AR experience of future diaper designs created with Tokyo Metropolitan University

English translation of an article originally published in Japanese on June 19, 2025. Read the Japanese original (Japanese). Event dates and availability refer to the original article. Images may contain Japanese text.

We announced the “O-MU-TSU WORLD AR App Project” in collaboration with the Graduate School of Industrial Art, Faculty of Systems Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, in June 2025.

In this project, by reading a dedicated webpage QR code on a smartphone to display the entire body on the screen, users can experience wearing the “O-MU-TSU” incorporating future design elements virtually. The website also made available the 3D data of the “O-MU-TSU” created.

In the related events of the O-MU-TSU WORLD EXPO held from June 24 to 26, 2025, we offered an AR experience on a large screen where users could choose multiple designs, a 3D model display via tablet, and an “AR runway” where models walked on smartphones.

We would like to express our gratitude to the members of the Industrial Art Division of the Graduate School of Systems Design, The University of Tokyo, including faculty and students, for their collaboration in the creation of the AR. By combining design and digital technology, this project became a plan that allows for a visual experience of the future diapers.

As vice representative director of the Japan Welfare Medical Fashion Association, Hiroshi Yagi has been involved in this project.

Thank you to all those who contributed, including the Tokyo Metropolitan University, for your cooperation.

Project Overview

[Project Name]O-MU-TSU WORLD AR App Project

[Release Date]June 2025

[Main AR Experience]Virtual Use of “O-MU-TSU” via Smartphone
AR experience selecting a large screen design
Displaying 3D Models with Tablets
AR Runway on Smartphones

[Production Assistance]University of Tokyo, Graduate School
Department of System Design Research
Industrial Art Faculty

[Project Members]Kumiko Kushiyama
Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University

Akira Nakayasu
Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Xu Han
Specialist University for Information Management Innovation – Instructor

Mina Shibasaki
Assistant: Tokyo University of Science Assistant Professor

Yusaku Tsue
Tokyo University of Science Student

Gakushi Yamanoi
Tokyo University of Science Student

Organizer
Japan Welfare Medical Fashion Association