Gundam Yamakasa Inspired by Char’s Counterattack Appears in the Hakata Gion Yamakasa and Summer Gundam 45th Anniversary Festival Garapon Will be Available at Gundam Park Fukuoka!

Hakata Gion Yamakasa in Fukoka-shi, Fukuoka from Monday, July 1 through Monday, July 15 will feature a Gundam Yamakasa to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Gundam series. Together, the Summer Gundam 45th Anniversary Garapon will be available at Gundam Park Fukuoka.

Hakata Gion Yamakasa is one of the three greatest Gion festivals in Japan and is registered as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. The Gundam Yamakasa was designed as the “Miokuri”* (lit. farewell) Hachiban Yamakasa Kamikawabata-dori aka “the running Kazariyama”, inspired by the life-sized vGundam at LaLaport Fukuoka and Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack.
The Gundam Yamakasa will be displayed in the Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, from Monday, July 1 until Sunday, July 14. It will run through the city of Hakata on Friday, July 12 for the Oi Yamakasa Narashi, the rehearsal for the festival, and on Monday, July 15 for the Yamakasa festival. After the festival, it will be displayed in the Kawabata Zenzai Square.
They also plan on a collaboration event with the Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary since the beginning of “the running Kazariyama”, so stay tuned for further information!

During the same period, a Garapon lottery titled Summer Gundam 45th Anniversary Garapon will be available at Gundam Park Fukuoka in LaLaport Fukuoka, where the life-sized vGundam statue stands. Don’t miss out on this chance to win amazing prizes such as the special prize Hachiban Yamakasa Kamikawabata-dori Miokuri Gundam Hakata Jinraiden Folding Fan and RG 1/144 RX-93ff vGundam!

*The side that faces Kushida-jinja is called “Omote” (lit. front) and the other side is called “Miokuri”.

[Event Period]
Monday, July 1, 2024 - Early morning of Monday, July 15, 2024

[Display Location]
Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade

6-135 Kamikawabata-cho, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka
*The display will take place in different areas of the shopping arcade depending on the day.

■Collaboration with Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade
The following event is planned starting on Monday, July 1, 2024.
- Sale of collab products with Meigetsudo’s Kawabata Zenzai
- Display of flags within the shopping arcade
*Details are to be announced.

[Event Period]
Monday, July 1, 2024 - Sunday, September 1, 2024

[Location]
Namco within Gundam Park Fukuoka on Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Fukuoka 4F
6-23-1 Naka, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka

[Prize]
- Special Prize: Hachiban Yamakasa Kamikawabata-dori Miokuri Gundam Hakata Jinraiden Folding Fan
- RG 1/144 RX-93ff vGundam
- Prize-exclusive Life-sized vGundam Statue RX-93ff vGundam
- VS PARK WITH G 120-minute free ticket
and more!

[How to Enter]
You can draw a Garapon raffle once by showing a receipt of a purchase over 1,000 JPY (tax included) from the same day during the event.
*One draw per receipt.