“Halloween Festival 2022” will be held in Virtual Shibuya again this year.

Since 2020, when the new corona has spread, Shibuya Ward is promoting a plan to enjoy Halloween events on the distribution platform "Virtual Shibuya" while staying at home. It has been decided that the "Virtual Shibuya au 5G Halloween Festival 2022" will be held from October 26th (Wednesday) to October 31st (Monday) this year.

This year, which is the third year, we will collaborate with about 16 companies and partners while being an event in the Metaverse, with the theme of "Culture Crossing -Shibuya and the world intersect-", fusing Japanese pop culture and technology. It is said that we will develop attraction content that allows you to fully enjoy the Halloween mood.

▲ "Kao" co-sponsored content. A huge bathtub will appear at the Shibuya scramble crossing.

For example, in content co-sponsored by "Kao", a "huge bathtub" appears at the "Virtual Shibuya" scramble crossing for Halloween. Visitors can enjoy a fantastic virtual bathing time while soaking in a huge bathtub and enjoying the jet bubbles of carbonic acid and the surface of the hot water that changes from green to blue to red. In the "Toyota" sponsored content, the latest Corolla Sports will appear in the city in time for Halloween. transforms into Sadako and fills the city, you can enjoy a different Halloween unique to the Metaverse space.

In addition, this year's highlight project is the content that the aerial cable car "Hibari", which once ran over Shibuya Station, will be revived in Virtual Shibuya for the first time in about 70 years.
▲Upper photo: Color reproduction Photo provided by Tokyu?

Only two years after 1951, it was an attraction for children that crossed the YAMANOTE LINE and went back and forth between the Toyoko Department Store (later Tokyu Toyoko Store East Building) and the roof of the Tamaden Building (later Tokyu Toyoko Store West Building). However, the scene is still handed down as a scene that symbolizes postwar Japan. In this project, the cable car "Hibari" that operated over Shibuya (currently over the Hachiko area) was reproduced in "Virtual Shibuya", and the participating users actually boarded the virtual Shibuya. It is a taste that you can look down from. Since the fare at the time of operation was 10 yen one way, 10 yen will be donated to Shibuya Ward for each number of passengers on the "Hibari-go" during the exhibition period.

In addition, in anticipation of the participation of foreign tourists from overseas, this event will collaborate with Metajob! , We will provide operation methods and event information to visitors. It is also a challenging attempt in terms of exploring the possibility of new ways of working in the Metaverse without face-to-face contact in the real world.

Since COVID-19, the number of Metaverse and Digital Twin events has been increasing both in Japan and overseas. Among them, Virtual Shibuya's "Halloween Festival" has a large number of participating users, a large number of sponsors, and rich content. is doing.

How about experiencing the charm of the virtual version of “Shibuya Halloween” that is getting stronger year by year?

Virtual Shibuya au 5G Halloween Festival 2022
〇 Date: October 26 (Wednesday) to October 31 (Monday), 2022
〇Venue: Shibuya Ward official distribution platform "Virtual Shibuya"
Yes Organizer: Virtual Shibuya Halloween Executive Committee
Yes Production: KDDI Corporation, Future Shibuya Design, General Incorporated Foundation Shibuya Ward Tourism Association
是贊助：澀谷
〇公式:https://vcity.au5g.jp/shibuya/halloween2022
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