{"id":159,"date":"2015-10-21T16:28:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T07:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.akihabara.kokosil.net\/en\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2015-10-21T16:30:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T07:30:46","slug":"aki-fes2015_info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.akihabara.kokosil.net\/en\/aki-fes2015_info","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAKI FES\u201d (Akihabara Festival) 2015 Autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u201cAKI FES\u201d (Akihabara Festival) 2015 Autumn<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Date: Sunday, October 25 \u2013 Sunday, November 1, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cAKI FES\u201d 2015 Autumn will be held in Akihabara area, Tokyo for eight days starting from Sunday, October 25 to Sunday, November 1 by Akihabara Festival Executive Committee (*\uff11). This festival aims to attract tourists from home and overseas to Akihabara, let them spend time there and revitalize the area.<\/p>\n<p>Events on a stage and lottery will be held in BelleSalle Akihabara this time. For foreign visitors, a Free Wi-Fi card will be handed out, and the expansion of tax-free coverage which started last year will be publicized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHalloween party 2015 in Akihabara,\u201d \u201cKochi vs Tottori Manga Kingdom Conference 2015 in AKIBA,\u201d \u201cTAMASHII NATION 2015\u201d and \u201cSpecial sales of tax-free stores\u201d will be held at the same time, so you can enjoy the whole area of Akihabara all day as if it were a theme park.<\/p>\n<p>To promote visitors\u2019 spend time visiting many spots, if you shop and receive a lottery ticket at the tax-free stores and\/or about 70 stores which are the members of \u201cAkihabara Omotenashi (hospitality) Project,\u201d you can participate in Garapon lottery. You may win a prize such as Akihabara multi-coupon, the gift certificate equivalent to 1,000 yen, which can be used on smartphone and at the 47 stores in Akihabara, without drawing a blank. (The lottery venue is BelleSalle Akihabara.)<\/p>\n<p>We will grow and enhance \u201cAki Fes\u201d toward 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games so that everyone from all over the world can enjoy it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px;\">*\uff11: Akihabara Festival Executive Committee: Akihabara Shinkokai, Akihabara Shopping District Promotion Cooperative, avex vanguard Inc., \uff2e\uff34\uff34 East (NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION), Sumitomo Fudosan BELLESALLE Co., Ltd., BANDAI Co., Ltd., BIGWEST FRONTIER, NPO Akihabara Tourism Promotion Association (ATPA)<\/p>\n<div class=\"tt\">Overview of Aki Fes<\/div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"85\">Date<\/th>\n<td width=\"1231\">12:00 &#8211; 18:00, Sunday, October 25 \u2013 Sunday, November 1, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Venue<\/th>\n<td>Event space in BelleSalle Akihabara<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellesalle.co.jp\/room\/bs_akihabara\/access.html\" target=\"_new\">MAP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Events<\/th>\n<td>\u30fbStage event (October 25 only)<br \/>\n\u30fbDistributing of a Free Wi-Fi card (to foreign visitors only)<br \/>\n\u30fbGarapon lottery<br \/>\n\u30fbFood and drink corner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Fee<\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Free<\/span>\uff08except the food and drink corner. For Garapon lottery, a lottery ticket is required and it is given when a certain amount of purchase is made.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Organizer<\/th>\n<td>Akihabara Festival Executive Committee<\/p>\n<p>\uff08Akihabara Shinkokai, Akihabara Shopping District Promotion Cooperative, avex vanguard Inc., NTT East (NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION), Sumitomo Fudosan BELLESALLE Co., Ltd., BANDAI Co., Ltd., BIGWEST FRONTIER, NPO Akihabara Tourism Promotion Association (ATPA)\uff09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Supporting organizations<\/th>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlit.go.jp\/kankocho\/\">Japan Tourism Agency, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jnto.go.jp\/\">Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcvb.or.jp\/jp\/index.html\">Tokyo Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"tt\">Events to be held in parallel<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"tt2\">Halloween party 2015 in Akihabara<\/h4>\n<p>Date: Sunday, October 25<\/p>\n<p>Venue: B1F HALL, BelleSalle Akihabara<\/p>\n<p>Fee: 4,000 yen including tax (Advance ticket required with reference number for standing only) Admission may be limited when the venue is crowded.<\/p>\n<p>Event: Live event with many idols including \/ Cheeky Parade \/ GEM \/ \u611b\u4e59\u5973\u2605DOLL (Lovely Doll) \/ \u8679\u306e\u30b3\u30f3\u30ad\u30b9\u30bf\u30c9\u30fc\u30eb (Niji no Conquistador) \/ \u67ca\u6728\u308a\u304a (Rio Hiiragi) \/ \u690e\u540d\u3074\u304b\u308a\u3093(Shiina Pikarin) \/ SUPER\u2606GiRLS\/ \u308f\u30fc\u3059\u305f (The World Standard) (in alphabetical order) Girls DJ (\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30baDJ)<\/p>\n<p>Organizer: avex vanguard Inc.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-425\" src=\"http:\/\/akihabara-guide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30f3\u753b\u50cfWEB_350-120x87.jpg\" alt=\"\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30f3\u753b\u50cfWEB_350\" width=\"120\" height=\"87\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"tt2\">\u201cKochi vs Tottori Manga Kingdom Conference 2015 in AKIBA\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Date: Sunday, October 25<\/p>\n<p>Venue: 1F HALL, BelleSalle Akihabara<\/p>\n<p>Fee: Free<\/p>\n<p>Event: Talk by cartoonists, voice actors, etc. from Kochi prefecture and Tottori prefecture<\/p>\n<p>Organizers: Kochi prefecture \/ Tottori prefecture<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/akihabara-guide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akiba_rogo02-011.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-340\" src=\"http:\/\/akihabara-guide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akiba_rogo02-011-120x83.png\" alt=\"akiba_rogo02-01\" width=\"120\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"tt2\">\u201cTAMASHII NATION 2015\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Date &amp; time:<br \/>\n&#8211; Friday, October 30 to Saturday, October 31: 9\uff1a00 &#8211; 19\uff1a00 (Entry is until 18\uff1a30.),<br \/>\n&#8211; Sunday, November 1: 9\uff1a00-18\uff1a00 (Entry is until 17:30.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Venue: BelleSalle Akihabara and AKIBA_SQUARE on Akihabara UDX\uff12F<\/p>\n<p>Fee:<br \/>\n&#8211; Advance e-ticket: 900 yen including tax<br \/>\n&#8211; Advance e-ticket with \u201c Chogokin no Katamari (Absolute Chogokin)\u201d: 1,200 yen including tax These advance e-tickets are on sale at \u201cticket board.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; Day of event e-ticket: 1,000 yen including tax<br \/>\n\u203b Day of event e-ticket is without \u201cChogokin no Katamari.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Event: Super festival of robots and figures to excite your soul! This event will be held in parallel at two venues\uff01 Akihabara will be dominated by a total of more than 500 TAMASHII elements.<\/p>\n<p>Organizer: Collectors Division, BANDAI Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/akihabara-guide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TAMASHII-NATION-2015_final.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-394\" src=\"http:\/\/akihabara-guide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TAMASHII-NATION-2015_final-120x170.jpg\" alt=\"\u64ec\u4f3c\uff14c_B2_TN2015\uff084c\uff09FIX.indd\" width=\"106\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"tt2\">menzei \u201cAUTUMN FESTIVAL\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Date: Sunday, October 25 \u2013 Sunday, November 1, 2015<\/p>\n<p>Event: Special sales of tax-free stores<\/p>\n<p>Organizer: Akihabara Shinkokai (Cooperation with Akihabara Tourism Promotion Association)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/akihabara-guide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/menzei.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/akihabara-guide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/menzei-120x111.jpg\" alt=\"menzei\" width=\"120\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tt\">\u300aMedia contacts for AKI FES 2015 Autumn\u300b<\/div>\n<p>PR, AKI FES Office: Miyake, Mikuriya, or Ishida (BIGWEST FRONTIER)<br \/>\nTel: 03-3834-4961<br \/>\nFax: 03-3834-4965<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAKI FES\u201d (Akihabara Festival) 2015 Autumn Date: Sunday, October 25 \u2013 Sunday, November 1, 2015 \u201cAKI FES\u201d 2015 Autumn will be held in Akihabara area, Tokyo for eight days starting from Sunday, October 25 to Sunday, November 1 by Akihabara Festival Executive Committee (*\uff11). This festival aims to attract tourists from home and overseas to Akihabara, let them spend time there and revitalize the area. Events on a stage and lottery will be held in BelleSalle Akihabara this time. For foreign visitors, a Free Wi-Fi card will be handed out, and the expansion of tax-free coverage which started last year will be publicized. \u201cHalloween party 2015 in Akihabara,\u201d \u201cKochi vs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.akihabara.kokosil.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.akihabara.kokosil.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.akihabara.kokosil.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.akihabara.kokosil.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.akihabara.kokosil.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/home.akihabara.kokosil.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164,"href":"https:\/\/home.akihabara.kokosil.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions\/164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.akihabara.kokosil.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}