Miraikan Accessibility Lab.
Asakawa Chieko (Miraikan)
Living Well
Space Cooking & Food Experience Project
About Project
Research Outline
This project explores how people can “live well through food” even under limitations of environments such as space missions or disaster situations. By integrating long-term food preservation, 3D/4D food printing, and immersive XR experiences, we redesign food as a circular system. The project demonstrates future food circulation through a public living lab, where visitors actively participate in research through tasting and hands-on experiences.
Future Vision
Research on food inspired by space environments serves as a mirror for the future of life on Earth. As preservation and cooking become digitally designed and connected to human senses and preferences, food evolves from simple nutrition into a shared experience. Through flexible ideas and technologies, we aim to open new forms of everyday life where anyone can design and enjoy food according to their own situation.
Research Director
Research Director : Furukawa Hidemitsu
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University
Message from Research Director
Visitors experience future visions and research prototypes firsthand, and their feedback is incorporated into the next stage of development. Through tasting sessions, dialogues, and workshops, the project creates a continuous cycle of co-creation that connects research, society, and each participant, all while exploring the future of food.
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