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Achievus Festival 2025: A New Dimension of Educational Experiences

The Achievus Festival 2025 is set to take place on November 2, 2025, at the Viento Takasaki in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture. This innovative educational festival, organized by the Achievus Festival 2025 Gunma Executive Committee in cooperation with Asobirudo Co., Ltd., led by Takashi Umemura, aims to teach participants about "emotional control" through play and music. Expect 100 participants from various generations, including parents, business owners, and youth, all gathering for an experiential program centered around the themes of "competition," "co-creation," and "concert."

The Context Behind the Event

In today’s fast-paced society, people increasingly struggle with emotional regulation due to vast information overload and social changes. This has led to misunderstandings and feelings of isolation among individuals. In this climate, experiential learning—particularly through play—has gained prominence as a way to practice emotional management.

Gunma Prefecture has a rich cultural tradition of instilling local pride in children through the "Jomo Karuta," a traditional card game. On the global stage, the cooperative board game "Achievus," used in over ten countries, emphasizes empathy, teamwork, and emotional management—offering a platform for collaborative learning in both educational settings and corporate training.

The Achievus Festival 2025 aims to blend the teachings of competition and co-creation along with a new aspect of concert through music, creating a hands-on festival focused on transforming negative emotions such as fear and anger into positivity.

About Achievus Festival 2025

This festival invites participants to engage in different forms of learning through three pivotal activities:
1. Competitive Play: Engage in "Jomo Karuta"—a game that nurtures local pride and history through competition.
2. Collaborative Play: Experience the Achievus game, facilitating teamwork and empathy in a supportive environment.
3. Musical Sharing: Participate in a choral performance of the "Earth Family Song" in collaboration with Gunma's Music Bar Swing Gunma.

This festival aims to educate attendees on emotional control by addressing modern emotional challenges like anger and anxiety through the power of play and music.

Event Highlights

From Competition to Community: Lessons from Jomo Karuta

Originating in 1947 from the ashes of post-war Gunma, Jomo Karuta has been a powerful educational tool, conveying regional history and culture through play. This tradition not only promotes competition but also builds interpersonal skills, concentration, and empathy. At the festival, Watanabe, the organizer of the Karuta World Championship, will lead a session discussing how play fosters emotional education.

Learning Co-Creation with Achievus

The Achievus board game focuses on collaboration over competition. Designed in the USA, it emphasizes collective achievement where all team members unite to realize their dreams, highlighting empathy, leadership, and emotional control during play. The festival will feature international achievers in the game, drawing 100 participants who will share passionate calls of "Achieve Us!" to experience gratitude and trust together.

Harmonizing through Music with Swing Gunma

The event's grand finale will feature a live performance from Gunma's Music Bar Swing Gunma, where all attendees will join in a chorus of the festival's theme song, "Earth Family Song." This experience aims to unify participants from various backgrounds and generations, creating a moment of harmony that transcends conventional competition and co-creation—a beautiful representation of concert.

Conclusion: Learning Emotional Control Through Three Key Experiences

This festival targets modern emotional dilemmas by transforming feelings of anger and anxiety into positive experiences through play and music. The integration of these three elements will allow educational professionals, parents, youth, and business leaders to experience emotional management practically and collaboratively.

Join us at this groundbreaking event celebrating community spirit, intercultural exchange, and the joy of learning together from Gunma to the world!

Organizer Comment:

According to Takashi Umemura, CEO of Asobirudo, "Gunma is the perfect starting point. We aim to begin the narrative of the Earth Family from here."
Participants can look forward to a fruitful blend of tradition and innovation at their festival journey, where play binds people together, and every experience contributes to emotional education.

To learn more about the Achievus Festival 2025, visit Achievus Festival Website. Join us on this unique educational adventure that promises to deliver the joy of living together across generations!