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The old days when Lego blocks were just toys for little boys and girls to play with at home are long gone. This summer in Japan, Lego blocks will be used to stimulate people’s imagination into building the future -- a look at what streets, buildings and landscapes will look like 50 years from now.

Celebrating 400 years of the founding of Matsue City in Shimane Prefecture, Lego Japan, in cooperation with local authorities, will launch the company’s largest participatory event ever, where some 40,000 visitors are to take part in the construction of the future look of Matsue.

The event, starting on July 23, will take place at the Matsue History Museum, where the Lego construction will spread over a 19-meter-long space specifically assigned for the event. Visitors will be given boards and Lego blocks, and they will construct Matsue people, buildings, plants or landscapes as they imagine them to be 50 years in the future. Some 50,000 Lego blocks will be used in the event.

A special feature of the event will be the construction of Matsue’s symbol, Matsue Castle (completed in 1611) by professional Lego model designer Kazuyoshi Naoe, one of only 12 with this title in the world, and the only one in Asia. The castle will be placed in the middle of the city built by museum visitors.

In addition to the main event, a talk show with Naoe, Lego block classroom, playrooms, and new product exhibitions will also take place.

As a memory of the event and their efforts, children will receive participation certificates. The event will last until Aug 31.

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Legos? 50,000 legos? Hell yes!

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In the future, everything will be squarish and limited to the four primary colours. Also, there will be bumps everywhere, presumably for the visually impaired.

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Lego has come a long way since I used to play with them back in the early 60s. At that time, Lego was like a kit for making architectural models with only a limited number of types of blocks.

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Fact: There are about 62 Lego bricks per person of the Earth’s population.

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50000 blocks for 40000 visitors sounds a little bit weak.

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I surprized 50,000 Lego blocks will be used in the event! I played or built castle or home when I was in elementary school. I'd like to participate, and build my city as this event do.

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makiminato at 10:11 AM JST - 3rd June

Lego has come a long way since I used to play with them back in the early 60s. At that time, Lego was like a kit for making architectural models with only a limited number of types of blocks.

Are you sure you are not confusing it with Meccano. I had a meccano set when I was a boy (1970s ~ 1980s) and it is a lot like what you described. For a long time I used to confuse the two and think they were the same.

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Maybe some bright sparks will build a Lego model of Fukushima Dai-ichi?

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A Lego® model of Fukushima Daiichi would be relatively easy to do. A WORKING Lego® model of Fukushima Daiichi would be impressive. XD

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kiwi07 No, not confusing with Meccano. I never had a Meccano set. Lego was a lot simpler back then and were not designed to be used to specific things, such as Star Wars vehicles.

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Lets see, 50,000 blocks, 40,000 people, 1.25 blocks per person visiting.

It might be one of those continue the story things, one person starts, the next person continues and you see what you get at the end.

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Awesome, I'm ready for a Jetsons themed world

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I stopped playing with Lego® when I was 9 years old!

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Legos are marketed mostly for boys, but they actually have sets which are perfect for young girls. They have always been famous for their unique style, durability and affordability. With so many sets and attractive colors of yellow, pink, red, orange, blue, purple and many more. The Lego for girls include blocks for building hospitals, stables, and animal like horses and puppies. With various Lego pieces to build with, even adults can have fun assembling them and make your own creative masterpieces. Legos for girls are the perfect gift and really fun, educational, and timeless. You'll enjoy every style and minute of building and letting your imagination run wild.

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