100-Yen Shop Watts x Open House First Collaboration! A New Era Urban Lifestyle Storage Seminar to Solve 'Busy & Lazy' Problems with Systems, Held in Umeda, Osaka on June 13
Watts, a 100-yen shop operator, and real estate company Open House will co-host a seminar in Osaka on June 13, 2026. The event will offer concrete ideas for transforming limited urban spaces into homes where families can function independently, combining Watts' functional items with Open House's expertise in flow planning.
📋 Article Processing Timeline
- 📰 Published: May 14, 2026 at 21:00
- 🔍 Collected: May 14, 2026 at 12:32
- 🤖 AI Analyzed: May 14, 2026 at 14:17 (1h 45m after Collected)
Watts Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture; President & CEO: Fumio Hiraoka), which operates 100-yen shops 'Watts,' 'Watts with,' 'meets,' and 'silk' nationwide, will collaborate with Open House Co., Ltd. Kansai Branch (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), a group company of Open House Group Co., Ltd., to hold a talk and workshop event on Saturday, June 13, 2026, designed to break free from household 'preconceptions.' The event is titled 'Achievable Even if You're Busy or Lazy: It Changes When You Notice! A Revolution in Tidying Our Home.'
This event will propose concrete ideas to transform the 'limited space' characteristic of urban living into a home where the family can move about naturally and independently through 'systems' that combine Watts' functional items and Open House's flow design.
■ Event Background: Turning the Resignation of 'Small & Expensive' in Urban Areas into 'Excitement'
In urban home-building, concerns like 'not enough storage' and 'the house gets smaller in the desired area' are major issues that affect living satisfaction. Leveraging its expertise in providing numerous 'affordable and functional items,' Watts will partner with Open House's 'space-maximizing design capabilities' and a 'Life Organizer®' instructor to propose 'system creation' that reduces housework burdens and enables families to act independently.
■ Key Points of This Event
- What are the latest popular home flows? Open House's style of space utilization.
We will introduce ideas such as a spacious walk-in shoe closet where you can place a stroller without folding it, and a return-home flow that prevents outside dirt from being brought in. We'll also present floor plan innovations that shorten busy morning hours and space utilization techniques for children to play freely.
- Hands-on exhibition utilizing Watts' 100-yen goods.
At the venue, which reproduces an actual living space, participants can try out a 'Kids' Station' using 100-yen goods and check their usability on the spot.
- 'Storage is not about technique.' The expert's answer to 'flow.'
Focusing not on 'where to store' but 'who uses what, where.' Based on practical examples around the entrance and kitchen, we will explain systems that families won't get lost in.
- Proposing a 'family-affirming' mindset.
We will share hints for achieving a free and unique lifestyle by questioning conventions like 'a sofa is a must' or 'dishes go in the cupboard.'
■ Event Overview
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026, 14:00-16:00 (Registration starts at 13:45)
Venue: LIFE DESIGN PARK Osaka Umeda (E-ma Building 2F, 1-12-6 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka)
Content: Tips for creating 'systems' that allow families to act independently, even if busy or lazy!
Capacity: 30 people (limited, first-come, first-served)
Fee: Free
Application: Please apply using the dedicated form below
https://forms.gle/E885mZqrBVFo18Fb6
Company Information
Company Name: Open House Group Co., Ltd.
Head Office: JP Tower 20F (General Reception) & 21F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-7020
Founded: September 1997
Representative: Ryosuke Fukuoka, President & CEO
Capital: 20.31988 billion yen
Number of Employees (Consolidated): 6,495 (as of March 31, 2026)
Company Information
Company Name: Watts Co., Ltd.
Head Office: Sumitomo Seimei OBP Plaza Building 5F, 1-4-70 Shiromi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 540-0001
Founded: February 1995
Representative: Fumio Hiraoka, President & CEO
Capital: 440.29 million yen
Number of Employees: 418 (as of August 31, 2025)
This event will propose concrete ideas to transform the 'limited space' characteristic of urban living into a home where the family can move about naturally and independently through 'systems' that combine Watts' functional items and Open House's flow design.
■ Event Background: Turning the Resignation of 'Small & Expensive' in Urban Areas into 'Excitement'
In urban home-building, concerns like 'not enough storage' and 'the house gets smaller in the desired area' are major issues that affect living satisfaction. Leveraging its expertise in providing numerous 'affordable and functional items,' Watts will partner with Open House's 'space-maximizing design capabilities' and a 'Life Organizer®' instructor to propose 'system creation' that reduces housework burdens and enables families to act independently.
■ Key Points of This Event
- What are the latest popular home flows? Open House's style of space utilization.
We will introduce ideas such as a spacious walk-in shoe closet where you can place a stroller without folding it, and a return-home flow that prevents outside dirt from being brought in. We'll also present floor plan innovations that shorten busy morning hours and space utilization techniques for children to play freely.
- Hands-on exhibition utilizing Watts' 100-yen goods.
At the venue, which reproduces an actual living space, participants can try out a 'Kids' Station' using 100-yen goods and check their usability on the spot.
- 'Storage is not about technique.' The expert's answer to 'flow.'
Focusing not on 'where to store' but 'who uses what, where.' Based on practical examples around the entrance and kitchen, we will explain systems that families won't get lost in.
- Proposing a 'family-affirming' mindset.
We will share hints for achieving a free and unique lifestyle by questioning conventions like 'a sofa is a must' or 'dishes go in the cupboard.'
■ Event Overview
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026, 14:00-16:00 (Registration starts at 13:45)
Venue: LIFE DESIGN PARK Osaka Umeda (E-ma Building 2F, 1-12-6 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka)
Content: Tips for creating 'systems' that allow families to act independently, even if busy or lazy!
Capacity: 30 people (limited, first-come, first-served)
Fee: Free
Application: Please apply using the dedicated form below
https://forms.gle/E885mZqrBVFo18Fb6
Company Information
Company Name: Open House Group Co., Ltd.
Head Office: JP Tower 20F (General Reception) & 21F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-7020
Founded: September 1997
Representative: Ryosuke Fukuoka, President & CEO
Capital: 20.31988 billion yen
Number of Employees (Consolidated): 6,495 (as of March 31, 2026)
Company Information
Company Name: Watts Co., Ltd.
Head Office: Sumitomo Seimei OBP Plaza Building 5F, 1-4-70 Shiromi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 540-0001
Founded: February 1995
Representative: Fumio Hiraoka, President & CEO
Capital: 440.29 million yen
Number of Employees: 418 (as of August 31, 2025)