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City Night Walk at Tsukuba Express Line Area

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Theme: The last major commuting line, Tsukuba Express, in capital area, Japan Did development of lighting succeed? ■Date&Time:12 May (Fri)18:50-22:30 ■Place to meet: Gate of Tsukuba Express at Akihabara Station ■Fee:2,000円 (including dinner) For R.V.S.P., please send email to office@shomei-tanteidan.org by 24 Apr.

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City Night Walk @ Sumida Aquarium

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Next night walk will be at Sumida Aquarium. Members who have not been there yet, please join us! Sumida Aquarium Search for entertainment lighting Sumida Aquarium has a concept of “show item to attract people”. Let’s enjoy the aquarium and look for characteristic of lighting which cannot be found in regular night walk in town. ■Date&Time:15 FEB (WED)18:30~ ■Place: Sumida Aquarium 5-6F, TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN Solamachi 1-2, Oshiage 1-chome, Sumida Ward, Tokyo 131-0045 http://www.sumida-aquarium.com/ Meet us at 18:20 @ entrance of Sumida Aquarium, beside ticket booth. ■Fee:3,850円 (including entrance ticket and dinner) For R.V.S.P., please send email to office@shomei-tanteidan.org by 30 Jan. We are looking forward to meeting you!

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Lighting Detectives Annual Gathering

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We will have a year end gathering as follows. Please RSVP by 14 Nov via Mail. ■Year End Gathering ・DATE & TIME: Dec.09, 2017 (FRI)19:00~21:00 (Door will open 18:45~)    ・VENUE:le conte ※The same venue as last year Festa Omotesando Shinkan 3F Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku 1 Min. walk from Tokyo Metro Omotesando Station TEL 03-3478-0066 ・Admission:1000JPY We are looking forward to meeting you all.

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Round Table Discussion

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Round Table Discussion We will have a round table discussion reporting on Nightwalk at Haneda airport on 30. Nov. -Date & Time: 30 Nov. 2016 (WED) 19:00-21:00 -Venue: LPA 2F 5-28-10 Jingumae Shibuyaku Tokyo -Contents: Review on Nightwalk at Haneda airport -Free of charge For RSVP, please send E-mail to the office. (office@shomei-tanteidan.org)

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Night walk in Haneda Airport

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Lighting Detectivies Members Only! Theme: To find welcome lighting at Haneda Airport Next Night walk in Tokyo will be at Haneda airport. If you are interested, please fill out information and send e-mail( office@shomei-tanteidan.org) to the office by 5 Oct. -Date: Oct. 21 (FRI) -Schedule: 18:00 Meet 18:10-20:00 Night Walk 20:30-22:30 Dinner -Fee:2,000 JPY -Where to meet: Haneda Airport Terminal 1 Observation Deck -Max: 20 People Please send following information. Company/ School Name CP See you at Haneda Airport!

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Vote for Hero and Villain

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This month’s photo is from Miami Beach. Visit Hero and Villain page.

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Night Walk in Shibuya, Tokyo

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Members Only Find light illuminates Valley, Shibuya Please join our night walk at Shibuya, one of the most exciting areas in Tokyo. ■Theme: Find light illuminates Valley, Shibuya -Light in past, present and future in Shibuya- ■Date&Time:29 July(Fri)18:50~ Meet us in front of Police Box at JR Shibuya Station ■Fee:2,000円 (for food & Beverage) For RSVP, send e-mail at office@shomei-tanteidan.org filling blank below by July 15th. ・Name: ・Company/School ・Mobile: Looking forward to hearing from you!

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Lighting Detectives Jr. Kids Summer program, River Cruise

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Boat Tour from Nihonbashi River through Kandagawa River to Sumidagawa River Summer has just begun! We are planning to have a Lighting Detectives Jr. Workshop for this summer which is a boat cruising from Nihonbashi river to Sumidagawa River. If you have not done this boat tour, ride on with your children. ■When: Aug. 3rd (WED) 18:50~20:30 ■Where: Meet at Nihonbashi Boatslip (3 minutes walk from Tokyo Metro Mitsukoshi mae Station) ■Time Schedule: 18:50 Meet at Nihonbashi Boatslip 19:00 Departure Nihonbashi River→Kanda River→Sumida River 20:30 Arrival ■Fee: Child 1,000JPY/Adult 2,000 (include Boat, snacks and drink) Please attend at least one adult per party. For RSVP, send e-mail at office@shomei-tanteidan.org filling blank below by July 15th. ・Name ・Children’s Age ・Children’s Name ・Mobile Phone Number Let’s enjoy night scenary of Tokyo from the boat!

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Round Table Discussion at LPA

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Lighting Detectives will have a round table discussion on Nightwalk in March 18th. Details ■Date and Time: Apr.(Fri)7:00pm-9:00pm ■Venue:LPA 2F ■Contents:Report on Nightwalk at Yokohama Please make a reservation by 28 Mar. via E mail, office@shomei-tanteidan.org. We are looking forward to meetin you.

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Workshop in Singapore

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Lighting Detectives will show up in Singapore again! This year, as part of i Light Marina Bay 2016, Lighting Detectives will be holding a lantern-making & installation workshop for the public. I Light event dates: 4th March ~ 27th March Date of workshop: 5th March 2016, Saturday Time of workshop: from 4pm – 8pm Location: Seaview Channel at One Fullerton (refer to attachment); Semi-outdoor space Admission: Free For more information about I light Marina Bay 2016, http://www.ilightmarinabay.sg/en/Discover/Festival

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Light Up Ninja in Hong Kong

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Create Future City by Your Original Lantern Get ready for playing with light! Come and join us Light Up Ninja with all your family and friends. We will make lanterns and build future city. Date: 19. FEB. 2016(FRI) 6:00pm – 8:00pm (For University Student) Pre-register at http://goo.gl/forms/o6Xal6URGJ 20. SAT. 2016 (SAT) 3:00pm – 5:00pm (For Children) Pre-register at http://goo.gl/forms/Isrxn1GjqO 6:00pm – 8:00pm ( Open to Public) Location: At Kowloon Park, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre Courtyard For queries, please contact by mail. office@shomei-tanteidan.org;

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Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum ends

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The world`s most populous city, Mexico City. A city with a long history and lots of charm, this was the venue for the 12th annual Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum, the largest forum in the books yet. Architecture students from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) were the center of the 3-day forum focusing on SENSING LIGHT – FEELING LIGHT. The Mexico City nightscape comes with many problems and we worked with local students to examine how local residents asses the nightscape and addressed ideas for improvements or upgrades. City Night Walk Discussion with a group Presentation

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Time schedule for Mexico Forum has been released!

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Please check the schedule below. You can just join talk events if you are not able to attend whole forum. We will keep information in Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/TNT-Lighting-Detectives-Mexico-2015-738770252920573/

Nightwalk in Osaka

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On Oct. 3 (SAT), we had nightwalk in Osaka. About 40 people attended the walk. Two local lighting designers, Shioho Nagamachi and Kosaku Matsumoto, led the tour and explained Osaka nightscape in details. Even Osaka people commented that they found many things during the walk which they had never paid attention to. Hope we can go back to Kasai area next year. Orientation before Nightwalk View from the boat The most busiest area in Osaka Group photo in front of Tsutenkaku

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Night Walk in Osaka!

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Save the date for Night walk in Osaka! Lighting Detectives is glad to announce that we will have night walk in Osaka on 3 October. Night walk areas and other details will be announced soon in this page. So please keep checking.

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Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum 2015 in Mexico City!

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This year’s forum will be in Mexico City. Three days workshop will start from 19 November、and detective members from all over the world will get together and discuss about nightscape of Mexico City. Please join us for this hot and cool discussion. More information, please contact at office@shomei-tanteidan.org

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【Members Only】 Vol. 50 Night walk at Kabuki Cho, Tokyo!

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This year’s first night walk will be at Kabuki cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo. The theme is 『Enjoy one of most fascinating areas with neon lighting in Tokyo』 Let’s get together and explore Tokyo night scene! ・DATE:29 May(FRI)18:30~ ・Meeting Point:East entrance at Shinjuku Station( ・Fee:¥2000(Person will attend dinner after nightwalk.) ・Please bring camera, writing tools. If you have a lux meter, please bring it, too. ・Max 20 person  ・How to apply: Fill out information below and send E-mail to office@shomei-tanteidan.org by 11 May. —————————————————————— ・Company/School: ・Name: ・Phone Number: ——————————————————————– If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

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Night City Walk in Hong Kong

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Lighting Detectives will hold our first ever Night City Walk in Hong Kong! We will walk around Hong Kong to find out the citys iconic and memorable lighting. If you’d like to join us, please reserve your place on the e-mail below. Open to all interested in lighting. Mail address:office@tnt-lightingdetectives.org Please join us! ******************************************************************** Date: March 13 (Fri) 18:00-21:00, Pre-workshop and City Walk March 14 (Sat) 13:00-17:00, Workshop and Discussion (Exact time to be confirmed) Venue: Lighting Planners Associates Hong Kong Office Address/住所: Unit D 16/F, Wah Ha Factory Bld., No. 8 Shipyard Lane, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

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Lighting Detectives Annual Gathering

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We will report what Lighting detectives did during 2014. Let’s enjoy food and time together! Outline ・Date: December 5(Fri)19:00~21:00 (Door opens 18:30~)    ・Venue:Le Conte   Festa Omotesando 3F 3-18-19 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku Metro Omotesando St. 1 Min. ・TEL 03-3478-0066 ・Fee:¥1000 For sigh up, please send e-mail to office@shomei-tanteidan.org

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Children workshop @ Edo Tokyo Open air architectural museum

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Children workshop at Edo Tokyo Open air architectural museum will be held this year again. We will try light up workshop this time. Please join us for fun! Date: November 22 (Sat) 16:00-19:00 Venue: Edo Tokyo Open air architectural Museum http://tatemonoen.jp/english/index.html For sigh up, please send e-mail to office@shomei-tanteidan.org