Saturday,
October 29 ,
2022, 2022
※Please note that on-site events may be cancelled depending on the Covid-19 situation at the time.
※Some online contents can be enjoyed until Sunday, October 30
※ Please note that preschool aged children are not permitted to participate in on-site programs.
Thank you for joining us!

The "RIKEN Open Day in Kobe", held on October 29 and 30, was the first time the event was in online and onsite format and was a great success.
We would like to thank the many people who participated online and onsite.

The online contents are still available with some exceptions, so if you missed it, please check it out!

Click here to check the results of the 3rd Ikimon Coloring Contest!

The 2022 RIKEN Kobe and Osaka Joint Open Day will see the return of on-site events for the first time in three years and will be held in a hybrid format with on-site and online programs.
The Open Day will feature a range of programs including guided tours of laboratories and of cutting-edge research facilities by researchers, and experience-based programs allowing visitors to learn more about science. A variety of online programs such as career path consultations, puzzle-solving games, lectures and a coloring contest are also planned for the Open Day.
Participation in programs on-site requires advance registration.
Some online programs also require advance registration.

Directions

Directions to the Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR)

5-minute walk west from Iryo Center Station (Port Liner Train)

How to register to attend on-site programs

Important notes before registering

You will not be able to participate in the on-site event if you have not registered in advance.

As precautionary measures to help prevent spread of COVID-19, we will be limiting the number of participants on-site. If there are more applicants than available spaces, a draw will be held.

Registration period: Tuesday, September 20, 10:00 to Tuesday, October 11, 17:00

STEP1
Find a program you want to participate in!

First, find the program you want to attend from the list of programs. There are a wide variety of programs allowing visitors to have hands-on experiences and to interact and hear about the latest research from researchers and specialists in different fields!

STEP2
Register for a program (Note: Registration site is only available in Japanese)

When you decide on an event you want to attend, click on the “Register from here” button. Fill in all information requested on the page and click register. When your registration is complete, you will receive a confirmation email.

Tuesday,
September 2010:00
to
Tuesday,
October 1117:00
STEP3
Notification by email on results of the draw

A notification email will be sent to the registered email addresses of those people who have been selected in the draw for an advance numbered tour ticket or admission ticket approximately 10 days after registration closes. Please read through the notification email.

Registration is closed.

BDRExplore the wonders of life

Center for Biosystems Dyamics Research (BDR)
The Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) views the functions of molecules, cells, and organs that support all life stages of organisms as a dynamic interconnected system and aims to unravel the phenomena of development, growth and aging as well as apply new findings to develop regenerative medicine and diagnostics, thereby contributing to the extension of healthy life expectancies. BDR has labs located in Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama and Hiroshima.
Go to the BDR website
Morning Session10:00 - 12:30
Afternoon Session13:30 - 16:00
How to participate

BDR programs will be organized into a Morning and Afternoon session. Please apply for an admission ticket for either the Morning or Afternoon session.

Numbered tickets are required to participate in some programs. Follow the instructions below to obtain the numbered ticket of your choice.

How to obtain a numbered ticket
AdvanceAdvance registration
On-siteOn-site numbered ticket
Registering in advance to obtain a ticket

You can apply for numbered tickets for tours markedAdvancefrom the registration site.
First select the admission ticket (green button) for the Morning and/or Afternoon session, and then select one tour you wish to join.
*If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity of a tour, a draw will be held. If you are not selected in the draw for a tour, you will automatically be included in the draw for the admission ticket for the session the tour you selected is scheduled for.
*If there are any cancellations for the tours markedAdvance, we may invite participants on-site to fill the slots.

Numbered ticket for tours markedOn-site will be distributed on-site on Open Day on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Distribution of numbered tickets on-site will start from 10:20 for the Morning Session and 13:50 for the Afternoon Session.

On-site numbered ticket

You can obtain a numbered ticket for one of the tours markedOn-siteon-site at the Open Day on a first-come-first-serve basis. If there are cancellations for advance registration tours, we may call for interested participants to fill in the spaces from people on-site.
Obtaining a numbered ticket on-site (first-come-first-serve basis)

From the registration site, select which session (morning or afternoon) you would like to attend to register for admission. If there are more registrants for the morning or afternoon sessions, a draw will be held.

First-come-first-served basis on-site: Numbered tickets for tours marked with On-sitewill be distributed on-site on a first-come-first-serve basis. For the morning session, tickets will be distributed starting at 10:20 and for the afternoon session, the tickets will be distributed starting at 13:50.

Explore inside the laboratories
and research facilities!
(All tours are in Japanese)

Let the researchers guide you around the laboratory to introduce some of their research as well as microscopes and other large-scale instruments used for their research.
Which tour do you want to join?
Target group

Elementary school age and older

Location

On-site

How to participate

Numbered ticket

  • Let's take a look at how chromosomes move in an egg cell【Capacity: 10 people/tour】<br>(Laboratory for Chromosome Segregation)
    Laboratory tour
    1.
    Let's take a look at how chromosomes move in an egg cell【Capacity: 10 people/tour】
    (Laboratory for Chromosome Segregation)

    What is live imaging? How is it done? We will explain and demonstrate how live images are captured with a microscope.

    Advance

    10:10-10:40、13:40-14:10

    On-site

    11:50-12:20、15:20-15:50

  • Let's observe samples with an electron microscope【Capacity: 16 people/tour】<br>(Laboratory for Ultrastructural Research)
    Laboratory tour
    2.
    Let's observe samples with an electron microscope【Capacity: 16 people/tour】
    (Laboratory for Ultrastructural Research)

    Operate a scanning electron microscope and explore the microscopic world that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

    Advance

    10:10-10:40、13:40-14:10

    On-site

    11:50-12:20、15:20-15:50

  • Molecular Imaging Lab Tour【Capacity: 10 people/tour】<br>(Laboratory for Labeling Chemistry, Laboratory for Pathophysiological and Health Science)<br>※Elementary school age children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
    Laboratory tour
    3.
    Molecular Imaging Lab Tour【Capacity: 10 people/tour】
    (Laboratory for Labeling Chemistry, Laboratory for Pathophysiological and Health Science)
    ※Elementary school age children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

    Researchers will guide you around the lab areas and introduce the large-scale instruments that are used to carry out cutting-edge molecular imaging research.

    Advance

    10:10-10:50、13:40-14:20

    On-site

    11:50-12:30、15:20-16:00

  •  How are microscopes built?【Capacity: 4 people/tour】<br>(Laboratory for Comprehensive Bioimaging)
    Laboratory tour
    4.
    How are microscopes built?【Capacity: 4 people/tour】
    (Laboratory for Comprehensive Bioimaging)

    Microscopes are indispensable for life science research. Come and let you peek inside the area where the development of cutting-edge microscopes is taking place.

    Advance

    10:10-10:40、10:25-10:55、
    13:40-14:10、13:55-14:25

    On-site

    10:40-11:10、10:55-11:25、11:10-11:40、
    11:25-11:55、11:40-12:10、11:55-12:25、
    14:10-14:40、14:25-14:55、14:40-15:10、
    14:55-15:25、15:10-15:40、15:25-15:55

  • Closing in on the feeding behavior of common insects【Capacity: 20 people/tour】<br>(Laboratory for Nutritional Biology)
    Experience-based program
    5.
    Closing in on the feeding behavior of common insects【Capacity: 20 people/tour】
    (Laboratory for Nutritional Biology)

    How do fruit flies (Drosophila ) and mosquitoes grow? What do they eat?

    Advance

    10:10-10:50、13:40-14:20

    On-site

    11:50-12:30、15:20-16:00

Registration is closed.

Researcher lectures
(All lectures are in Japanese)

Four researchers working in the RIKEN Kobe and Osaka Campuses will give talks on their latest research and answer your questions.
Target group

Junior high school students and older

Location

On-site・Online

How to participate

On-site: No numbered ticket required
Online: Online participation will be available via Zoom. Details for accessing the lecture online will be updaed soon.

  • The amazing mechanisms of insect body formation<br>Shigeo Hayashi, Team Leader (BDR Laboratory for Morphogenetic Signaling)
    6.
    The amazing mechanisms of insect body formation
    Shigeo Hayashi, Team Leader (BDR Laboratory for Morphogenetic Signaling)

    Insects are said to be the most successful animal species, having differentiated into millions of diverse species and being found almost everywhere on earth. What is the secret of their success? I will share with you some of the answers to that question that have emerged from studying insect body formation.

    10:45-11:15

  • Using computational science to study functions of biomolecules<br>Osamu Miyashita, Senior Scientist (R-CCS Computational Structural Biology Research Team)
    7.
    Using computational science to study functions of biomolecules
    Osamu Miyashita, Senior Scientist (R-CCS Computational Structural Biology Research Team)

    Cells are made of proteins and other biomolecules that work in complex manners. Observing the shape and dynamics of these biomolecules is useful for understanding how they work but is challenging because they are so small and complex. I will introduce our lab’s approach to obtaining detailed information on the shape and dynamics of biomolecules which involves combining computer simulations with experimental data.

    11:15-11:45

  • What does it mean to study genes? The past, present and future<br>Ichiro Hiratani, Team Leader (Laboratory for Developmental Epigenetics)
    8.
    What does it mean to study genes? The past, present and future
    Ichiro Hiratani, Team Leader (Laboratory for Developmental Epigenetics)

    Nature or nurture? This is an age-old question in biology about whether genetics or the environment (external factors) is more important in developmental fate. Nature refers to heredity, in other words, the chromosomes or genomic DNA which carries all of the genetic information of a living organism. It was approximately 80 to 100 years ago that genomic DNA was discovered to be the hereditary material, and only about 20 years ago that the DNA sequence of the human genome (sequence of ATGCs) was deciphered. As such, research on how genetic information is utilized to make us humans and how individuality arises among humans is still in progress. I would like to briefly introduce the past and present of genetic and genomic research and discuss its future prospects.

    14:15-14:45

  • Making proteins<br>Yoshihiro Shimizu, Team Leader (BDR Laboratory for Cell-Free Protein Synthesis)
    9.
    Making proteins
    Yoshihiro Shimizu, Team Leader (BDR Laboratory for Cell-Free Protein Synthesis)

    When you hear the word “protein” you may picture a protein drink that body builders drink to help bulk up, but in the biological world, proteins are profoundly interesting substances. My laboratory studies how to make proteins. I will introduce how proteins are made, and also share some insights on what makes proteins fascinating.

    14:45-15:15

Registration is closed.

Learn about the latest research from researchers!

Drop by the nine different exhibits covering a wide range of research topics. Researchers will be on hand to explain their research using samples and movies. (Exhibits will be in Japanese, but questions in English are welcome)
Target

Elementary school age and older

Location

On-site

How to participate

No numbered ticket required

  • <span style="font-style:italic">Drosophila melanogaster </span>: The most powerful model organism in history<br>(Laboratory for Homeodynamics, Laboratory for Epithelial Morphogenesis)
    10.
    Drosophila melanogaster : The most powerful model organism in history
    (Laboratory for Homeodynamics, Laboratory for Epithelial Morphogenesis)

    We will explain the features and show samples of Drosophila melanogaster.

  • Looking at protein movement and function using Fugaku<br>(Laboratory for Biomolecular Function Simulation)
    11.
    Looking at protein movement and function using Fugaku
    (Laboratory for Biomolecular Function Simulation)

    We apply simulations using the supercomputer Fugaku predict the drug-protein binding process and structural changes of spike proteins on the surface of novel coronaviruses.

  • The condition and fate of a cell can be revealed by their appearance!?<br>(Laboratory for Cell Prediction of Cell Systems Dynamics)
    12.
    The condition and fate of a cell can be revealed by their appearance!?
    (Laboratory for Cell Prediction of Cell Systems Dynamics)

    We develop robots to examine many cells and predict their "condition" and "fate" based on the "appearance" of cells observed under a microscope.

  • What do microorganisms like and dislike?<br>(Laboratory for Multiscale Biosystem Dynamics)
    13.
    What do microorganisms like and dislike?
    (Laboratory for Multiscale Biosystem Dynamics)

    Let's take a look at the little organisms that are everywhere but usually invisible to the naked eye. They too have their own characteristics. They even have likes and dislikes.

  • Exploring the origins of stem cells that grow hair<br>(Laboratory for Tissue Microenvironment)
    14.
    Exploring the origins of stem cells that grow hair
    (Laboratory for Tissue Microenvironment)

    What part of the skin do the stem cells that give rise to hairs come from?

  • What changes in the brain when you become a parent?<br>(Laboratory for Comparative Connectomics)
    15.
    What changes in the brain when you become a parent?
    (Laboratory for Comparative Connectomics)

    We are investigating the changes in the brain’s neural circuitry across life stages.

  • Life phenomena and physics—fluid cell populations, and tissue turnover<br>(Nonequilibrium physics of living matter RIKEN Hakubi Research Team)
    16.
    Life phenomena and physics—fluid cell populations, and tissue turnover
    (Nonequilibrium physics of living matter RIKEN Hakubi Research Team)

    We will show you the regular routine of a cell population that is busy moving, aggregating, proliferating, and dying.

  •  Let’s look at how cells are dynamic!<br>(Laboratory for Physical Biology)
    17.
    Let’s look at how cells are dynamic!
    (Laboratory for Physical Biology)

    Cells are dynamic. They are dynamic even when they are stuck to neighboring cells. Let’s take a look at dynamical cells together.

  • What is genome editing?<br>(Laboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering)
    18.
    What is genome editing?
    (Laboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering)

    We will explain everything in detail from the principles of genome editing to how the technology is used.

Registration is closed.

Hands-on activities

Create a lasting memory of your visit to Open Day by making an original souvenir!
Target

Elementary school age and older

Location

On-site

How to participate

No numbered ticket required

  • Make your own science-themed button badge!
    19.
    Make your own science-themed button badge!

    Beautiful! Cute! Cool! Can you guess what the image is? Select an image related to BDR research and make your own unique button badge.

  • Stamp rally: Create your own original cell coaster!
    20.
    Stamp rally: Create your own original cell coaster!

    Find stamps of different cell parts at designated locations to create your own original cell coaster.

  • Photo spots
    21.
    Photo spots

    Say cheese! Put on a lab coat, grab some lab equipment and pretend to be a scientist!

  • RIKEN Merchandise Sales Corner
    22.
    RIKEN Merchandise Sales Corner

    Drop by to purchase official RIKEN merchandise.

Ikimon Coloring
Contest 2022

Target

Elementary school age and older

Location

Online

How to enter

By email or Twitter

  • Wonders of the kidneys!
    The kidneys are the organs that produce urine. What does the inside of a kidney look like? Learn while you color and enter the coloring contest as well!

Special Program for
International School students

  • Understanding blood vessel development through imaging zebrafish
    (Laboratory for Vascular Morphogenesis)
    Experience the process of using transgenic zebrafish and fluorescent microscopy to visualize blood vessel formation.

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More about RIKEN Kobe and Osaka Campuses

The RIKEN Kobe Campus opened in April 2002 as a central research base of the Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster promoted by the city of Kobe. Osaka Campus was established in April 2011 as a research base for life sciences. The following research centers promote research activities in Kobe and Osaka Campuses.
Go to the RIKEN Kobe Campus website
Important notes
Precautionary measures to prevent spread of COVID-19

Please wear a mask and disinfect your hands upon entrance to the premises.

Refrain from attending if you have a fever, cough, sore throat or other cold-like symptoms.

If you do not abide by the rules for participation, RIKEN reserves the right to refuse entry or ask you to leave the premises.

Notice to visitors

Please refrain from coming to the campus by car.
For those with disabilities, please ask a nearby attendant to be led to a dedicated parking space.

Pets are not permitted on-site.
This does not apply to service dogs accompanying persons with disabilities.

There will be staff taking photographs of the event.
Photographs will be taken to document the event. Please note that these photographs may be posted on the website or used for other publicity purposes.

Inquiries
RIKEN Kobe Campus

2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo

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