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2025 Children's Kasumigaseki Tour Day: Workshops on learning and thinking through generative AI

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"Children's Kasumigaseki Tour Day (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)" was held on August 6 (Wed) and 7 (Thu). In Digital Agency, workshops were held on the theme of "generative AI" for elementary and junior high school students. The following shows the implementation status of each workshop on the day.
*The photographs in this report have been taken with the permission of the parents.

Workshop for elementary school students

Program Description

The participants were divided into three groups and worked on the workshop. Using the generative AI, they created a story called "The Great Adventure of Maina-chan." At the end, they drew a scene from the story and presented it one by one.

At the presentation time, Mr. Kishi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation participated on the first day and Mr. Asanuma, Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency on the second day, and they had a fun time interacting with the participants.

Impressions of participation

The following comments were received from participants.

  • It was my first exposure to generative AI.
  • I enjoyed making up stories and drawing pictures.
  • It's fun to be able to tell unexpected stories in the generation AI.
  • Some parents said that it was good to know what they should be careful about when using the generative AI.

A scene from the event

(Mr. Kishi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, took a group photo with elementary school students who participated in the workshop on the first day.)
Elementary school students who participated in the workshop and Mr. Kishi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, are standing in a photo spot decorated with a "Digital Agency Children's Kasumigaseki Tour Day" logo panel, a Maina-chan panel, and balloons of flowers and butterflies. The elementary school students are holding up drawing paper depicting a scene from "Maina-chan's Great Adventure," which was created using the generative AI.
(On the second day of the workshop, we took a group photo of elementary school students and Mr. Asanuma, Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency.)
Elementary school students who participated in the workshop and Mr. Asanuma, Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency are standing in a photo spot decorated with a "Digital Agency Children's Kasumigaseki Tour Day" logo panel, a Maina-chan panel, and balloons of flowers and butterflies. The elementary school students are holding up drawing paper depicting a scene from "Maina-chan's Great Adventure," which was created using the generative AI.
(I drew a scene from "Maina-chan's Great Adventure," a story I created using generative AI, on construction paper.)
Using crayons and colored pencils, three elementary school students who participated in the workshop drew on drawing paper a scene from "Maina-chan's Great Adventure," which was conceived using the generative AI. The elementary school students are wearing Maina-chan's paper sun visors.
(He published a drawing of a scene from "Maina-chan's Great Adventure," which he created using generative AI.)
Three elementary school students who participated in the workshop are standing on a stage with a panel decorated with the Digital Agency logo. A Digital Agency staff member is standing on the right, holding a picture of the "Maina-chan's Great Adventure" story drawn by one of the elementary school students. The elementary school student is holding a microphone and explaining the picture. The two elementary school students are holding pictures they drew and looking at the pictures being presented.

Workshop for junior high school students

Program Description

We held a workshop divided into three groups. We used the generative AI to think about ourselves and the future Japanese nation, and each group made a presentation.

At the beginning of each workshop, Mr. Taira, Minister for Digital Transformation, participated on the first day, and Mr. Tomiyasu, Vice-Minister for Digital Policy, participated on the second day. They talked about the roles and work of the Digital Agency and how to utilize generative AI in the future.

Impressions of participation

The following comments were received from participants.

  • It was realized that sometimes the answer of the generating AI was wrong.
  • It turns out that the answer depends on how you ask the question.
  • In a world where AI is evolving, I got a hint to realize what I want to do in the future.

A scene from the event

(On the first day of the workshop, we took a group photo of the junior high school students and Mr. Taira, Minister for Digital Transformation.)
On the stage, which is decorated with a panel with the logo of "Digital Agency Children's Kasumigaseki Tour Day," junior high school students who participated in the workshop and Mr. Taira, Minister for Digital Transformation are standing in two rows. The front row is squatting and the back row is standing.
(On the second day of the workshop, we took a group photo of junior high school students and Mr. Osugi, Data Scientist responsible for AI at the Digital Agency.)
On the stage, which is decorated with the logo panel of "Digital Agency Children's Kasumigaseki Tour Day" in the middle, junior high school students who participated in the workshop and Osugi, the data scientist in charge of the Digital Agency AI, are standing in two rows. The front row is squatting and the back row is standing.
(The content of discussion on various themes using generative AI was presented.)
Among the three junior high school students who participated in the workshop, one of them is holding a sketchbook that summarizes the contents of the discussion in his / her hand and announcing it with a microphone. The two junior high school students are looking at the junior high school students who are holding a sketchbook in their hands and announcing it.
(Using a Generative AI) I discussed my past with Japan.
Five junior high school students who are workshop participants are having a discussion around a desk. Three sketchbooks and a black pen are placed on the desk. A monitor behind them shows the theme of the discussion. It says, "The ability to find your own way?"

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