Kamatari Damacy, We Love Katamari and Noby Noby Boy director, and Namco Bandai man, Keita Takahashi is to add to general loveliness of Nottingham and the general greatness of Nottingham's Game City by designing a children's playground at Woodthorpe Grange Park.

Says Councillor David Trimble (Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Culture & Customers), "We're delighted to have Takahashi-san on board and very much looking forward to working with him on this unique collaboration."

Takahashi will be spending a month in Nottingham getting to know the lay of the land and talking to school kids about what playground they want.

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