KK Line as a Canvas! "Road Drawing Corner" Held at Roof Park Fes & Walk. Kids and Adults Playing Together to Color the KK Line.

TOKYO PLAY Association (Representative Director: Hitoshi Shimamura) exhibited a "Road Drawing Corner" at "Roof Park Fes & Walk 2026," held on Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26, 2026.

### Background: From Car-Centric to People-Centric Space The "KK Line (Tokyo Expressway)," which was closed last year amid many regrets, is currently being prepared to be reborn as a "people-centered space for walking and enjoyment."

### Event Report: A 50m Road Transformed by Play At the "Road Drawing Corner" managed by TOKYO PLAY, a roughly 50-meter stretch of road was quickly adorned with colorful chalk. Thousands of participants stopped by, with both children and adults drawing whatever they liked—some creating elaborate pictures, others writing their names in large letters, or simply filling areas with color. Some even enjoyed grinding the chalk into powder, radiating pure joy.

Beyond just drawing, new forms of play emerged, such as lining up short pieces of chalk. The "hopscotch" at the entrance was popular with both kids and adults. Even the "cleaning up" with deck brushes toward the end was a huge hit as a form of play, filling the venue with the smiles of children and the warm interactions of the watching adults until the very end.

### TOKYO PLAY's Vision: Humans Grow Through Interaction Through this exhibition, we encountered scenes where children created their own play and collaborated with others on-site, reaffirming the potential of roads and public spaces. We hope that various public spaces in Japan will shift from car-centric areas to pedestrian-centric spaces open to everyone—including children—becoming places where interactions between people, and between people and the environment, are born. We thank all participants and stakeholders involved.

### Tokyo Neighborhood Michiasobi Project "Michiasobi" (Street Play) is an initiative where local residents take the lead in using nearby roads and public spaces to create small-scale, short-term pedestrian zones. The goal is to build a city that is comfortable for both adults and children. TOKYO PLAY provides various supports for implementing Michiasobi. If you are interested, please feel free to contact us.