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What's New

The Science Castle main conference is a gathering of middle and high school students from all over the country who love research.
Not only junior and senior high school student researchers, but also researchers from universities and companies gather to discuss their research passionately!

■Call for Presentations
Presentation of research results of the research project (any field is acceptable)
Presentation of science inquiry activities of clubs, etc.
■Subject of presentation
Students enrolled in junior high school, high school, technical college, etc.
■Topics
To the list of abstracts presented at each venue

Science Castle 2017 Main Convention Flow

June 1 (Thu) Abstract submission begins
Go to Abstract Submission Page
August 31 (Thursday) Deadline for registration for Singapore Convention
Friday, September 29Kyushu, Tohoku, andDeadline for applications for Kansai and Kanto Rounds (Deadline for Kyushu and Tohoku Rounds on October 2 has been extended)
October 13 (Fri.) Deadline for Kyushu/Tohoku Conference registration (abstracts registered between October 2 and October 13 will automatically be considered for poster presentation)
November 7 (Tue) Announcement of results of screening of oral and poster presentations
November 19 (Sun) Science Castle Singapore
Dec. 17 (Sun) Science Castle Kyushu/Tohoku Meeting

　　　　The Kyushu Convention page isClick here

　　　　The Tohoku Conference page isClick here

Dec. 23 (Sat., holiday) Science Castle Kansai-Kanto

　　　　The Kansai Convention page isClick here

　　　　The Kanto Convention page isClick here

Subject of oral presentation

Grand PrizeAwarded to the research that is deemed to best "advance science and technology and contribute to the Earth" by the judges' scoring and discussion.
Special PrizeAwarded to the research deemed most suitable for the realization of the theme of the conference in the discussion by the jury.
Liberace AwardAwarded to the research presentations that we most want to see become part of the Rivanes team in the future.

Poster presentation subject

Best Poster AwardAwarded to the research that is deemed to best "advance science and technology and contribute to the Earth" by the judges' scoring and discussion.

Subject to all announcements

Research Encouragement AwardAwarded to all presentations

Other university and company awards will be prepared for each venue.

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Singapore Tournament

Date: Sunday, November 19
Venue: Singapore Science Centre
Conference theme: Expanding Knowledge and Envisioning the Future

Go to the special site

Kyushu (November) tournament, held in Fukuoka

Date: December 17 (Sun.)
Venue: Minamata High School (Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture)
Conference theme: Creating a nurturing soil for environmental research

The competition page isClick here

Tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu)

Date: December 17 (Sun.)
Venue: Iwate University (Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture) *Changed from Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Please be advised.
Conference theme: Advanced Research with Roots in the Community

The competition page isClick here

Kansai Conference (1922)

Date: Saturday, December 23 (national holiday)
Venue: Osaka Meisei Gakuen Meisei Junior High School and Meisei High School (Osaka, Japan)
Conference Theme: Research Begins with Curiosity

The competition page isClick here

Kanto district (inc. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba prefectures)

Date: Saturday, December 23 (national holiday)
Venue: TEPIA Advanced Technology Pavilion (Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Conference Theme: Research and Development for Future Fruits

The competition page isClick here

Akita Prefectural University

Atlas Corporation

General Incorporated Association Curios Okinawa

Japan Advanced Science and Technology Education and Human Resources Research and Development Organization

Iwate University

Kao Corporation

Kumamoto University

Golden Pecan Co.


Seeed Corporation

［Reconstruction assistance with JCB on days with a [5].

TEPIA (The Association for the Promotion of an Advanced Technological Society)

THK Corporation

Japan Model Rocket Association

Bi-Tech Information Dissemination Association

Hirosaki University COI Research Promotion Organization

Maruman Computer Service Co.

Minamata City

Lion Corporation

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.

Lockheed Martin Corporation

(All competitions)

Aomori Prefectural Board of Education, Akita Prefectural Board of Education, Iwate Prefectural Board of Education, Iwate University, Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education, Hirosaki University COI Research Promotion Organization, Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education, Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education, Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education, Japan Society of Applied Physics, Society of Polymer Science, The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Oceanographic Society of Japan, Mathematics Society of Japan, Japan Biophysical Society, Physiological Society of Japan, Geological Society of Japan, Japan Statistical Society, Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Japan Ergonomics Society

(Kyushu Convention)

Kumamoto University, National Center for Minamata Disease Research, Minamata City Board of Education

(Northeastern Conference)

Akita Prefectural University