Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival 2023

　The 6th "Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival" was held on Sunday, June 18, 2023.

　The festival was held for the first time in 4 years after weathering Corona crisis. The theme was "SAIKAI" meaning “Restart after 4 years”.
　This theme includes;
・Our wish to make this campus a place to rebuild the relationship between our students andthe local communities.
・Our hope that many people will become interested in disaster prevention and mitigation and to apply what they have learned here to their future life.

　There were so many events such as various booth by students, Takatsuki food fair & local specialties etc. Everyone could enjoy them.
　Children danced with "Hanitan" who is Takatsuki City famous character, and also jumped-up in the "Fluffy Hanitan" air-dome equipment.

　Takatsuki Muse Campus has the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences. It is therefore, the following events were provided by the specialized knowledge;
・First aid experience
・Special Quiz for children
・Putting on Firefighter suit

　And "Jibu-ni" which is a local food of Ishikawa Prefecture was cooked using a huge cauldron stored in the campus for emergencies. This was served for the visitors with the cooperation of neighborhood community association. At the same time, Kansai University open campus was held.
　Today, a total of approx. 3,000 students and local residents learned about safety while enjoying food and atmosphere.

　Thank you to everyone who came to visit.

Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival 2019

　The 5th "Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival" was held on Sunday, June 23, 2019.

　The event is sponsored and operated by the Festival Executive Committee of the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, and this year's theme is "Community and Disaster Prevention Festa." The students' strong desire to have many people interested in disaster prevention and to make use of what they learned at the event in their daily lives is included.

　The campus is lined with festivals that everyone can enjoy, such as refreshment stalls run by students, a Takatsuki product exhibition where you can enjoy local gourmet food, and a brass band concert by Kansai University Junior and Senior High School. The children danced energetically to Hanitan, a mascot character of Takatsuki City, and jumped up and down on Fuwafuwa Hanitan, a dome-shaped inflatable playground equipment, all with big smiles on their faces.

　In addition, specialties unique to the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences go beyond just having fun, such as making disaster prevention goods that you can do with familiar things, games such as disaster prevention karuta, sugoroku, and puzzles, crime prevention classes for children up to 10 years old, and experiencing water discharge using a fire pump. Many events were held using the At the lunch provided by the residents' association, soup for about 1,000 people was served in a cauldron kept on campus for emergencies. An open campus was also held on the day of the event, and about 3,000 students, students, and local residents learned about safety in a “delicious and fun” way.

　Thank you to everyone who came to visit.

Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival 2018

　The 4th "Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival" was held on Sunday, June 24, 2018.

　The campus festival is a student-centered event of the Faculty of Social Safety , and is held under the theme of "Disaster Prevention WORLD 2018-The World of Disaster Prevention is Full View" with the cooperation of Takatsuki City. We want you to know that you can work on disaster prevention from a familiar place by not only learning about disaster prevention but also exposing the world of disaster prevention.

　The campus festival was temporarily threatened by the earthquake that occurred on the 18th. Part of the content of the event was changed from the original schedule, and we held a soup kitchen lunch by the residents' association, a mock shop by students, making disaster prevention goods that can be done with familiar things, and an event where you can learn disaster prevention knowledge through games. In addition, many children danced energetically at the event "Teke Teke Hanitan Dance" where the Yuru-chara "Hanitan" from Takatsuki City appeared.

　Since we held the open campus for the first time at the same time, about 2,500 students, local residents, high school students, etc. visited during the rainy season and enjoyed learning in preparation for future disasters.

　Thank you to everyone who came to visit.

Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival 2017

　The 3rd "Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival" was held on Sunday, June 18, 2017.

　Under the theme, “Let's learn, let's play, let's raise awareness of disaster!” we held various events for people to know more about disaster prevention through learning and playing. Fortunately, we were blessed with good weather, nearly 3,000 people including locals and students came, and the campus was crowded with lots of people.

　The Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival opened spectacularly with a concert by the junior high and high school brass bands and the university brass band (about 100 musicians in all). Music from various genres was played such as march, musical songs, and J-POP medleys. People from a wide range of generations came to listen.

　At lunch time, we served Bouillabaisse free of charge for lunch with the cooperation of the Kosobe Self-governing Association. Bouillabaisse is a typical seafood dish in the Mediterranean coastal region of France. The soup with plenty of fish, shellfish, and flavored vegetables cooked with our emergency cooker was very popular.

　At the Takatsuki Gourmet & Products section, udon dumplings, onsen-karaage fried chicken, coppépan bread rolls, Takatsuki produced vegetables, Yoshi paper, and local sake were sold. Also, at the students' booths, cotton candy, frankfurters, and popcorn were sold, and some booths even had people queuing and were sold out.

　In addition, there were games and presentations of research groups on disaster prevention, educational events on societal safety science learning experiences, such as disaster prevention goods craft workshops, and events related to Takatsuki city, such as parent-child football lessons and friendly games with the Konomiya Speranza Osaka Takatsuki football team, as well as an inflatable Fuwa-fuwa Hanitan bounce house. The Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival was a great success.

　Thank you to everyone who came to visit.

Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival 2016

　The 2nd "Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival" was held on Sunday, June 19th.

　Unfortunately, it was raining on the festival day, but we still had about 1,500 visitors.
　Many events were held under the theme, "Let's have a Bosai (防×祭: prevention festival)", and the concept was "Local exchange place, dissemination of disaster prevention knowledge".

　In the Takatsuki Gourmet & Products section, which was upgraded last year, various gourmet and special products such as udon dumplings, onsen-karaage fried chicken, vegetables, Yoshi paper, local beer, local sake, and coppépan bread rolls were sold. At student booths, cotton candy and frankfurters were sold. They were so popular and had long queues up to the parking lot and the restaurant.

　At lunch time, in cooperation with neighboring self-governing associations, we offered a German home-cooked dish, Eintopf, cooked with plenty of potatoes, carrots, onions, sausages, and lentils. The same as last year, people formed a long queue for the Eintopf made with the emergency cooker, and the dish was finished in one hour.

　In the afternoon, a talk was held by Uchida Akiko and Higuchi Daiki, who are graduates of our university and DJs of FM802, and Shiori Toriyama, who appears on the "Daily News Takatsuki Shimamoto" being broadcast on the cable TV station J:COM, and they enthusiastically talked about Takatsuki's attractions.

　It was with great excitement that the entire campus blew off the rain with its many events, specifically, events where people can experience learning about societal safety science including games incorporating knowledge on disaster prevention, disaster prevention goods/crafts using familiar materials, a concert by the University Wind Symphony Orchestra, and presentations by research groups. The curtain came down in great success.

　Thank you to everyone who came to visit.

Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival 2015

　The 1st "Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival" was held on Sunday, June 21, 2015.

　This year, we integrated the "Safety Festival" held every June and the "Campus Open Day" held every November, and the festival was an event more powerful in scale and planning content.

　On the day, we were blessed with good weather, and we had about 3,000 visitors.
　The Takatsuki Muse Campus Festival opened excitedly with a concert by the junior high, the high school, and the university brass bands (about 100 musicians in all). Music from various genres, from classic to J-POP, were played. People from a wide range of generations came to listen.

　At lunch time, we served special minestrone soup free of charge with the cooperation of the Kosobe Self-governing Association. By using plenty of tomatoes, the soup became very tasty, and we received a lot of joyful praises such as "delicious!"

　In the afternoon, a lecture was held by Nobunari Oda, who is a graduate of the university. From stories of his active era to topics related to Takatsuki, his hometown, and the lecture site were very entertaining.

　Many events were held where visitors could experience the learning of societal safety science, such as research group presentations and workshops. For events related to the local area, we set up a kids' football classroom & friendly games with the Speranza FC Osaka Takatsuki football team, the Takatsuki municipal product corner, and an inflatable Fuwa-fuwa Hanitan bounce house. The festival was a great success.

The 3rd Safety Festival 2014
“Safety Festival ~ Connection Creates Safety ~”

What’s the Safety Festival?

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2. 　The Safety Festival is an event that is organized with the wish that students and locals gain knowledge and awareness on disaster prevention.
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2. 　In other words, it is a unique cultural festival at the Takatsuki Muse Campus where we cooperate with the locals. The festival celebrates its third year this year!
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2. 　This year, under the theme, "Connection Creates Safety", the festival was planned not only by the Festival Executive Committee members but also by the circles such as the KUMC (Student Organization), along with the seniors of the research groups.
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What was the most impressive project?

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2. 　The most impressive project was the "Disaster Escape Game" that included many elements from the societal safety science studies. This is a game where participants cooperate with each other to solve quizzes related to disaster prevention. The players of the game can deepen their knowledge of disaster prevention, and the game was popular regardless of age and gender. We put an emphasis on preparation, and I am happy if people can have their awareness raised about safety through this project.
   　In addition, we prepared the "Frog Caravan" to raise people’s disaster prevention wisdom and skills while recycling toys. I was very impressed to see children concentrating so hard while playing the game.
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What was the hardest thing for you?

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2. 　The most difficult thing was to aggregate the opinions and feelings of all the students who were involved with the projects and to reflect it clearly. I can only guess at how many meetings we had to discuss matters.
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2. 　I was the person in charge of equipment and finance. Many things were a first experience for me, such as managing fixtures, adjusting the locations at each event, and handling the amount of money, things I usually don’t handle. I had a lot of responsibility, but I felt it was very rewarding even though I was a little overwhelmed.
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2. 　But I believe that this success was due to the efforts of all the people involved in the festival, including members of the Festival Executive Committee.
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2. 　We were able to enjoy a great feeling of accomplishment because we unitedly created the festival through to its successful completion. Next year, I would like to invite more students and local people to get involved at the festival to make it grow!
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Message for people who want to enroll in the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences

　The Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences Festival Executive Committee is an officially recognized student organization and is active, mainly in the planning and management of various events such as the Safety Festival and the School Festival for Unification. I would like to continuously experience something that I can’t normally in student life through such events.
　Our motto is "growing every day". I will continue to do my best! Finally, I would like to say to everyone who is considering entering the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, “Come and make wonderful memories with us!”

Campus Open Day 2014

　"Takatsuki Muse Campus Open Day 2014" was held on November 9, 2014.

　The event celebrated holding its fourth event this year. Although it was a rainy day, many people still came.

　In the Arena, a joint concert by Kansai University Junior High and High School Brass Band, and the university cheer leader club supporters brass band was held. Under the direction of the conductor Tetsuya Fukada, "Armenian Dance Part 1" was played by the 90 strong brass band. It was a powerful performance.
　At the Muse Hall, we showed the movie "The Swing Girls" using a cinema-like projector. In addition, we, the Festival Executive Committee, opened booths at the restaurant area.

　This year, we were able to cooperate with local organizations such as the Takatsuki City Hall and the Sogo, Seibu and Kosobe Self-governing Associations and carry out events at exhibition booths, as well as enjoy a special outdoor lunch. All projects were related to "safety and security", which we are studying at the faculty. For everyone who participates in the future, we will plan projects that will give everyone the opportunity to think about safety measures against emergencies.
　We hope many people will come and participate in the festival with all our hearts.

The 2nd Safety Festival 2013
“Safety for you. When shall we learn? Of course, now!”

　All the projects were highly satisfactory, and visitors also appreciated the knowledge learned at the AED seminar and commented, "I'm glad that I could do things which I normally don’t have a chance to do," and we received many other warm commendations from the visitors. The visitors enthusiastically participated in many events, and we felt satisfaction from conveying knowledge on disaster prevention. It was a really fulfilling day.

　Specifically, the contents of the events were fire extinguishing experience using fire hoses, an earthquake simulation section that explained the mechanism using past sediment-related disaster records, and a lifesaving course using AED. Although we planned the projects to contribute to local people as much as possible, it was also an opportunity for us to learn the importance of taking positive action from the visitors. Further, what was nicest for me to hear was a visitor who said they had no interest in disaster prevention, but afterwards, the same visitor commented, "I want to become more aware of disaster prevention". When I saw the visitor smiling and leaving the festival, a feeling of accomplishment rose up within me which I cannot express in words.

　From the event, we gained a lot of precious things, such as being able to interact with the local people, tasting success from the events that we mainly organized, meeting many new people, and expanding our connections. There were several areas where everyone's growth was observed, including those who were not good at talking in public were fearlessly explaining things to visitors.

　There were also many points to reflect on, such as preparations running late and panicking until the last minute. Therefore, I have to avoid being overconfident, so I decided to actively participate in the festivals of Takatsuki City and other various events in the area to further deepen my connection with the locals. At the same time, we plan to organize bigger events by ourselves, and we would like to share our knowledge and thoughts with the locals. Finally, I'd like the future to progress in realizing our big dream, that is, "Events with the whole Takatsuki City where anyone can feel free to participate".

Campus Open Day 2013

　The Takatsuki Muse Campus Open Day 2013 was held on November 17, 2013.

　We had about 2,100 visitors at this annual event, which was being held the third time.

　At the Muse Hall, lectures by Yomiuri TV program caster Jiro Shibo, the Self Defense Force, and the Takatsuki Police were held. At the main stage of the Arena, a Chromatic Harmonica Concert by Etsuko Kidani, a brass band concert with a total of 80 students from Kansai University’s junior high and high schools, as well as Kansai University proper, and a chorus by the Takatsuki City Boys and Girls Choir were performed. There were also other performances planned by the Festival Executive Committee.

　We had a variety of projects. Booths were set up by students in the outdoors, and projects to share knowledge on societal safety science including flight simulators and disaster sign quizzes were performed in the classrooms. Shops selling local products, such as Hanitan (local mascot) goods were arranged. We received a lot of satisfied feedback and the festival successfully ended.

The 1st Safety Festival 2012

　The 1st "Safety Festival" was held on June 10, 2012.

　Under the theme "Sharing Knowledge on Safety with You", the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences Festival Executive Committee organized and managed various projects in cooperation with people outside the school such as the SDF and the Takatsuki Municipal Fire Department Headquarters.
　All the projects sufficiently reflected the students' general activities, efforts, and charms, such as the introduction of disaster-prevention goods, product sales, and exhibitions by enterprises that are related to Takatsuki City, as well as an introduction to various preserved foods from different parts of Japan.

　In the event at the Muse Hall called the “Not Have To Say That Far Committee ~ This is Takatsuki Disaster Prevention Power! ~", after the keynote lecture by Professor Yoshiaki Kawada, an active panel discussion was held by students with Associate Professor Kenji Koshiyama, Associate Professor Shozo Nagata, and Associate Professor Shingo Nagamatsu.

　Visitors gave a lot of joyful feedback saying "The students’ commentary at the preserved food exhibition was easy to understand," "I had valuable experiences I could not usually have," and "I am glad that I got new information on disaster prevention."

Campus Open Day 2012

　"Takatsuki Muse Campus Open Day 2012" was held on November 18, 2012.

　We had over 2,500 visitors, which exceeded our expectations at this annual event which was being held the second time.

　On the main stage, we held various events such as the talk show of Masaaki Harukawa, who is a Yomiuri Television Commentator, and Makoto Imaoka, who is a former Hanshin Tigers baseball player. There was a performance by the Kansai University Junior High and High School Brass Band, as well as a magic show, tap dance, a freestyle football performance, etc.

　In the outdoors, there were food stalls and booths set up by members of the Festival Executive Committee, and at the West Bldg. (University / graduate school building), a flight simulator, reverse glasses, liquefaction experiments, and various other projects to share our research were implemented.

Campus Open Day 2011

　On November 13, 2011, we held the first "Campus Open Day".
　It was simultaneously held with "Autumn Campus Takatsuki & Muse", and not only general citizens but also many students visited the event. On that day, we held various events targeting the public, such as special lectures by Professor Yoshiaki Kawata and Professor Mamoru Ozawa of the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences. There was outdoor cooking with a big pot, a children's football class, fire hose training, disaster prevention expos, etc., and more than 1,000 people participated.
　In addition, the Festival Executive Committee members vigorously presided over the planning and managing of events and made for a lively festival.

Disaster Prevention Fair by the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences Festival Executive Committee 　Reproduction of evacuation shelter life, exhibitions of various kinds of disaster-prevention goods, and reports from activities of volunteers were conducted mainly by students. Students gave excellent explanations to visitors on what they studied and showed their understanding of disaster prevention goods and their uses.

Tasting of outdoor cooking 　The Muse Campus has various functions as a disaster prevention center. We conducted a cookout event using the large cooker, which is usually kept in the storage.

Student Policy Presentation Competition 　Under the instruction of Associate Professor Shozo Nagata, the "Fire and Disaster Management Study Group" composed of faculty students presented their research at the Student Life Competition of the PPSAJ (Public Policy Studies Association JAPAN).

The Great World Voyage ☆ I will be the king of senses! 　An event organized by the Festival Executive Committee where participants solve quizzes on social issues and cultures as if traveling around the world. The participants were able to take a commemorative photo with students in wacky costumes and everyone enjoyed it a lot.

Experience of fire hose training! 　Using fire hoses, students explained the basic usage to participants.

Kids’ Football Class 　As coaches, students enjoyed playing football with the local children and the children of Kansai University’s Elementary School.