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When Fog Becomes Part of the Visitor Experience | Newsletter Vol. 37
Can Spray Technology Become Part of the Attraction?
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Spray nozzles have long been used in industrial processes to clean, cool, humidify, or precisely apply liquids. In this newsletter, we take spray technology beyond the factory floor—from a sea of clouds at a baseball stadium to a whale fountain shooting water up to 10 meters, plus summer fog installations that transform public spaces. |
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When Heat Relief Becomes a Ballpark Attraction
At MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima, heat-relief measures were needed in busy concourse areas. But cooling alone was not enough—the stadium also wanted something visitors could enjoy as part of their visit.
IKEUCHI’s Great Sea of Clouds system does both. Fine fog spreads across the concourse in a sweeping cloud-like layer, creating a visual attraction while helping make hot days more comfortable.
▶ Read: Great Sea of Clouds Fog for Stadium Heat Relief and Attraction
When an Industrial Nozzle Becomes a Crowd-Pleaser
A heavy-duty spray nozzle normally used for applications such as flue gas cooling and dust suppression once received a very different assignment: creating a fountain from the back of a giant whale mascot at a rooftop summer event in Osaka.
The fountain needed to reach up to 10 meters without soaking the surrounding area—creating just the right effect for visitors.
▶ Read: Creating a Giant Whale Fountain Using a Heavy-Duty Industrial Spray Nozzle
Fog Experiences Around Japan This Summer
Different spaces call for different spray effects—dramatic, subtle, striking, or immersive.
In gardens, historic sites, and urban green spaces, fine fog can blend into the surroundings, catch the light, enhance the scenery, or add a subtle sense of coolness.
Here are a few summer events featuring IKEUCHI fog systems.
1. Higashiyama Kangetsuro at Kodai-ji Temple, Kyoto
At this summer’s nighttime event, mist drifts through the bamboo-lit approach to Kodai-ji, adding a soft, dreamlike layer to the historic setting. The event runs from July 11 through August 23.
👉 Higashiyama Bamboo Light-up (Event Details)
2. Unkai Retreat at Grand Green Osaka
From August 10 to 27, a large-scale sea-of-clouds installation transforms the water plaza at Umekita Park. During the day, mist and ambient sound create a refreshing atmosphere; after dark, fog, light, and sound combine for a more immersive experience.
👉 Event Details (Japanese)
3. Coming later this summer and into autumn: Namba Unkai
Beginning August 28, drifting fog and light will weave through Parks Garden, a multi-level urban garden integrated into the Namba Parks shopping complex in the heart of Osaka.
As visitors move from floor to floor, the garden’s around 500 species and 100,000 plants combine with light and clouds to create a different nighttime landscape at each level.
👉 Namba Unkai | Namba Parks (Event Details)
Whether for heat relief or visual impact, carefully designed fog can become part of how people experience and enjoy a place.
From high-flow spray nozzles to non-wetting Dry Fog, IKEUCHI has developed spray solutions for a wide range of industrial applications. That same know-how allows us to tailor flow rate, droplet size, nozzle type, and layout to each site—creating the right fog effect for each setting.
🎬 Fog effects for movie scenes?
See how IKEUCHI Japan used ultra-fine mist to help create atmospheric landscapes for a samurai movie.
👉 Read the story on IKEUCHI EUROPE’s website: Ikeuchi appears in samurai movie