Doraemon Mosaic Comes to Universal-city Station! Artwork by 700 Children Forms One Doraemon

Universal Studios Japan has renewed its CSR slogan "LOVE HAS NO LIMIT" and is promoting various activities based on the slogan. One such activity resulted in a mosaic of Doraemon, the popular Japanese character. The mosaic, created by combining pictures drawn by children in Osaka Prefecture, was unveiled at Universal-city Station on February 13, 2025 (scheduled to be displayed until early May 2025). Doraemon is featured in our CSR project for the first time in conjunction with Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales, released in Japan on Friday, March 7, 2025, with "art" as its theme.

Artwork for the mosaic began in December 2024. It all started when Park crew members visited the students of Ikuwa Elementary School in Osaka, home of Universal Studios Japan.

USJ Art Director Marissa Garner taught that day's "Art Class." After playing a game called "Art Circle" to break the ice, the children were free to create their own artwork on the theme of "my favorite things."

The children happily chatted with their friends and expressed their favorite things in drawings with different colored crayons.  This art class conveyed the message that "answers come from inside you, and your unique ideas are wonderful," and allowed the children to freely express their limitless creativity!

Marissa Garner reflected on the art class, commenting: "When I first heard about this program, I was very excited about the idea of having children enjoy art. At first, I was worried about whether the children would enjoy the class, but on the day, the classroom was full of smiling faces. Seeing everyone enjoying themselves was moving. Looking back on my life, many people encouraged me in my love of art, and over the years, with small steps and support, I have turned my love of art into a career as art director at USJ.  My hope is that our feelings get through to the children. I believe that by trying something new, whether it be art or something else you're passionate about, you can do more than you ever imagined! This project involved many different departments, with many colleagues investing their time and energy in sharing the power of art with the children.  We hope that this will be the beginning of more events in which USJ can inspire people with 'NO LIMIT!' and contribute to various communities."

After the class, the children were delighted to learn that their artwork would be displayed as one giant Doraemon mosaic at Universal-city Station, and their cheers of surprise and excitement echoed through the arts-and-crafts room at Ikuwa Elementary School.

In addition to Ikuwa Elementary School, artwork that makes up the mosaic was also created at special-needs schools in Osaka and the pediatric ward of Osaka City General Hospital. Children in the other various classes were introduced to the joy of free expression and gained an affinity for art through a video of the art class taught by Marissa Garner. In each class, children created art using their imaginations and worked hard with smiles on their faces doing an activity they normally don't have an opportunity to do.

The pictures drawn by children from the elementary school, the special-needs schools, and the hospital pediatric ward in Osaka formed one Doraemon mosaic, which was unveiled at Universal City Station on February 13, 2025.

Saori Kono of the External Affairs Department of USJ LLC, who promoted this project, said of the project, "In life, competition and evaluations by those around us are inseparable. But what if children become so preoccupied with such things that they lose sight of what they want to do or unconsciously limit their own potential? Sometimes, it's good to have a place to express yourself spontaneously in your own way, a little removed from the world of wins and losses and other people's judgment. And then to have your work displayed as a mosaic at the station is a wonderful thing. We hope that a NO LIMIT! experience such as this will encourage the children to believe that they are the designers of their own lives as they make many choices in the future. The project members all worked hard together to create this project with that idea in mind." 

USJ LLC will continue to deliver "Super-Energized" events to local residents and the children who will lead society in the future, and we will strive to promote "creating a future full of children’s smiles," which is our goal under the CSR slogan “LOVE HAS NO LIMIT.”

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