PRESS RELEASE
April 10, 2019

Street Piano in ITAMI!
Come play YAMAHA’s “LovePiano”!
Kansai Airports is excited to announce that YAMAHA’s “LovePiano” will be set up at Osaka
International Airport (ITAMI) for the first time in any airport. This piano will be free to be playedby any passerby at the airport for four days between April 18 and 21, 2019. Prior to that, airport
guests will be able to catch a glimpse of the colorfully painted piano on display in front of
DEAN&DELUCA CAFE on Level 3 of Central Block from April 13 to 17, 2019.

Colorfully painted YAMAHA’s upright “LovePiano”

The LovePiano was born of a project launched by YAMAHA MUSIC JAPAN, with a goal of getting
more people interested in and familiar with playing the piano. In the project, YAMAHA sets up
a colorfully and uniquely painted piano based on the theme “LovePiano” in public spaces acrossthe country, available for anyone to freely play.
This kind of initiative—called Street Piano—has been seen in many places throughout Europe.
It recently gained a lot of popularity because of its appearance on TV shows. In collaboration
with YAMAHA, ITAMI decided to set up the LovePiano in pursuit of a new, unique and fun way
to engage airport guests.
During the event, the LovePiano will be installed at the entrance to the Observation Deck on
Level 4 of North Terminal. Anyone who passes by can freely play the piano. On Saturday, April
20, the piano will be moved to the Observation Deck, and the world-famous pianist, Yukie
Nishimura, born in Toyonaka City, will play the piano, offering beautiful tunes and melodies thatyou would not otherwise hear every day at the airport. On that day, Kansai Airports Group’s
official character Sorayan will also join the event.
Please come play the LovePiano and enjoy a beautiful piano performance by Yukie Nishimura
on April 20 at ITAMI.
Visit the following website to find out more about the LovePiano:
https://jp.yamaha.com/products/contents/pianos/lovepiano/index.html

Event Overview[The LovePiano display]
Period:Saturday, April 13 - Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Place:
In front of DEAN & DELUCA CAFE, Level 3 of Central Block During this period, the LovePiano cannot be played.
[The LovePiano street-piano setup]
Period:Thursday, April 18 - Sunday, April 21, 2019Time:
10:00 - 19:00
Place:
Entrance to the Observation Deck, Level 4 of North Terminal (near Hoshi-no-ma)
 During this period, anyone can freely play the LovePiano.
 Between 10:00 and 16:00 on Saturday, April 20, 2019, the piano will be moved and placed on
the Observation Deck, Level 4 of South Terminal. If it rains, the piano will be kept at theentrance to the Observation Deck.
 The LovePiano may not be available to be played right before and after the special performanceby Yukie Nishimura. Your understanding is highly appreciated.
[Special Piano Performance by Yukie Nishimura]
Date:
Saturday, April 20, 2019(1) 13:00 - 13:30 (2) 15:00 - 15:30
Place:
Rooftop deck, Level 4 of South Terminal*It would be held at the entrance to the Observation Deck in case of rain.
Organized by: Kansai Airports, Collaborated by: YAMAHA MUSIC JAPAN
Yukie Nishimura
Composer and pianist. With her musical talent discovered at an early age, she joined music
tours to Europe, US and South East Asian countries. She won unprecedented praises fromaudience playing with famous maestros and world-class orchestras. Debuted as a pianist in
the same year when she entered Toho Gakuen School of Music. Her graceful and romantic
melodies endear her to a wide range of fans. She composed many music pieces for TV
dramas, movies and commercials including the popular “101st Marriage Proposal” and “Helen
the Baby Fox”. She also appears on TV shows and radio programs and writes essays. On topof holding more than 60 concerts a year, she also dedicates herself to the “Smile Piano 500”
project to offer piano concerts at schools, hospitals and disaster-hit regions. Her album My
Stories won IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award 2015. In April 2019, her 40th album
PIANO SWITCH！‐BEST SELECTION‐ will soon be released.
Her official website: http://www.nishimura-yukie.com/
Yukie Nishimura
special piano performance

Contact Information
Corporate Communications
Planning & Administration
TEL: +81-72-455-2201*The team name changed on April 1, 2019

LovePiano

Kansai Airports was established by a consortium made up of VINCI Airports and ORIX Corporation as its coremembers. Kansai Airports took over the operations of Kansai International Airport (“KIX”) and Osaka
International Airport (“ITAMI”) from New Kansai International Airport Company (“NKIAC”) and has been
operating the two airports since April 1, 2016.
Kansai Airports Kobe, Kansai Airports’ wholly-owned subsidiary, took over the operations of Kobe Airport(“KOBE”) from Kobe City and started its business as an operating company on April 1, 2018.
Under the concept of “One Kansai Airports Group”, Kansai Airports group strives to continuously improve its
services for all airport guests through appropriate investments and efficient operations, with safety andsecurity being the top priority. Kansai Airports group aims to maximize the potential of the three airports, forthe benefit of the communities they serve.
For more information, please visit：http://www.kansai-airports.co.jp/en/

Kansai AirportsLocation

1-banchi, Senshu-kuko kita,
Izumisano-shi, Osaka

Shareholders

ORIX 40%,VINCI Airports 40%,
Other investors 20%1

Company
Representatives

Representative Director and CEO:Yoshiyuki Yamaya
Representative Director and Co-CEO: Emmanuel Menanteau

Business Scope

Operation and management services, etc. of Kansai International Airport and Osaka
International Airport

Kansai Airports Kobe
Location1-ban, Kobe-kuko, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi,
Hyogo

Shareholder

Kansai Airports 100％Company
Representatives

Representative Director and CEO: Yoshiyuki Yamaya
Representative Director and Co-CEO: Emmanuel Menanteau

Business Scope

Operation and management services, etc. of Kobe Airport

ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is an opportunistic, diversified, innovation-driven global powerhousewith a proven track record of profitability. Established in 1964, ORIX at present operates a diverse portfolio ofbusinesses in the operations, financial services, and investment spaces. ORIX’s highly complementarybusiness activities span industries including: energy, private equity, infrastructure, automotive, ship andaircraft, real estate and retail financial services. ORIX has also spread its business globally by establishinglocations in a total of 38 countries and regions across the world. Through its business activities, ORIX has long
been committed to corporate citizenship and environmental sustainability. For more details, please visit ourwebsite: http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/

VINCI Airports, as the leading private airport operator in the world, manages the development and operationof 46 airports located in France, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Serbia, Cambodia, Japan, the UnitedStates, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Chile and Brazil. Served by around 250 airlines, VINCI Airports'
network handled 240 million passengers in 2018.
Through its expertise as a comprehensive integrator, VINCI Airports develops, finances, builds and operates
airports, leveraging its investment capability, international network and know-how to optimize themanagement and performance of existing airport infrastructure, facility extensions and new-build construction
projects. In 2018, its annual revenue for managed activities amounted to €3.6 billion, for consolidated
revenue of €1.6 billion.
More comprehensive information is available on www.vinci-airports.com
1

ASICS Corporation; Iwatani Corporation; Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.; Obayashi Corporation; OMRON Corporation; The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated;

Kintetsu Group Holding Co., Ltd.; Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd.; Suntory Holdings Limited; JTB Corp.; Sekisui House, Ltd.; Daikin Industries, Ltd.; Daiwa House IndustryCo., Ltd.; Takenaka Corporation; Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.; NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION; Panasonic Corporation; Hankyu
Hanshin Holdings, Inc.; Rengo Co., Ltd.; The Senshu Ikeda Bank, Ltd.; Kiyo Holdings, Inc.; The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.; THE SHIGA BANK，LTD.; The Nanto Bank, Ltd.;
Nippon Life Insurance Company; Mizuho Bank, Ltd.; Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited; MUFG Bank, Ltd.; Resona Bank, Limited; and the Private Finance InitiativePromotion Corporation of Japan.