CANVAS Mail No. 164
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■■ This Month’s Top Picks　■■

★ Breaking News on Workshop Collection 11 in Shibuya! This year’s workshop exhibitors have been
confirmed, and once again, over 100 workshops will be gathering!
The number of satellite venues spread throughout Shibuya has been set at[10 locations] have been confirmed!!
Details are scheduled to be released in July. Stay tuned☆

★ [Deadline: July 10] Applications for the 4th Digital Ehon Award are pouring in again this year!
Be sure to check out the brand-new flyer! [PDF format / approx. 1.3MB]
http://digitalehon.net/merry/wp-content/uploads/Digital-Ehon-Award-vol.4.pdf

★ Digital Ehon Co., Ltd. has collaborated with the Czech company Mr. Fox and Friends to develop the Japanese version of the educational app “Little Fox, Little Fox, What Time Is It?”!
Now available on iTunes!
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/whats-time-mr.fox-explore/id880000341?mt=8

★[For Adults] We’re currently recruiting participants for the Children’s Media Lab program “Children and Museums”!
We’ve invited Minoru Hatanaka, Chief Curator at the
NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC]—a world-renowned institution specializing in media art—to join us for this special talk event. You’ll get a rare behind-the-scenes look at the “ICC Kids Program,”
a popular annual summer program!
http://www.a-m-u.jp/event/2015/06/kodomo-medialab-vol6.html

★The Chair of CANVAS, a 2015 Good Design Award winner, will also serve as a judge!
http://www.g-mark.org/guide/2015/guide1.html#guide3-1-4

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01. Special, Must-See News!
02. CANVAS-Related Blog Updates!
03. List of Media Coverage
04. Latest Event Information!
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■ Produced by “CANVAS”: The World’s Largest Children’s Creative Event
Workshop Collection 11 in Shibuya—Exhibitors Announced!
& Now Recruiting Event Volunteers!

Workshop Collection spreads across the entire “Shibuya” area.
The main venue is—believe it or not—an office building scheduled for demolition!
Two days where children will repaint Shibuya!
This year’s workshop exhibitors have been selected, and once again, over 100 workshops will come together!

At the same time, [10] satellite venues have been confirmed throughout “Shibuya”!!
The event will expand significantly across the entire area.
Details are scheduled to be announced in July.Stay tuned☆

[Event Dates & Times] Saturday, August 29, 2015, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM (Shin-Nanpeidai Tokyu Building); 12:00 PM–5:00 PM (Shibuya TOD Building)
　　　　　　　　　 August 30 (Sun) 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Shin-Nanpeidai Tokyu Building) 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Shibuya TOD Building)
[Venue] Main Venue
[1] Shin-Nanpeidai Tokyu Building (1-21-2 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
[2] Shibuya TOD Building (1-21-14 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
　　　　 *Buildings owned by Tokyu Land Corporation, etc.
[Details] http://www.wsc.or.jp
## Twitter ##　　http://twitter.com/WScollection
## Facebook ##　 http://www.facebook.com/workshopcollection

☆Now Recruiting Volunteer Staff!☆
For Workshop Collection 11, we are recruiting
volunteer staff to support the event’s operation! If you’re interested in the Workshop Collection,
please join our team!
[Details] http://wsc.or.jp/WSC11th_volunteer.html
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■ International Digital Ehon Fair 2015 & 4th Digital Ehon Awards: Call for Entries!

We will once again be hosting the “International Digital Ehon Fair”—the world’s first digital ehon fair, which gathers and exhibits “digital ehon” from around the globe—
“International Digital Ehon Fair”—the world’s first digital book fair—will be held again this year as part of the Workshop Collection.
Last year, we exhibited 250 Digital Ehon books from 40 countries around the world.
In addition, we will simultaneously hold the “4th Digital Ehon Award,” which aims to pioneer and develop digital Ehon books that children find “fun! something they’ve never seen before! and a gateway to a wider world!”
Through a rigorous judging process by a distinguished panel of judges, the award recognizes outstanding digital Ehon books from around the world.
Digital Ehon from around the world will be evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges, and outstanding works will be honored.

[Details]
* International Digital Ehon Fair 2015 [Submission Deadline] Friday, July 10, 2015
http://d-childrensbookfair.net/
* 4th Digital Ehon Award　
　[Submission Period] Wednesday, April 8, 2015 – Friday, July 10, 2015
http://www.digitalehonaward.net/
　[Promotional Flyer]
　http://digitalehon.net/merry/wp-content/uploads/Digital-Ehon-Award-vol.4.pdf
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■ Children’s Town CO-BO Workshop Series　“Measuring the World”
Kids’ Town CO-BO is a series of workshops held at JR Musashi-Kosugi Station.

The theme for the June workshop is “Units.”
Big, small. High, low. Wide, narrow.
Measuring and comparing all kinds of things.
Let’s make our very own measuring tape and measure the world to get a feel for it!

[Date] Sunday, June 28, 2015
[1] Preschool Class: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM / [2] Elementary School Class: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
[Venue] COSUGI-COBO (1-403-53 Kosugi-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture-403-53, 1st Floor, Kosugi Building* (Former NEC Building)
[Details] http://cosugi.jp/
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■ Calling All Sumida Hospitality Kids Reporters! @ the National Food Education Promotion Conference Venue

This year’s National Food Education Convention is being held in Sumida Ward! You’ll interview exhibitors with ties to Sumida Ward
and share your reports widely with the Sumida community!

[Date] Sunday, June 21, 2015, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
[Eligibility] Elementary school students currently attending school or living in Sumida Ward
[Venue] Sumida Ward General Gymnasium
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/sumida2015/
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■Robot Programming Workshop　
Watch the robots you all built come to life!
Learn about robots and programming through a quiz-style format,
and bring your own ideas to life through robot programming!

[Date and Time] Saturday, June 27, 2015, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
[Venue] Tokyo Institute of Technology Kuramae Hall (2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo)
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/robot/
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■[For Adults] 6th Children’s Media Lab: “Children and Museums”
[Guest: Minoru Hatanaka
(Chief Curator, NTT Intercommunication Center [ICC])]

We are pleased to welcome Minoru Hatanaka, Chief Curator at the NTT Intercommunication Center [ICC], a world-renowned institution specializing in media art.
This will be a valuable talk event where you can hear about the behind-the-scenes story of the “ICC Kids Program,” a popular program held every summer.

[Date] Monday, June 22, 2015, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
[Audience] Adults
[Venue] Multipurpose Creative Space “amu”
[Fee] 2,000 yen
[Details] http://www.a-m-u.jp/event/2015/06/kodomo-medialab-vol6.html
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■ [For Adults] FlyingCat Training Workshop: Digital Ehon Creation Tool!
*Currently accepting names for the waiting list
“FlyingCat,” a digital Ehon creation tool, allows anyone to easily create their own original
digital Ehon.In this workshop, you’ll learn the basics of FlyingCat
and create your own original Digital Ehon
using simple combinations of commands.
*This workshop is intended for adults.
Junior high and high school students who can use a computer and are interested in the workshop are also welcome to participate.

[Date] Sunday, June 7, 2015, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
[Venue] CANVAS Taharamachi Office
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/flyingcat/
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■The globally popular educational app for children,
“Mr. Fox, Mr. Fox, What Time Is It?”—Now available in Japanese!

Digital Ehon Co., Ltd. has collaborated with the Czech company Mr. Fox and Friends to
the educational app “Little Fox, Little Fox, What Time Is It? (Original Title: What’s the Time, Mr. FOX?)”
in Japanese! Now available on iTunes!
Let’s learn about the concept of time together with the adorable Little Fox!
Digital Ehon Co. will continue to promote the distribution of wonderful digital picture book apps from overseas
to children in Japan.

[Purchase App] ¥120
[Details]
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/whats-time-mr.fox-explore/id880000341?mt=8
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■ Kids Creative Lab in Meiji: 3-Month Series

Our highly popular Kids Creative Institute 3-session series
will continue through July and beyond!
We look forward to your applications!

[Dates] July 12, 2015 (Sun), August 9 (Sun), September 13 (Sun)
[Venue] Meiji University, Shikonkan, 3rd Floor Conference Room (3-22-14 Kanda-Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/meiji/10th.html
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■ Kids Creative Lab in Shibuya: Workshop for Kids and Adults

Adults can participate, too! We’re taking the popular programs previously held at the “Lab” and
slightly customizing them for “kids and adults” at the Mixi, Inc. venue.
In July, as a special guest instructor, we’ll be welcoming
Mikiko Stow, a prominent choreographer, as our special guest instructor, and we’ll be holding a workshop where both children and adults can have fun moving their bodies! We look forward to your registration!

[Dates] Sunday, June 7, 2015; Sunday, July 5; Sunday, August 2; Sunday, September 6
[Venue] Mixi, Inc. Headquarters
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/shibuya/index.html
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■ Kids Creative Lab in Nishi-Azabu
“A Museum Just for Kids—Exhibition of Objects, Materials, and Tools”

Children are artists. They turn objects into materials and tools.
They turn tools into materials. Materials become tools. Ordinary, everyday objects,
through ideas, inspiration, and ingenuity, blossom into exciting charm and possibilities.
Let’s concentrate, observe, immerse ourselves, and create to our hearts’ content!

[Dates] June 7, 2015 (Sun), July 5 (Sun), August 2 (Sun)
[Venue] co-lab Nishi-Azabu, B1F
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/nishiazabu/
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■ Kids Creative Lab in Daikanyama: 3-Month Series

Our highly popular Kids Creative Lab 3-session series
will continue after July!
We look forward to your applications!

[Dates] Sunday, July 26, 2015; Sunday, August 23; Sunday, September 27
[Venue] SodaCCO (9-10 Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/daikanyama/2nd.html
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■ Kids Creative Lab in Daikanyama
“A Museum Just for Kids—Objects, Materials, and Tools Exhibition”

“A Museum Just for Kids” is opening in Daikanyama too!
It has been confirmed that the event will also take place at “SodaCCo”—the community building that opened in March, where children and creators come together to “grow”—!

[Dates] Saturday, June 20, 2015; Saturday, July 18; Saturday, August 15, 2015
[Venue] SodaCCO (9-10 Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/daikanyama_m/
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■ Summer Camp 2015: Clay Animation Startup Course
*We are currently accepting names for the waiting list!

Our annual Summer Camp, which is always a huge hit, is back this year!
Spend three days of your summer vacation experiencing the full production process of clay animation!
From sculpting clay to stop-motion filming, scriptwriting, voice recording, and editing,
you’ll create your own work while experiencing every step of the clay animation production process.

[Dates] August 6 (Thu), 7 (Fri), and 8 (Sat), 2015, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
[Eligibility] 1st–3rd grade elementary school students
[Venue] Daikanyama SodaCCo (9-10 Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/sc2015/start/index.html
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■ Summer Camp 2015: Clay Animation Master Class
*We are currently accepting names for the waiting list!

Our annual Summer Camp, which is always a huge hit, is back this year!
Spend three days of your summer vacation experiencing the full process of creating clay animation!
From sculpting clay and stop-motion filming toscriptwriting, voice recording, and editing—
you’ll create your own work while experiencing the full process of clay animation production.

[Dates] August 17 (Mon), 18 (Tue), and 19 (Wed), 2015, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
[Eligibility] 4th–6th graders
[Venue] “Fukutake Learning Studio,” B2F, Fukutake Hall, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/sc2015/master/index.html
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■ Summer Camp 2015 Programming Workshop
Let’s create original musical instruments through programming!
This workshop combines “Scratch,” a programming language for children, with “MakeyMakey”—which can turn anything into a controller—to transform everyday materials like cardboard and paper cups into musical instruments.

[Dates] August 4 (Tue) and 5 (Wed), 2015
[Time] [1] Morning Session: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM　[2] Afternoon Session: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM　
[Eligibility] 3rd–6th graders ※Open to beginners in programming
[Venue] Daikanyama SodaCCo (9-10 Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/sc2015/programming/index.htm
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■ City Trip: Summer Creature Exploration Team! 2015
* For the elementary school class on Monday, August 3, and the preschool and elementary school classes on Thursday, August 20,
we are currently accepting names for the waiting list!

“City Trip” is a workshop series themed around “Everyday Adventures,” where participants discover the excitement and thrills hidden in the city.
We’ll welcome Hiroshi Sasaki, a professional wildlife explorer, as our instructor, and set out on an expedition to discover the diverse wildlife of Tokyo!
You might even end up with your very own summer research project!?

[Dates] [1] Monday, August 3, 2015; [2] Thursday, August 20, 2015　　　　
[Time] Preschool Class: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM; Elementary School Class: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
[Eligibility] Preschool Class: Children aged 4–6 (not yet in elementary school); Elementary School Class: 1st–6th graders
[Venue] [1] Daikanyama SodaCCo (9-10 Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
　　　 [2] “Fukutake Learning Studio,” B2F, Fukutake Hall, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/citytrip/ikimono/index.html
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■Kids Creative Institute in Taharamachi: Atelier BAUHAUS
*Currently accepting registrations for preschool classes only!

We have prepared 24 “themes” over the course of one year.
Through these “themes,” children will create and draw while feeling and thinking.
We embrace children’s flashes of inspiration, support their thoughts, and nurture a sense of accomplishment.

[Schedule] Held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month　
[1] Preschool Class 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
[2] Elementary School Class *Full*
[Venue] NPO CANVAS, Tahara-cho Office “Secret Base for Play and Learning”
[Details] http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/bauhaus/index.html
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~Activity Reports~

■May 18: Hokuriku Information and Communications Council “Seminar on Creating a Safe and Secure Internet for Youth in Toyama”
Speaker: Nanako Ishido, President of CANVAS
Activity Report >> http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000359770.pdf

■We’ve posted photos and artwork from the May Kids Creative Institute sessions (at Meiji University, in Shibuya, at the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus, in Nishi-Azabu, and in Daikanyama).
>>http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/meiji/gallery.html
>>http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/shibuya/gallery.html
＞＞http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/tokyo_hongo2014/gallery.html
＞＞http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/nishiazabu/gallery.html
>>http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/daikanyama/gallery.html　
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02. CANVAS-Related Blog Updates!
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★ Nanako Ishido’s blog updated!
https://creativekids.jp/nanako/

★ Digital Picture Book Blog Updated
http://digitalehon.net/archives/category/blog
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03. List of Media Articles
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* VERY June Issue: University of Tokyo Summer Camp 2014—Clay Animation Startup Course
* Resemam: Digital Textbook and Teaching Materials Council Symposium “Let’s Think About the Textbooks of the Future Together!”
CANVAS Chairwoman Nanako Ishido
*Music Voice: Build Your Own Original Instrument and Play with Musicians!
＊MYJ:COM: Build Your Own Original Instrument and Play with Musicians!
＊CD Journal: Build Your Own Original Instrument and Play with Musicians!
＊goo News: Build Your Own Original Instrument and Play with Musicians!
*Trender-news Let’s Make Our Own Instruments and Play with Musicians!
＊Yahoo! News Let’s Make Our Own Instruments and Play with Musicians!
＊Music Natalie Let’s Make Our Own Instruments and Play with Musicians!
＊Pocke PLAZA Part 1 CANVAS Chairperson Nanako Ishido
* Pokke PLAZA Part 2: Nanako Ishido, President of CANVAS
* allabout: “Art Museums and Spots for Parents and Children to Enjoy Together in 2015”
Workshop Collection 11 in Shibuya
* allabout: “Art Museums and Spots for Parents and Children to Enjoy Together in 2015”
Summer Camp 2015: Clay Animation Workshop
* “Think! No. 53” (Toyo Keizai Inc.)—Nanakko Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS
* Eyes Plus—Nanakko Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS
* Resemam Digital Ehon Fair

Click here for details >> http://www.canvas.ws/jp/press/index.html
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04. Latest Event Information!
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Below is information on events in June. The CANVAS website is also packed with other
event information! Be sure to check it out!　http://www.canvas.ws
*Please contact the organizers of each event directly for details.
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1) “Build a Robot and Control It with Ruby Programming”
~Take Your Robot Home!~
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2015, 10:30 AM–11:30 AM, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM
Venue: Koto Ward Industrial Hall
Details: https://monoxit.doorkeeper.jp/events/23388
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2) Children’s Future Festival
Dates: 2015 [1] June 13 (Sat), 14 (Sun),[2] June 20 (Sat)
Venue: [1] Yokohama Municipal Subway Center-Kita Station Lawn Plaza [2] Tsuzuki Public Hall
Details: http://kodomomiraifes.main.jp/index.html
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3) Kineko International Film Festival 2015: Now Accepting Applications for Kinder Jury Members!
Application Deadline: Sunday, August 2n
Dates: Monday, August 10–Saturday, August 15, 2015n
Venues: Shibuya Cultural Center Owada Sakura Hall, Shidax Culture Hall
Details: http://www.kinder.co.jp/audition.html
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4) “Let’s Connect Robots and the Internet!”
~ 3-Month Ruby Programming Course (6 Sessions Total) ~
Dates: 2015: Session 1: Sunday, July 5; Session 2: Sunday, July 19;Session 3: Saturday, August 8;
Session 4: Saturday, August 22; Session 5: Saturday, September 5; Session 6: Saturday, September 26
Each session: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Venue: Koto City Industrial Hall
Details: https://monoxit.doorkeeper.jp/events/23450
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5) “Information & Media Workshop 2015 for Junior High and High School Girls”
Dates: 2015—Session 1: Tuesday, August 25; Session 2: Wednesday, August 26
Venue: Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd., Shinagawa Headquarters
Details: http://rikei.tsuda.ac.jp/
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6) Super Science Kids Academy <Second Semester> Student Recruitment Begins (Tokyo)
Date: Sunday, July 5, 2015
Venue: HP Japan’s New Headquarters, Tokyo
Details: http://www.npo-ssk.com/?page_id=7389
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7) Gakudo Plus Summer School 2015
Dates: July 27–August 22, 2015
Venue: PepperSon Kids & Youth
Details: www.peperson.info
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CANVAS is always accepting event information—focused on children’s creativity and self-expression—from organizers and related parties.

Submit your event here:
>>http://www.canvas.ws/EventInfo/EventRegist.html

We post the latest workshop and event information, as well as other insider tips, on Twitter and Facebook!

## Twitter ## https://twitter.com/canvas_kids
## Facebook ## http://www.facebook.com/canvas.jp

━《A Word from the Secretariat》━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
CANVAS is finally creating LINE stickers. We’re currently in the process of applying for approval using characters from our workshop
collection. They’re turning out so cute, so
we’re really looking forward to them. We hope they’ll be ready in time for the event!

☆CANVAS is always looking for individuals and organizations to become supporting members.
　Supporting members are those who agree with the goals of the NPO CANVAS and are willing to pay the membership fee.
　How to Apply: Please contact the CANVAS Secretariat first.
　http://www.canvas.ws/jp/others/player.html

☆We send this CANVAS Mail once a month to those who have shown interest in CANVAS’s activities.
Please also visit the CANVAS website!　http://www.canvas.ws
*This Newsletter is also sent to individuals with whom CANVAS officers and the Secretariat have previously exchanged business cards.
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CANVAS MAIL Issue 164 (June 1, 2015)
Publisher: CANVAS, Specified Nonprofit Corporation
Publisher: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Chigusa Kobayashi
URL: http://www.canvas.ws
Address: 6th Floor, Kase Building, 2-5-12 Kotobuki, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0042
E-mail:mm@canvas.ws
TEL: 03-6802-7984 FAX: 03-6802-7986
Twitter: https://twitter.com/canvas_kids
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