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The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen

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Takaharu Tezuka |

TEDxKyoto

• September 2014

At this school in Tokyo, five-year-olds cause traffic jams and windows are for Santa to climb into. Meet: the world's cutest kindergarten, designed by architect Takaharu Tezuka. In this charming talk, he walks us through a design process that really lets kids be kids.

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At this school in Tokyo, five-year-olds cause traffic jams and windows are for Santa to climb into. Meet: the world's cutest kindergarten, designed by architect Takaharu Tezuka. In this charming talk, he walks us through a design process that really lets kids be kids.

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Takaharu Tezuka

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Architect Takaharu Tezuka creates imaginative and versatile personal spaces.

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Gallery: Inside Fuji Kindergarten

See photos of the school and dive into Takaharu Tezuka’s kid-centered design thinking.

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