JAMSTEC

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The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, abbreviated as JAMSTEC, is a Japanese national research institute that has been represented in Splatoon 2 and the Octo Expansion.

Jamsteeec

In April and May 2018, JAMSTEC and the Japanese Splatoon Twitter account announced a collaboration and cross-promotion called Jamsteeec,^[1] which included:

The New Life-Forms vs. Advanced Technology Splatfest.^[2]
Inkopolis' version of JAMSTEC,^[3] with a few details:
- The Oceanic Hard Hat headgear,^[4] designed after the real-world JAMSTEC hard hats.
- The research and deep-earth drilling ship, CHIKYU, was added to the background of the Manta Maria stage.^[5]
- The deep-sea submarine Shinkai 6500 was shown to exist in the background of C11 Abracadabra Station.^[6]
  - There was also a post highlighting the fact that the Autobomb was designed after the Shinkai 6500.^[7]
Videos showing real-life deep sea squids^[8] and octopuses,^[9] in comparison with Inklings and Octolings.
Several posts on the real-life creatures that inspired some of the characters in the Octo Expansion, including C.Q. Cumber (sea pig)^[10] and Iso Padre (giant isopod).^[11]
A free "open day" held on 12 May 2018 at the JAMSTEC headquarters in Yokosuka was promoted on the SplatoonJP Twitter.^[12]
- Splatoon 2 collaboration activities at the event itself, such as presentation of the "research reports", an exhibition stamp rally, photo opportunities, and coloring book illustrations.

Gallery

A promotional image for the collaboration
Promotional art representing Team New Life-Forms
Promotional art representing Team Advanced Technology
The JAMSTEC logo as it appears in Splatoon 2
A promotional image for the Oceanic Hard Hat
New Life-Forms vs. Advanced Technology Splatfest shirts
Promotional image for the Shinkai 6500, as it appears in the Octo Expansion
A promotional image for the CHIKYU appearing in the background of the Manta Maria
The CHIKYU as it appears in-game
Another view of the CHIKYU
The CHIKYU in the distance, behind an Inkling boy
A view of the CHIKYU at night, from the Manta Maria
New Life-Forms vs. Advanced Technology Splatfest
Promotional artwork of the New Life-Forms vs. Advanced Technology Splatfest
Hisashi Nogami, dressed as the "Squid Research Lab" representative, posing in front of the research vessel Yokosuka at JAMSTEC HQ
Nogami at the Yokosuka's helm
Nogami admiring a model of the CHIKYU
Nogami posing in front of the Shinkai 6500
Illustration done by Seita Inoue for the JAMSTEC collaboration
Logo for the collaboration
Artwork of the Shinkai 6500
Artwork of two fish species
Render of an Inkling girl wearing the Oceanic Hard Hat