Planning a series of aggressive academic entertainment exhibitions
Sunshine Aquarium is always a hot topic for its bold projects, such as "Creepy Deep Sea Creatures 2024," the "Poisonous Po ...
"The most important thing about planning is that it's fun. I'm also conscious of making new discoveries," says Imai. For his first project, "Moudoku Exhibition 2," he even created a new aquarium. "It was literally a process of creating everything from 0 to 100. I thought about everything from what to place in the space and how to create flow, to the background music. I also wrote explanatory text for the exhibits and, if necessary, went out to collect living creatures. The "Moudoku Exhibition" has not only attracted a total of 650,000 visitors, but it is also one of the series that has received the most positive feedback on social media out of all of our museum's projects. It's great to see such reactions."
A look at the special exhibition "Moudoku Exhibition 2," which was held in 2017 and was overseen by Imai Toshihiro. The planning team's ideas were also utilized in the interior design, which resembles a mysterious and old laboratory. The highlights are not only the creatures but also the presentation. 
Special exhibition ``Poison Poison Poison Poison Poison Poison Exhibition - Pain (Mudoku Exhibition 2)''. 
In addition to being in charge of the special exhibition, Imai is also a zookeeper and is in charge of the Sparkling Fountain, an aquarium where arowana, dorado, and other fish can be seen.
It's not just entertaining. Imai himself is involved in the planning of these exhibitions while working as a zookeeper, so they are backed up by academic evidence. This is no different to the projects Katano handles. Take the "More ♡ Sexuality Exhibition." This was held during the COVID-19 pandemic as the second installment of the popular "Sexuality Exhibition," an evening event exhibit themed on the sexuality of living creatures. Many efforts were made to deepen visitors' understanding.
"With the help of the animal care staff, we made models (!) of the animals' genitalia out of paper clay and silicone rubber. We paid particular attention to the size and texture, and hoped that it would be a fun place to learn." The interactive exhibits were also designed to be touchable with a stick, and an exhibit where visitors could smell the scent of animals in heat was devised, with many ingenious touches being made to accommodate the time when people are careful about interacting with animals. As a result, it has become a hit project with further events. Serious and aggressive entertainment is being produced one after another.
We sometimes discuss projects while chatting in the office. 
There are many projects based on books, including the "Strange Creatures Exhibition."
