Children lack sufficient life experience to socialize fruitfully with older people. Although fostering social interaction between generations is not a primary goal of the "Kodomo-Bunkamura" in Funabashi, Setagaya Ward, the event has a positive effect on socializing between the different generations involved. Recognition of this fact motivates our research. Survey Method: By observing the activities from 2005 to 2007 and conducting and analyzing a questionnaire survey, we discovered the following points. 1. Diverse social interactions between people of different generations and of different social status were initiated and promoted through ongoing activities at the "Kodomo-Bunkamura." 2. Throughout the activities, children experienced 17 different sessions of social interaction. Activities such as "Experiencing the Same Activity," "Children and Adults Standing Face to Face," "Working toward the Same Objective and Achieving it," "Skinship," and "Cooperating" provide the sort of social interaction that motivates children to remain involved in the activities. 3. Children have a positive impression of the social interaction between the different generations that is experienced through the activities
