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Tanabata Event "Starry Sky Cube" Appears at Tokyo Solamachi. Over 100 Participants on First Day, Wishes Sent as Shooting Stars | "Stars on Earth" Project

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Published Jul 6, 2026 8:30 PM ・ Updated Jul 8, 2026 5:26 PM ・ 24 min read ・ Source: PR TIMES

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Tanabata Event "Starry Sky Cube" Appears at Tokyo Solamachi. Over 100 Participants on First Day, Wishes Sent as Shooting Stars | "Stars on Earth" Project — Image: PR TIMES

PRIMARY SOURCE Original source: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001679.000000112.html Distributor: PR TIMES
Published: Jul 6, 2026

The event "Wish Upon a Star, Wish Upon a Company," organized by PR TIMES Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Takumi Yamaguchi; TSE Prime/Nagoya Premier: 3922), began on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Tokyo Solamachi (Sumida-ku, Tokyo / Operated by TOBU TOWN SOLAMACHI CO., LTD.). This event is scheduled to run for four days until Wednesday, July 8. The "Starry Sky Cube to Grant Wishes," installed in Solamachi Hiroba, attracted many visitors from the first day, and the Sky Area Vision is displaying footage of the corporate philosophies of approximately 130 companies flowing like shooting stars across the night sky.

During the event period, multiple participatory experience events are being held at Tokyo Skytree Town(R), including initiatives implemented at Tokyo Skytree(R) in support of the world's first demonstration project for artificial shooting stars, "Starlight Challenge."

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Event at Tokyo Solamachi

Solamachi Hiroba: Starry Sky Cube to Grant Wishes Location: Tokyo Skytree Town 1F, Solamachi Hiroba Period: Sunday, July 5, 2026 - Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Hours: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM daily (Starts 2:30 PM on the 5th, ends 5:00 PM on the 8th) Various locations in Tokyo Skytree Town: Signage Broadcast - Starry Sky with Earth's Stars Flowing Location: Tokyo Skytree Town 4F Sky Arena, etc. Period: Monday, June 29, 2026 - Sunday, July 12, 2026

Event at Tokyo Skytree

Tokyo Skytree Tenbo Deck Floor 350: "W1SH RIBBON" Collaboration - Send Your Wishes to Space Location: Tokyo Skytree Tenbo Deck Floor 350 Period: 4 days from Sunday, July 5, 2026 to Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Hours: Subject to Tokyo Skytree's operating hours. Please check the official website. Participation Fee: Free *Purchasing a "W1SH RIBBON" costs 500 yen (tax included).

The "Starry Sky Cube to Grant Wishes" that appeared at Solamachi Hiroba

In the cube-shaped installation set up at Solamachi Hiroba, visitors can take their photo via tablet and enter their "wish." They can then experience a visual production where they appear in a future where their wish has come true. From families with children to adults writing wishes for their work and lives, 115 wishes were received on the first day alone.

Your entered wish... appears as a video of the fulfilled future

Corporate philosophies of approximately 130 companies appear as shooting stars on the vision

At the Sky Area Vision and Skytree Town TV in various locations of Tokyo Skytree Town, footage is being broadcast of the corporate philosophies (mission, purpose, etc.) of approximately 130 "stars on Earth" (i.e., companies) that have agreed to this project, flowing like shooting stars across the night sky. The "source of brilliance" of companies that have created innovative products and services that bring happiness to daily life flowed one after another, with passing visitors stopping to watch.

Companies flowing on the cube and corporate signage

List of Participating Companies (Approx. 130 companies / Listed in Japanese alphabetical order, titles omitted)

About the "Stars on Earth" Project

The "Stars on Earth" Project is a collaborative initiative launched by PR TIMES as a corporate partner to support ALE Inc.'s world-first demonstration project for artificial shooting stars, "Starlight Challenge," from the ground. Based on the idea that there are companies on Earth that shine brightly carrying people's wishes, the project aims to display the philosophies of participating companies on vision screens and create opportunities for visitors to develop new wishes for companies. PR TIMES will continue its support activities through 2026 and 2027, leading up to the artificial shooting star mission in 2028. This event is the first phase.

About "Starlight Challenge"

The world's first demonstration project for artificial shooting stars, "Starlight Challenge," is a "world-first" initiative by ALE Inc. to demonstrate a show of artificial shooting stars flowing in the night sky by releasing specially developed metal spheres, which serve as shooting star sources, from an artificial satellite launched into Earth orbit at an altitude of approximately 400 km. With a design that has overcome challenges, the third mission for artificial shooting stars is scheduled for fiscal year 2028, and PR TIMES serves as its corporate partner.

Artificial shooting stars are generated in the mesosphere at an altitude of approximately 60-80 km by launching meteoroid sources from an artificial satellite in orbit at an altitude of approximately 400 km, with precise control over their position, direction, and velocity. Each particle is expected to be visible within a range of approximately 200 km and flows more slowly than natural shooting stars. The meteoroid sources are harmless substances confirmed to have no impact on terrestrial or space environments, and they completely burn up at an altitude of approximately 60-80 km, posing no risk of becoming space debris or falling to the ground. The project also complies with safety standards set by organizations such as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Starlight Challenge: https://star-ale.com/project/starlightchallenge.html

Collaboration with Tokyo Skytree's "W1SH RIBBON"

In cooperation with PR TIMES, a corporate partner of "Starlight Challenge," Tokyo Skytree is collaborating with the "W1SH RIBBON" initiative installed on Tenbo Deck Floor 350. Visitors can submit their written wishes via a QR code to a form, and these wishes will be sent to space along with the rocket for the artificial shooting star mission planned in three years. Many people are participating in this experience of having their wishes, written in a place close to the stars, sent even closer to the stars.

About PR TIMES Inc.

PR TIMES (read: P-R Times) aims to realize a society where positive information from "doers" becomes the center of news, encouraging individuals and fostering a forward-looking attitude, with the mission: "Towards an era where information from doers moves people's hearts." We believe that press releases are the crystallization of people's actions and efforts, and we are developing our business with the goal of democratizing PR, enabling "doers" of any company size to disseminate information themselves. The number of companies using the press release distribution service "PR TIMES" exceeds 124,000, with over 65% of listed Japanese companies utilizing it. The number of media reporters registered as members for information gathering exceeds 29,000, with approximately 90 million monthly site accesses, over 46,000 press releases per month, and a cumulative total exceeding 2 million. Content is published on over 260 partner media outlets, including the web versions of national newspapers (as of February 2026).

In addition, we support information announcement and dissemination through services such as "PR TIMES STORY" for storytelling, "PR TIMES TV" for video communication, PR partner services that provide support from PR activity design to execution, the art-focused PR platform "MARPH," and news media operations like "STRAIGHT PRESS." We also operate businesses that provide comprehensive support for "doers," including the task and project management tool "Jooto," which helps advance projects from conception to announcement, and the customer support tool "Tayori," which facilitates smooth customer response and information organization after announcements.

Our subsidiaries include THE BRIDGE Inc., which operates the startup media "BRIDGE"; Glucose Inc., which provides custom software development; and NAVICUS Inc., which supports SNS marketing.

Company Profile of PR TIMES Inc.

Mission: Towards an era where information from doers moves people's hearts Company Name: PR TIMES Inc. (TSE Prime, Nagoya Premier Securities Code: 3922) Location: Akasaka Intercity 8F, 1-11-44 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo Established: December 2005 Representative Director: Takumi Yamaguchi Business Activities: - Operation of press release distribution service "PR TIMES" (https://prtimes.jp/) - Operation of story distribution service "PR TIMES STORY" (https://prtimes.jp/story/) - Provision of PR support as a partner to clients and media - Operation of video PR service "PR TIMES TV" (https://prtimes.jp/tv/) - Operation of art-focused online PR platform "MARPH" (https://marph.com/) - Operation of customer support tool "Tayori" (https://tayori.com/) - Operation of task and project management tool "Jooto" (https://www.jooto.com/) - Operation of media delivering PR knowledge "PR TIMES MAGAZINE" (https://prtimes.jp/magazine/) - Operation of press release dedicated editor "PR Editor" (https://preditor.prtimes.com/) - Operation of web news media such as "STRAIGHT PRESS" (https://straightpress.jp/), etc. URL: https://prtimes.co.jp/

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Images show a large cube-shaped digital display at Tokyo Solamachi, featuring celestial graphics and event information. People are gathered around the cube, interacting with the display or observing the content. The Tokyo Skytree is visible in the background of several images.

A large black cube with blue celestial graphics and Japanese text is set up in front of Tokyo Solamachi, with the Tokyo Skytree in the background.
People gather around the "Starry Sky Cube" at Tokyo Solamachi, with the Tokyo Skytree towering behind. The cube displays a scene of people.
An aerial view shows the cube display surrounded by people in an open plaza, with celestial graphics and Japanese text visible on its top surface.
A woman gestures towards the cube, which displays an elaborate historical scene with a woman in a gown, as other people observe the event.
The cube display shows celestial graphics and Japanese text, including company names and their philosophies, with the Tokyo Skytree building in the background.

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