A new escape game themed on Rurouni Kenshin has been created by SCRAP and is to slash its way into Museum Meiji-Mura on September 11. The museum has stood for over 60 years, focusing on the Meiji period of Japan.
Rorouni Kenshi is a hit manga series loved the world over with over 70 million copies sold. The latest arc of the manga, Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc, is serialised in Jump Comics SQ and is being published in English by Viz Media.
In the first ever escape game based on the series, you will become a practioner of the Kamiya Kasshin-ryū and join Kenshin in facing enemies. To accomplish your objective, you will need to speak to various people in the game, as well as learn sword techniques from a certain character in the series. It taking place in the Museum Meiji-Mura means you will be fully immersed in the story―like you have slipped back in time―as the series itself is set during the Meiji period.
Help Kenshin defend Tokyo by participating in this new exciting escape game.
©Nobuhiro Watsuki / Shueisha ©SCRAP
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Rurouni Kenshin Escape Game at Museum Meiji-Mura
Location: Museum Meiji-Mura (1 Uchiyama, Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture)
Running: September 11, 2019 – December 15, 2019
Tickets
Price: ¥2,200 (comes with kit to play the game) *does not include entry fee to the museum
Available: At the reception desk for events at the museum
Game
・Time Restriction: None (allot yoruself 2-3 hours to play)
・No. of Participants: Unlimited (you can play on your own or with a group)
・Once the game starts, you are free to walk around the museum to complete the game
・Though there is no time restriction the game will end at the museum’s closing hours
Official Website: https://realdgame.jp/ruroken/
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The Pop Team Epic pop-up shop is set to take to make a return this month. It will open on the sixth floor of Shinjuku Marui Annex and run from August 23 to September 16. Themed on the the popular manga and anime series, the pop-up shop first appeared in December 2016 and has since popped up many times around Japan over the years. Having been held in various places around Tokyo as well as Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo and Osaka, it is finally making its way to Shinjuku for the first time. The shop's main visual was drawn by series creator Bkub Okawa. Its design will feature on many exclusive pieces of merchandise at the shop.
Fans of the series have lots to look forward to at the shop, with plenty of cute and hilarious decorations of Popuko and Pipimi and plenty of photo opportunities. Those who spend over ¥3,000 (tax included) at the shop will even receive an original sticker. Only one will be given per person. More details about the event can be found over at the official Twitter page. Information
Pop Team Epic Pop-Up Shop
Running: August 23, 2019 – September 16, 2019
Time: 11:00-21:00 (Until 19:00 on September 16, 2019 *Free entry, no planned holidays
Location: Shinjuku Marui Annex 6F (3-1-26 Shinjuku, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo)
Event Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/pteppopup
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Miffy Sakura Kitchen, Arashiyama, Kyoto will open a forest-themed shop with an adjoined bakery in Yufuin, Oita on October 31, 2019.
As you enter the new shop, you will be immersed in its happy, warm and comforting atmosphere. Miffy Sakura Kitchen is popular for its Japanese-style kitchenware and miscellaneous goods which cannot be found anywhere else in Japan. The shop will also have an adjoining bakery area called Miffy Mori no Bakery, where customers order their favourite treats to take out. This includes the popular anpan bun, which is a bun containing sweet red bean paste. There will also be character-themed baked goods, soft serve ice cream, drinks and much more. You can order your delicious baked goods to go so you can explore the beautiful area of Yufuin, or you can choose to eat inside the bakery’s beautiful and photogenic eating area. Miffy’s good pal Boris will also be making an appearance at the brand new shop. His design will decorate some of the Miffy Sakura Kitchen-limited kitchenware and even some of the baked goods in the bakery. Information
Yufuin Miffy Mori no Kitchen/ Miffy Mori no Bakery
Address: 1503-8 Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu-shi, Oita
Opening Hours: 9:30 ー17:30 (subject to change)
Open all year round/
Grand opening: October 10, 2019
Miffy Sakura Kitchen Official Website: http://www.miffy-sakurakitchen.jp
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To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the popular TV anime series Haikyu!!, Japan Post Service will begin taking online orders for a themed stamp set on August 19.
The stamp designs feature the familiar faces of members of Karasuno High from the series. Japan Post Service will also sell 14 different postcards with key visuals from across all seasons of the anime series, celebrating its 5-year reign. They are sure to surprise any fan who receives one on their envelop through the post! ©Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha・"Haikyu!! 3rd" Production Committee・MBS Information
Haikyu!! TV Anime 5th Anniversary Framed Stamp Set
Price: 1 Sheet ¥3,700 / 2 Sheets ¥6,800 / 3 Sheets ¥9,900
*Prices include tax and shipping costs
How to Order
Available via the Japan Post Service online shop only. Not sold at post office branches.
Buy: https://www.shop.post.japanpost.jp/shop/a/a819framekitte/
*Link accessible from August 19, 2019
Order & Delivery Windows
①Order between August 19 – September 16, 2019. Stamps will arrive within two weeks from October 26, 2019.
②Order between September 17 – October 14, 2019. Stamps will arrive within two weeks from November 16, 2019.
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Escape rooms invite family and friends to solve exciting puzzles and riddles within a time limit, and have become massively popular around the world. Since the first one opened in 2007, over 8 million people in Japan have participated in one of these exciting events held everywhere from apartment buildings to amusement parks. The Escape from Godzilla event will be held throughout the Atami Bay Resort Korakuen, and will ask players to solve mysteries throughout the hotel. Visitors will need to explore rooms and sometimes interact with hotel staff to reach the end. SCRAP, known for its numerous crossover escape games, created the project. Atami is the setting of the decisive battle in the 1962 film King Kong vs. Godzilla. 2022 is the 60th anniversary of the film, and guests are invited to enjoy an original story and original images showing Godzilla’s attack on present-day Atami in cooperation with Toho. Keep an eye out for more details coming later in February! ©SCRAP TM ＆ © TOHO CO., LTD.
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Escape from Godzilla
More Details to be Announced in Late February
Official Site: https://realdgame.jp/atami-godzilla/
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SCRAP, a company known for its unique escape games, have recently started selling its ‘Nazokan’ (Mystery Can) product at stores nationwide starting December 22, 2021. These items sold out instantly upon initial release, and have been highly praised by puzzle-lovers, including popular actress and model Nanase Nishino!
Two kinds of ‘Nazokan’ are on sale: The ‘Golden Angel Can’ and the ‘Silver Devil Can.’ Each large can contains a number of difficult puzzles and riddles. Following its initial launch in October 2021, the first production run sold out in only six days. Puzzle fans have been begging for a second production run, and to celebrate the re-release, actress and model Nanase Nishino has released her comments on the product. Nishino is known as major puzzle fan, so what does she have to say? Comment from Nanase NishinoWhen I first grabbed a ‘Nazokan,’ I was excited to see what sorts of mysteries I’d find inside, and I was ready to take on the challenge. Spending my time on each puzzle, I completely lost track of time, and I came away with a real sense of accomplishment. You can solve it alone, or work together with your friends, or even give it as a gift to someone who loves riddles! I hope everyone has fun with this amazing product! Information
’Nazokan’ (Mystery Can)
―Calling All Puzzle Lovers! We’ve Fit Tons of Puzzles and Riddles into this Can!―
Price: ¥3,000 (Tax Included)Where to Buy: Real Escape Game Stores and Tokyo Mystery Circus
Special Site: https://www.scrapmagazine.com/nazokan/
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Announced at Jump Festa 2022 on December 19, a new Rurouni Kenshin anime project is coming soon! The series is being led by studio LIDENFILMS, known for working on Tokyo Revengers and Blade of the Immortal. More details will be released soon! Rurouni Kenshin Teaser Trailer
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Rurouni Kenshin
Teaser Site: https://rurouni-kenshin.com
Official Twitter：https://twitter.com/ruroken_anime/（@ruroken_anime） -
The 13th Kyoto Historica International Film Festival has announced its screening lineup and will be held both in-person and online. In addition to all five live-action Rurouni Kenshin films being screened, five carefully-selected historical films from around the world have been chosen from over 200 applicants. These will be screened at the Japanese event and can only be seen during the festival. Italian film Inferno, produced in 1911 and shown at Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna in 2021, will make its Japanese premiere along with a piano accompaniment. Oshuraga: Land of Souls will also be screened in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the Kyoto-Quebec Friendship and Collaboration Agreement. 41 films will also be available to stream on the MIRAIL streaming service, with tickets going on sale on January 22, 2022.
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13th Kyoto Historica International Film Festival
Running: January 22 – January 30, 2022
Theater Screenings
Location: The Museum of Kyoto 3F Film Theater
Pre-order Tickets Starting December 25, 2021 at Ticket Pia
*Advance Tickets are available for Historica Special only. All other tickets will be sold at the door.
Watch Online
Available on MIRAIL Video Streaming Service
How to Watch: Purchase tickets from MIRAIL on or after January 22, 2022
Official Site: https://historica-kyoto.com/
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Rurouni Kenshin is one of the most popular anime and manga series around the world, hitting the scene in Japan back in 1994. Original manga author Nobuhiro Watsuki spent most of his childhood in Nagaoka, Niigata prefecture, an area known throughout the country for its delicious rice. Harasho, a liquor store in Nagaoka, has announced a new collection of Rurouni Kenshin-themed sake to celebrate the series. The Rurouni Kenshin manga series was originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1994 until 1999. The sequel, Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc, is currently ongoing in Jump Square. The series has been a smash hit, selling over 72 million copies and inspiring both animated and live-action film adaptations and an anime series. The sake will be produced at three distilleries in Nagaoka city, and each of the three will feature unique characteristics. Each label features imagery from the manga series and would make the perfect gift for fans (as long as they are of age!)
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Rurouni Kenshin x Niigata Sake Series
Fukusen Natural Sake: ¥1,350
Koshino Hakugan Ginjo Sake: ¥1,500
Ofuku Shuzo Ginjo Sake with No Added Alcohol: ¥1,800
Special 3-bottle Set: ¥4,650
Number of Bottles Released: 2,000 of each type, special 3-bottle sets available until sold out
Preorders Now Open
Release Date: December 1, 2021
Details: https://echigo.sake-harasho.com/shopbrand/ct332/
Where to Buy:
Online Store: https://echigo.sake-harasho.com/
Liquor stores part of the Echigo Meimon Collective
Major tourist facilities in Niigata Prefecture
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SCRAP's Mr. Osomatsu themed escape game "Escape From the Black Market Empire," which is currently taking place in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, has proven so popular that it's set to open in Fukuoka on August 1.
Exclusive merchandise when buying select tickets: glass, coaster, business card, and card case
Sticker Set ¥300 / Folder ¥1,000 / Pins ¥500 / Acrylic Keyrings ¥800 / Mini Tote Bags ¥2,000 (Tax Included)
The escape game, which is called “Escape From the Black Market Empire,” features an original voiced story (recorded by the original voice actors) that has players using their smartphones to communicate with the six Matsuno siblings. They must work with them to help repay their debt. The event also has its own exclusive merchandise. In Fukuoka, it will be held at SPACE on the Station on the 6th floor of SOLARIA STAGE which is located not even a minutes' walk from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.Information
Mr. Osomatsu Escape Game: Escape From the Black Market Empire
Start Date: August 1, 2021
Venue: SOLARIA STAGE (6th Floor – SPACE on the Station)
General Tickets: ¥2,700
Advance Tickets w/Merchandise: ¥5,700
Official Website: https://realdgame.jp/osomatsusan/