It looks like the “Akado-sha Marche” and “Kids Festa” will be held on Sunday, May 25 at Mercado Mukogawa and the surrounding area.
(Info provided by Fukuchan & Anzu @ Nishitsu SP)
Here it is↓
Mercado Mukogawa Kids Festa & Akado-sha Marche
When is it?
Sunday, May 25
10:00〜16:00
※Held rain or shine; canceled in stormy weather
Where is it?
Around the Triangle Plaza at Mercado Mukogawa
The plaza with the Akado-sha train car (inside Mukogawa Danchi)
Here it is on the map↓
What will be happening?
Kids Festa Activities
- “Kids Challenge” by 4th and 5th grade elementary school students 🎤
- Intro quiz and talk live at the M-Stage Concert (Mercado Stage) 🎶
- Artist live performances (featuring Yuki Wada, Sora Takemoto, and more) 🎤
- All-you-can-pack sweets & rock-paper-scissors tournament 🍭
Akado-sha Marche Activities
- Petting zoo 🐐
- Train conductor experience 🚋
- Railway simulator experience 🚆
- Adopt Garden Harvest Festival 🥬
- Trash sorting quiz 🗑
- Physical fitness challenge rally 💪
- Special stage by local students 🎤
- Local specialty product sales 🛍️
- Handmade marche 🧵
- Railway Koshien Shop pop-up sales 🚄
- Spring stamp rally 🌸
Kids Ennichi Game Corner
- Soccer bowling (with former Japan national soccer team player Yasuto Honda) ⚽
- Super kendama 🎯
- Struck-out target game ⚾
- Hockey de Pinball 🏑
- Daruma Otoshi 🎎
- Coin drop 💰
- Ring toss ⭕️
- Shooting gallery 🔫
Tickets for the ennichi games will be sold near the playground equipment in the 1st-floor Triangle Park!
Food Vendors
- Yakitori 🍢
- Cotton candy 🍭
- Shaved ice 🍧
- Popcorn 🍿
- Frankfurters 🌭
- Ringo no Omoi 🍎
- Sweets & Sweet 🍰
- Mr. Kitchen Car 🥖
- EVERGREEN COFFEE ☕
- Agepan-ya Run 🥐
- Harima 🍩
- Daitokuya Wagashi 🍡
Ebisuza’s “Ebisu Mai”
Starting at 11:45, there will be a 30-minute “Ebisu Mai” performance, where Ebessan dashes around the stage in a super comical way.
At the end, each person gets a little share of good fortune, which is really fun. It’s held every month at Nishinomiya Shrine, but now it’s even coming to Mukodan!
The railway simulator experience requires advance reservation
The “railway simulator experience” is an event that requires a reservation. It’s first-come, first-served, so apply early!
- Time: Morning session 10:00〜12:00 / Afternoon session 13:00〜15:00
- Capacity: 12 people per session
- Eligibility: 3rd grade elementary school students and older (elementary school students must be accompanied by a guardian)
- Participation fee: Free
- Application period: 5/13(Tue)〜5/18(Sun) ※First-come, first-served
- How to apply: Call the Mercado Mukogawa Management Office (0798-43-1296 / 10:00〜16:00)
- Experience details: Approx. 30-minute experience: 10-minute explanation + 20-minute driving experience (One of two types of simulators. You cannot choose which type of simulator you use.)
Finally
“Akado-sha Marche & Kids Festa” is one of Mukodan’s big events, bringing together nostalgic ennichi games and delicious food. With animal interactions, a train conductor experience, an intro quiz, a rock-paper-scissors tournament, and plenty more to enjoy all day long, this is a great day for parents and kids to take it easy and have a full day of fun at Mukodan 🙌
Here’s what it looked like when it was held last May↓
※Fukuchan & Anzu @ Nishitsu SP, thank you for the info!!
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