Adventure World (Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture) will have a booth at the 2nd Bamboo Festival to be held in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture on Sunday, November 26, 2023.
　In February 2022, the company signed an "Adopt-a-Forest Agreement" promoted by Osaka Prefecture, which allows businesses to engage in reforestation as part of their environmental preservation efforts, and will be exhibiting at the "2nd Bamboo Festival" to be held in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture on November 26, 2023. We have been working on the effective use of black forest in Kishiwada City (recycling of black forest resources) and the creation of a forest that preserves the diversity of life. As part of the Adopt-a-Forest Agreement, we will cooperate in this event to promote the charms of "Yumemigaoka Kishiwada" by inviting local residents to discover local attractions and to think about how to deal with and relate to nature.

About "The 2nd Bamboo Festival"
The Bamboo Festival in Yumemigaoka Kishiwada, which was born as a new town where city, agriculture, and nature are fused, will provide an opportunity for local residents to discover local attractions, think about how to face and relate to nature, and promote the attractiveness of "Yumemigaoka Kishiwada. This is a community-led event to promote the attractiveness of Yumemigaoka Kishiwada.

Date and Time: Sunday, November 26, 2023, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Yumemigaoka Kishiwada Area Yumemi no Mori N (North), Yumemigaoka Office (Kishiwada, Osaka)
Organizer: Yumemigaoka Kishiwada Town Development Council

About Yumemigaoka Kishiwada: https://kishiwada-yumemigaoka.jp/


[About Adventure World's booth exhibit]
(1) Bamboo Charm Workshop
This is an experience to make original key chains by threading strings and beads through animal charms made of laminated bamboo.

Location: Yumemi no Mori N (North)
Time:
① 10:00 a.m. to noon
② 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Capacity: 50 people each session (first-come-first-served basis)
Fee: 300 yen


(2) Lecture on the " Panda x Bamboo" Connection
Theme: "Panda x Bamboo"
Speaker Takeko Nakao, Deputy Director of Adventure World

Location: Yumemi Forest N (North)
Hours:
① 11:00 am - 11:30 am
② 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Capacity: None
Fee: Free


(3) Panel display about the use of panda bamboo
Panel display about Adopt-a-Forest activities, bamboo art and spawning bed activities of bluefin reef squid and (3) Panel display about the activities of the Adopt-a-Forest, Bamboo Art, and the spawning beds for bluefin reef squid, and "PANDAYS" tableware made from the food left by pandas.

Location: Yumemi no Mori N (North)
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Capacity: None
Fee: Free

*The above events will be held in the bamboo forest, so please wear comfortable walking shoes and clothes.
The event content and location may be subject to change due to weather conditions.


About SDGs Partnership Agreement 】
Since 2011, we have been cooperating with Kishiwada City in Osaka Prefecture by signing an "Agreement on the Provision of Bamboo in the Kishiwada Hills Area" to use bamboo from Kishiwada City as food for giant pandas and also to preserve the environment of satoyama. The agreement was renewed in October. In October 2020, we renewed our SDG partnership agreement to cooperate in the conservation of biodiversity, the creation of a recycling-oriented society, the development of livable communities, and SDGs awareness-raising activities.

About the "Creating the Future with Pandas Project"
The bamboo used for the giant pandas' diet is procured from the bamboo groves in Kishiwada City. Kishiwada City prevents the overgrowth of bamboo from negatively impacting the environment of the animals and plants living in the satoyama by cutting it out for the pandas to eat. However, since pandas eat the leafy parts of the bamboo, the bamboo trunks are left behind. This project will utilize the bamboo trunks and turn them into laminated wood to be reborn as handicrafts, thereby promoting resource recycling.

About Panda Bamboo Project 】
This project aims to protect the satoyama environment by cutting down bamboos that are destroying the satoyama and using them as food for giant pandas, and to promote upcycling of bamboo trunks, uneaten bamboo, and feces that giant pandas do not eat, which have been disposed of so far, as effective resources. This is a project to promote upcycling of bamboo trunks, uneaten bamboo, and dung, which were previously discarded.