Two High School Students Honored at the “Too Free-Spirited Research™ EXPO”; Supporting Unique Research by the Next Generation Through the “Award for Works That Resonate with the Senses Through Art × Science”

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artience Co., Ltd. (President and Representative Director Satoru Takashima, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) participated as an acclaim group in the "Too Free-Spirited Research™ EXPO 2026," awarding two high school student research works with the “Award for Works That Resonate with the Senses Through Art × Science”—honoring research that combines creativity that stimulates the five senses with scientific thinking and moves and excites the heart.

The "Too Free-Spirited Research™ EXPO" is a contest hosted by Tomonokai Inc., targeting junior and senior high school students nationwide to present the results of their research. Companies and organizations participating as honoring groups each set awards from their own perspectives and conduct judging and awarding their works.

Our company is committed to realizing a future where all people can live enriched lives by creating value that resonates with the senses through the "chemical reaction between art and science." At the "Too Free-Spirited Research™ EXPO," we participated as an acclaim organization believing that by supporting the original ideas and research of junior and senior high school students nationwide, we could nurture the innovative ideas and enthusiasm of the younger generation and contribute to realizing "a future where all people can live enriched lives."

The two works awarded this time are as follows.

A work by Mion Ohtaki from Tokyo Metropolitan Hakuo High School
"Does Reading Literature Change How Junior and Senior High School Students Perceive Music? —Through Kenji Miyazawa's Works—"

Reason for selection:
I was moved and excited by the discoveries born from the scientific perspective of analyzing and verifying music and literature, which are perceived through each person's sensibility, through statistical analysis and verification, and combining these findings. Inspired by my own intrinsic motivation, I was deeply impressed by his scientific inquiry and curiosity in thoroughly exploring sensory aspects that are difficult to verbalize or quantify, based on meticulous conditioning and extensive data evidence.

Works by Kosuke Takeuchi, Tamagawa Gakuen High School
"Reconstructing Signatures Based on Color Vision Diversity and Dynamics"

Reason for selection:
I was moved by their approach to pursuing sign design that excites consumers and encourages behavioral change in response to human sensibility such as likes and dislikes, not only considering color diversity and physical safety, but also utilizing sensory engineering in a multifaceted approach, and I felt motivated to support them. Manufacturing with the recipient in mind is also connected to our management philosophy, and I was reminded of its importance.

Starting from the pure feelings of junior and senior high school students' "love" and "wanting to know more," the approach of sincerely facing the events around them and approaching research with an original approach was a great inspiration for us artience group.
Going forward, artience group will continue to support the free ideas and challenges of the next generation as a company providing value that resonates with the senses.

"Too Free-Spirited Research™ EXPO" Official Website: https://tankyu-skill.com/expo/irexpo/

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