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All of Mikasa City's Delicious Food and Fun Gather in One Place! "Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku" on Dec 24th at AEON Supercenter Mikasa
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Mikasa City, located in Hokkaido's Sorachi region, is an area rich in history and cuisine, famous for the Mikasa City Museum with its fossil exhibits and the Mikasa High School Student Restaurant, where high school students cook and sell dishes using local ingredients! The "Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku," a gathering of Mikasa's delicious food, fun craft sales, workshops, music, and stage talks, will be held on Sunday, December 24th at the AEON Supercenter Mikasa Store.
This time, we'll introduce the highlights of this event, which is also supported by Snow Miku, the character who cheers for Hokkaido!
- Supported by Snow Miku! What is the "Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku"?
- Introduction to the Booths at "Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku" 2-1. Popular Eateries Featuring Bread, Coffee, Pizza, and Sweets: Food Booths
- Win Delicious Rice and Local Specialties! A Raffle Where Everyone Wins
- Gather at AEON Supercenter Mikasa Store this Christmas Eve!
2-2. Handmade Goods, Christmas Wall Decoration Workshops, and the Piapro Wall: Craft Sales & Workshop Booths
2-3. Performances by Mikasa Junior High School Brass Band, Talks, and Appearances by Snow Miku & Rabbit Yukine: Stage Booths
Supported by Snow Miku! What is the "Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku"?
The "Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku," where all the excitement of Mikasa's food, crafts, and stage performances come together, will be held on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at the AEON Supercenter Mikasa Store. Snow Miku, the character who cheers for Hokkaido, is supporting the event.
Specially drawn by illustrator maou
The theme of the main visual is "The town where you can time travel through 100 million years." Snow Miku and her pet, Rabbit Yukine, are visiting various famous spots in Mikasa City, which flourished as the birthplace of coal and railways. This illustration is scheduled to be turned into merchandise by the Hokkaido Mikasa Tourism Association. Stay tuned for more updates!
What is Snow Miku?
Introduction to the Booths at "Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku"
Event Venue Map
At the "Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku," the restaurant "Magokoro Kitchen," run by students of Hokkaido Mikasa High School who aspire to be food specialists, will have a special one-day pop-up. In addition, there will be a wide variety of Mikasa's unique "Food," "Craft Sales & Exhibits," "Workshops & Experiences," and "Stage Performances"! Here's a detailed introduction to what each booth offers.
Popular Eateries Featuring Bread, Coffee, Pizza, and Sweets: Food Booths
The Mikasa High School Student Restaurant "Magokoro Kitchen" plans to sell an original menu inspired by Snow Miku. Additionally, nine popular eateries from Mikasa City, offering bread, coffee, kebab sandwiches, pizza, and delicious sweets, will be set up both inside and outside the AEON Supercenter Mikasa Store.
"Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku" Food Booths
■Magokoro Kitchen
A restaurant where students from the Mikasa High School culinary club learn practical skills in cooking, customer service, and cost management. They will be offering a special menu exclusive to the "Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku"!
■Kiiroi Kuruma
A popular shop operating at the Mikasa Roadside Station, known for its freshly fried zangi (Hokkaido-style fried chicken) and delicious sweets. They will be selling food items made with Mikasa's local products.
■Gohan Cafe Amutto
Opened in 2022! This cafe, known for its weekly lunch specials and handmade sweets, will have a booth.
■Namae ga nai Panya (The Bakery with No Name)
A local bakery in the Okayama area of Mikasa City. They will be selling bread and pastries made with local ingredients.
■2 Beans Coffee
A specialty coffee shop with its own roastery. They will be selling coffee beans and French baked goods. Drinks will also be available from their outdoor food truck.
■Tacchan
Serving their special kebab sandwiches from an outdoor food truck.
■BELLFRIES
A food truck serving freshly fried treats with an addictive crispy and chewy texture. Their popular long potato fries are 30cm long.
■Happy Yellow
A shop with thick, chewy crepes that look as good as they taste, and fresh homemade lemonade. They will be selling crepes and lemonade from their outdoor food truck.
■Trapper Kitchen
A specialty shop for one-handed pizzas. They will have a special Christmas-themed setup for the event.
Handmade Goods, Christmas Wall Decoration Workshops, and the Piapro Wall: Craft Sales & Workshop Booths
The Craft Sales & Workshop Booths will feature a gathering of unique artists and groups, offering handmade accessories and goods for sale, as well as workshops like making Christmas wall decorations using Sakhalin fir leaves and a firewood chopping experience.
Furthermore, there will be an original coloring activity of Snow Miku's pet character, "Rabbit Yukine," that even children can enjoy, and the "Piapro Wall," a familiar feature at Hatsune Miku events where visitors can freely draw illustrations! Come see, touch, experience, and feel the joy of creation at the venue.
"Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku" Craft Sales Booths
■Kataku-mu / Flower Circle Hanarera
Selling seasonal plant decorations and artificial flower accessories. There will also be an exhibition of works by "Hanarera," a flower circle from Mikasa City.
■PAPIPUPE-POO
"Gather! Creatures of Mikasa" - Selling handmade wooden objects modeled after Mikasa's local wildlife and exhibiting a real bear fur.
■Natural Cafe
Selling accessories made with resin and other materials, as well as warm, handmade fabric goods.
■Mori no Kibun
Selling firewood and logs made from thinned wood grown in Mikasa. A firewood chopping experience will also be held!
■Geishuya
Selling handmade accessories made from clay, natural stones, 14k gold-filled wire, flowers, resin, thread, and more.
■OSB Kobo
Selling assembly-style goods made from OSB board.
"Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku" Workshop Booths
■Let's Make Water Punipuni! (Rosi's Salon)
Water Punipuni is a safe and secure crafting toy. Let's make and play with cute "punipuni" shaped like fish, animals, and fruits!
■Swag & Ornament Making Experience (Mikasa Geopark)
Create a Christmas wall decoration by decorating a base of Sakhalin fir leaves, also used for Christmas trees, with nuts, ribbons, and more. You can also make Christmas ornaments using pinecones!
■Keychain & Ballpoint Pen Making Experience (Natural Cafe)
Experience making your own original keychain and ballpoint pen.
■Firewood Chopping Experience (Mori no Kibun)
A rare chance to experience chopping firewood indoors.
■Rabbit Yukine Coloring Workshop (Hokkaido Mikasa Tourism Association)
Did Snow Miku's pet character, "Rabbit Yukine," discover an ammonite? Let's all enjoy this event-original coloring sheet!
■Piapro Wall
A wall where event visitors can freely draw illustrations and write messages. This is a popular and regular feature at Hatsune Miku-related events. Be sure to leave your fun memories on the "Piapro Wall"!
Performances by Mikasa Junior High School Brass Band, Talks, and Appearances by Snow Miku & Rabbit Yukine: Stage Booths
On the mini-stage set up at the venue, there will be fun stage events including a performance by the Mikasa Junior High School Brass Band, a talk show about the charms of living in Mikasa, and a live performance by Rhythmy! Snow Miku & Rabbit Yukine will also rush to the venue to liven things up with a rock-paper-scissors tournament.
"Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku" Stage Booths
■Rhythmy
A solo project by SAyA, the vocalist of the electronic music unit "Kibako" based in Kuriyama Town. Characterized by a transparent, whispery voice, she creates tracks mainly with keyboard instruments like piano and synthesizer, and layers them with sampled materials from her surroundings to express a floating, unique sound world.
■Mikasa Life, Sometimes with Bears!? Talk Session
A cross-talk session where a YouTuber discusses the charms of living in nature-rich Mikasa City, and a hunter teaches how to deal with bears. There will also be a gift of handmade bear bells for participants only! You can see the bear bells here.
■Mikasa Municipal Junior High School Brass Band
This will be their first performance with the new lineup after the third-year students recently retired. They are practicing hard for the ensemble contest in January!
■Snow Miku & Rabbit Yukine Greeting & Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament
"Snow Miku," the character supporting the event, and her pet character "Rabbit Yukine" will make an appearance!
Snow Miku Sky Town will also have a booth!
"Snow Miku Sky Town," the Snow Miku shop & museum located at New Chitose Airport, will have a booth! They plan to sell Snow Miku and Rabbit Yukine goods, as well as Kuromi collaboration items. They will also have special novelty gifts for purchases, so be sure to stop by!
Win Delicious Rice and Local Specialties! A Raffle Where Everyone Wins
Aガラガラ (garagara) raffle with luxurious prizes like delicious Mikasa rice and local specialties will be held at the venue! For every 500 yen (tax included) spent at the event booths, you can participate once in the no-lose raffle. Get your hands on some amazing prizes at the venue!
Gather at AEON Supercenter Mikasa Store this Christmas Eve!
What did you think? December 24th will be a day where all the delicious and fun charms of Mikasa City gather at AEON! Be sure to come and visit the "Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku," an event that both adults and children can enjoy.
The latest information, including the stage timetable, will be updated as it becomes available. Stay tuned for more news!
Hokkaido Super Mikasa Festival! with Snow Miku
＜Event Overview＞
■Date: Sunday, December 24, 2023, 10:00-16:00
■Venue: AEON Supercenter Mikasa Store (1059-1 Okayama, Mikasa, Hokkaido)
■Admission: Free (Food and drink costs are separate)
Check the official "Domingo" social media for the latest event information!
■Domingo Official X (formerly Twitter): @cfm_domingo
