Kids' Play Park, Food Stalls, Workshops, and More kiond hiroshima" to open in hiroshima city on august 1, 2012, offering hands-on experience with wood

On June 28, kiond hiroshima's official website was completely renewed with more up-to-date information.

2024.06.27 14:00

KARZOC Inc.

Curzok Corporation (Headquarters: Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture; President: Yoshiyuki Kuribayashi) will open kiond Hiroshima, a wood experience facility offering a variety of wood experiences, at the HiroPa commercial facility in Hiroshima City Central Park Plaza (commonly called "Hiroshima Stadium Park") on Thursday, August 1, 2024. This will be the second kiond store in Japan and the first in the Chugoku-Shikoku area.

The official website of kiond Hiroshima (https://kiond-hiroshima.com/) will be completely renewed on June 28, 2024 (Friday).

Grand opening of "kiond hiroshima," a wooden experience facility, on August 1

<About "kiond hiroshima

kiondHiroshima is a hands-on facility with the theme of "wood" and "wood education. The concept of the facility is to be a "power spot for everyone" with the hope of delivering energy and smiles through various experiences with wood. The facility features a wooden kids' play park that will bring smiles to children's faces, and a food stall fair that will take adults back in time to their childhood. There will also be a café where visitors can encounter books to cheer them up, and a store featuring wooden products unique to Hiroshima. In addition, workshops to experience wood will be held mainly on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Outline of the store

Location: 15-1 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (Lots 7-9, 1F, Building A, HiroPa)

Business type ： Kids play park, food stall fair, library café,

　　　　　wooden goods sales, workshops

Site area : 540 square meters (excluding food stalls)

Business hours: 11:00 - 20:00

　　　　　(Kids' play park and fair closes at 18:00, opens at 10:00 on weekends and holidays)

Opening date : August 1, 2024 (Thursday)

Hiroshima Stadium Park Area Map

<Introduction of contents provided

Kids' Play Park (Area: approx. 180 square meters)

An indoor playground bursting with children's smiles, known as "Kino Park. The playground equipment and interior are made of cypress, cedar, and other timbers in abundance. Children's senses are stimulated during play, such as the smell of wood and the sensation of touching it, which nurtures their sensitivity and creativity.

Major types of play available at Kino Park

0Mocking Gum

The large wooden jungle gym is nicknamed "Mockingham," a coined term. The 2.4-meter-high Mockingham can be climbed up and down, and its maze-like interior will tickle your adventurous spirit.

Mockingham (image perspective)

0Kugelbahn

You can play by attaching the rails to the wall as you wish and rolling the ball. The ball's movement and sound changes depending on the length and angle, fostering creativity.

Image perspective of Kugelbahn

0Picture books and wooden toys

Parents and children can enjoy approximately 150 picture books with themes of towns, people, and nature. A variety of high-quality wooden toys such as building blocks, puzzles, and toys with fun sounds and movements will be available.

Picture books and wooden toys (image perspective)

Admission

Children under 150 cm and elementary school age are allowed to use the playground, and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over 18 years old.

Admission fee: ・Children 600 yen for the first 30 minutes

　　　　　　　　　　100 yen for each additional 10 minutes

　　　　　　　　　　Free Pass (weekdays only) 1,100 yen

　　　　　Parents: 600 yen per parent/guardian

　　　　　All prices include tax.

Food stall fair

A food fair will be held outside in front of the kiond Hiroshima store on the grass plaza side. We will open an original wooden stall with kiond's original wooden stall for old-fashioned games. Children and adults alike are sure to have a great time.

The games that can be played at the fair

0-shooting

Fair food stalls: Shooting Image

Smart Ball at the fair: image photo

Image of a street fair booth

Fee List】 ※All prices include tax.

Target shooting: 6 shots, 500 yen; 13 shots, 1,000 yen

Smartball: 20 balls 500 yen, EX ball (additional 3 balls) 500 yen

Wanage: 12 balls, 500 yen

Library Cafe (Area: 285 square meters)

The Library Cafe is a place where visitors can enjoy a relaxing read while smelling the fragrance of wood. The walls of the café are lined with approximately 800 books selected according to six themes.

LibraryCafe image perspective

About the books in the collection

The LibraryCafe houses approximately 800 books under the theme of "a library in the park that connects the town, people, and nature, and where vitality resides. Visitors to the café are free to read books at their leisure. The selection of books is produced by SPBS, a comprehensive book and editorial company, and is divided into six categories: "Create," "Play," "Learn," "Connect," "Hiroshima," and "Genki. The "Genki" bookshelf introduces "books that inspire" selected by kiond staff members with comments, and is a place where people who gather at kiond Hiroshima can express their interest in the city and trees, and express their desire to "do something" and "learn more! I want to know more! The bookshelf is designed to inspire people who gather at kiond hiroshima to "do something" and "learn more!

Examples of café menu

Drink

Kiond coffee 400 yen

Hiroshima Fine Lemonade Squash 500 yen

Kirin Ichiban Shibori 600 yen

Food

Fries 300 yen

Soft ice cream 350 yen

All drinks are M size, tax included (10% of in-store consumption).

■Wooden goods for sale

Inside LibraryCafe, there is a store where you can hold in your hands premium products recommended by kiond buyers. The shop offers a wide variety of wooden goods, including kitchenware, wooden toys, and other wooden crafts unique to Hiroshima.

Pick up a product

Morikasei Sugi and Hinoki aroma chip (ASNARO): 1,430 yen

Morikasei: Sugi and Hinoki aroma chip (ASNARO)

Chugoku region tree / Animal toy toy set (Harada Lumber) 2,900 yen

Chugoku region tree/animal toy set (Harada Lumber)

Bento of the forest (ICHIBA MOKKOSHO) 8,800 yen

Bento of the forest (ICHIBA MOKKOSHO)

Workshop

Visitors can try their hand at making things out of wood. A variety of workshops are available for both adults and children, including a chopstick-making workshop and a workshop where visitors can learn about traditional crafts. Reservations for some of the workshops can be made in advance and will be accepted from early July.

Examples of workshops

Handmade chopsticks made of Hiroshima Prefecture's cypress wood

Participants will put a piece of wood on a special production stand called a jig, plane it, and shape it into chopsticks. The length and thickness of the chopsticks can be freely decided, so you can make chopsticks that are perfect for you.

Experience time: 2 hours / Ages: 4 years old and up (children under 12 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)

Handmade chopstick experience using Hiroshima Prefecture's cypress wood

0Traditional Craft: Making Kumiko Coasters

Visitors can choose their favorite combination of various tree species, such as Japanese cypress and Japanese cypress, and make coasters using the traditional craft of "kumiko.

Experience time: 2 hours / Ages: 4 years old and up (children under 12 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)

Traditional Craft: Making Kumiko Coasters

＜Official website completely renewed

The official website of kiond hiroshima will be completely renewed from June 28, 2024 (Fri.) at 11:00. The site will be completely renewed with the latest information on kiond hiroshima, including information on facilities, events, and announcements.

kiond hiroshima official website: https://kiond-hiroshima.com/

*Publication time may vary depending on the situation.

We have also started operating an official Instagram. We will deliver real-time updates and information on preparations for the opening.

Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiond_hiroshima/

＜What is "Hiroshima Stadium Park"?

Hiroshima City Central Park Plaza (commonly known as "Hiroshima Stadium Park") is a place for everyone in the heart of Hiroshima City, consisting of the EDION Peace Wing Hiroshima, which opened in February 2024, and the plaza areas on both sides of it. Within the park, the commercial facility "HiroPa" will open on Thursday, August 1, 2024. The opening will be graced by a variety of 16 tenants, including restaurants, retail shops, a museum, a kids' play park, a fitness center, and BBQ facilities.

Outline of the Project for Development, Management and Operation of the Central Park Plaza Area, etc.

Location: 15-1 and 3 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (part of Hiroshima City Central Park)

Project area: Approx. 52,600 square meters

Total floor space: approx. 3,700 square meters

Scale: 1 and 2 stories above ground

Use ：Park paths and plazas, landscaping facilities, outdoor restrooms, recreation facilities, play facilities, and other facilities

Access ：8 min. walk from Hiroshima Electric Railway "Atomic Bomb Dome-mae" stop

　　　　　　10-minute walk from Kencho-mae Station on the Astram Line

Business operator: ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARK

　　　　　　［Business Owner]

　　　　　　NTT Urban Development Corporation (Representative Corporation)

　　　　　　EDION Corporation