Science Castle, one of the world's largest conferences for middle and high school students, was held in Singapore in November 2017 and in four locations nationwide in December 2017.176 schoolsFrom the school of2047 personsThe total number of participants was as high as406 casesThe latest and most enthusiastic research presentations were made.

Outline of each competition

Singapore Tournament
Date: Sunday, November 19
Venue: Singapore Science Centre
Conference theme: Expanding Knowledge and Envisioning the Future
Participants: 99
Number of presentations: 21

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
Co-organized by Minamata City
Participants: 358 people
Number of presentations: 61

Tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu)
Date: December 17 (Sun.)
Venue: Iwate University (Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture)
Conference theme: Advanced Research with Roots in the Community
Special cooperation: Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.
Participants: 359
Number of presentations: 59

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
Co-sponsored by Osaka Meisei Gakuen Meisei Junior High School and Meisei High School
Participants: 602 persons
Number of presentations: 129

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
Co-organized by TEPIA (The Association for the Promotion of an Advanced Technological Society)
Participants: 598
Number of presentations: 120

List of award-winning schools by competition

Singapore Tournament

Kyushu (November) tournament, held in Fukuoka

Tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu)

Kansai Conference (1922)

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

List of participating schools by each tournament

Kyushu (November) tournament, held in Fukuoka
Yamaguchi Takagawa Gakuen Junior & Senior High School, Yamaguchi Prefectural Tokuyama High School, Kurume Shinai Jogakuin Junior & Senior High School, Fukuoka Prefectural Itoshima Agricultural High School, Fukuoka Institute of Technology Joto High School, Saga Prefectural Chienkan High School, Kaisei Junior & Senior High School, Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Technical High School, National Technical College Organization Sasebo National College of Technology, Kumamoto Gakuen University High School, Kumamoto Gakuen University Junior High School, Kumamoto Udo High School, Kumamoto Udo Junior and Senior High School, Kumamoto Kita High School, Kumamoto Minamata High School, Kumamoto Daini High School, Kumamoto Amakusa High School, Kumamoto Toryo High School, Manwa High School, Manwa Junior High School

Tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu)
Aomori Goshogawara Agriculture and Forestry High School, Aomori Towada Technical High School, Aomori Hachinohe Technical High School, Aomori Nakui Agricultural High School, Aomori Furukawa Junior High School, Hachinohe Odate Junior High School, Iwate Ichinoseki Second High School, Morioka Third High School, Iwate Ofunato High School Regular Course, Miyagi Daiichi High School Miyagi Furukawa Reimei Junior High School, Miyagi Sanuma High School, Miyagi Fisheries High School, Miyagi Sendai Dai-san High School, Miyagi Sendai Futsuka High School, Sendai Jonan High School, Natori Masudanaka High School, Akita Akita High School, Akita Chuo High School, Akita Masuda High School, Akita Omagari Agricultural High School, Yamagata Yamagata Higashi High School, Yamagata Murayama Sangyo High School, Yamagata Yonezawa Kojokan High School, Tsuruoka Higashi High School, Fukushima Seikei High School, Fukushima Aseki Reimei High School, Fukushima Adachi High School, Fukushima Municipal Watari Junior High School, Yamamura International High School Biology Club, Setagaya Gakuen Junior & Senior High School

Kansai Conference (1922)
Toyama Daiichi High School, Kamo High School, Kaiyo Secondary School, Suzuka National College of Technology, Sakuragaoka High School, Sakuragaoka Junior & Senior High School, Notre Dame Jogakuin Junior & Senior High School, Kyoto Koka High School, Kyoto Shino High School, Kyoto Prefectural Kamoyu High School, Kyoto Prefectural Suido High School, Renaissance Osaka High School Kaimei Junior High School, Senri International School of Kwansei Gakuin, Seifu Private High School, Hatsushiba Ritsumeikan Junior and Senior High School, Jyoshogakuen High School, Seifu Gakuen Seifu High School, Seifu High School, Waseda Setsuryo High School, Shin Kitajima Junior High School, Osaka Municipal Pan-Ai High School, Osaka Prefectural Otemae High School Regular Course, Osaka Prefectural Tondabayashi High School, Otani Junior & Senior High Schools, Ikuei Senior High School, Junshin Gakuin Junior & Senior High School, Kobe City Rokko Island Senior High School, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Imazu Senior High School, Hyogo Prefectural Nishiwaki Senior High School, Hyogo Prefectural Ryuno Senior High School, Nara Prefectural Seisho Senior High School, Nara Prefectural Seisho Junior & Senior High School, Kaichi Junior & Senior High School, Wakayama Prefectural Toin Senior High School, Wakayama Prefectural Koyo High School, Wakayama Shinai High School, Wakayama Shinai Junior & Senior High School, Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Girls High School, Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Junior High School, Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Junior High School & Seishin Girls High School, Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Girls High School, Okayama Prefectural Okayama Ichinomiya High School Okayama Prefectural Okayama Misaki Junior High School, Okayama Prefectural Tamano High School, Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi High School, Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School, Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Girls High School, Kinko Gakuen Junior & Senior High School, AICJ Junior & Senior High School, Sanyo Jogakuen High School, Yamaguchi Ube High School, Ehime Pref. Imabari Nishi High School, Ehime Prefectural Imabari Nishi High School, Ehime Prefectural Imabari Nishi High School, Ehime Prefectural Toon High School, Okinawa Prefectural Kyuyo High School

Kanto district (inc. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba prefectures)
Sapporo Nihon University High School, Sendai Daini High School (Miyagi Prefecture), Hokota Daini High School (Ibaraki Prefecture), Gunma Kokusai Academy Secondary School, Ota Girls High School (Gunma Prefecture), Urawa Jitsugyo Gakuen Junior & Senior High School, Yamamura Gakuen Yamamura International High School, Yamamura Gakuen Yamamura International High School Biology Club Waseda University Honjo Senior High School, Chiba University Junior High School Attached to the Faculty of Education, Chiba University Junior High School Attached to the Faculty of Education, Chiba University Junior High School Attached to the Faculty of Education, Chiba University Junior High School Attached to the Faculty of Education, Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen Makuhari Junior High School, Chiba Sakura High School, Chiba Prefectural Sakura High School, Chiba Prefectural Nagareyama Kita High School Urayasu High School attached to Tokai University, Urayasu High School and Middle School attached to Tokai University, Nihon University Narashino High School, Shanghai American School Pudong, Setagaya Gakuen Junior and Senior High School, Kogakuin University Senior High School, National Tokyo University Secondary School of Education, Tamagawa Seigakuin Junior and Senior High School, Shinagawa Eriko Private School Seikei High School, Waseda University Senior High School, Kamata Junior High School, Tokyo Seitoku University Senior High School, Tokyo Seitoku University Junior High School, Tokyo Seitoku University Junior High School, Tokyo Seitoku University Junior High School, University of Tokyo Secondary School for Education, Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School, Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama Senior High School, Bunkyo Gakuin University Girls High School, Hosen Gakuen High School High School, Hosen Gakuen High School Rikkyo Ikebukuro High School, Rikkyo Ikebukuro Junior High School, Yokohama Municipal Yokohama Science Frontier High School, Yokohama Municipal Yokohama Science Frontier Junior High School, Toin Gakuen High School for Girls, Kumon International Academy Private High School, Hiratsuka Agricultural High School, Kanagawa Prefectural Oiso Junior High School Oiso Junior and Senior High School, Yamanashi Eiwa Junior and Senior High School, Yamanashi Eiwa Junior and Senior High School, Yamanashi Eiwa Junior and Senior High School, Yamanashi Eiwa Junior and Senior High School, Yamanashi Prefectural Nirasaki High School, Gifu Prefectural Gifu High School, Kato Gakuen Gyoshu Junior High School, Shizuoka Prefectural Kakegawa Nishi High School, Shizuoka Prefectural Shizuoka Agricultural High School

system

Organizer
Education Support Project Science Castle Executive Committee

Partner
(University) Akita Prefectural University, Iwate University, Kumamoto University, Hirosaki University COI Research Promotion Organization
(Company/Organization) Atlas Corporation, Curios Okinawa Incorporated Association, Japan Advanced Science and Technology Education and Research Organization, Kao Corporation, Golden Pecan Corporation, Seeed Corporation, JCB for Reconstruction Assistance, TEPIA (The Association for the Promotion of Advanced Technological Societies), THK Co. Japan Model Rocket Association, Bi-Tech Information Promotion Association, MARUMAN Computer Service Corporation, LION Corporation, Rohto Pharmaceutical Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation

support
(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