Present, and Future.” Part 2 of the series titled: “Is the Incandescent Lamp being Phased Out?” picke…