A special day in Shikaoi Town, Hokkaido, where children can take center stage. There's plenty of fun content, including local job experiences, working vehicles, and a children's festival! It's a place for "experiences" and "discoveries" that will make you feel like you've grown and said, "I can do this!" Why not bring the whole family and support your children's "firsts"?

▶ Take on the job challenge! "Children's Store Manager Experience"
▶ Express your dreams! "Dream Drawing & Speech Contest"
▶ "Working Vehicles Exhibition" where you can ride and interact with vehicles
▶ "Job Experience & Workshop" that parents and children can enjoy together

Admission is free (some experiences require reservations), so you can enjoy the whole day at your leisure.
Let's create some special memories together as a family on October 18th!
*The Children's Expo is a family event aimed at solving social issues, held as an experiential learning space where children can get excited about their future.

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▼Event Overview
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"Children's Expo 2025 in Tokachi Shikaoi"
Date and time: Saturday, October 18, 2025, 10:00-16:00
Location: Shikaoi Town Hall
Organized by: Children's Expo Tokachi Shikaoi Executive Committee
Co-hosted by: Shikaoi Town
Sponsored by: Shikaoi Town Board of Education, Tokachi Mainichi Shimbun, Hokkaido Shimbun
Cooperation: MetaOsaka Co., Ltd., Yokido Create Industry Co., Ltd., Sakano Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Sapporo Nursing and Medical College
Estimated attendance: 700 people

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▼Event details
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(★: Advance reservations required)
①Dream Speech Contest
②Dream Drawing Contest
③Children's Festival
④Job experience/workshops (★Partial)
⑤Working vehicles


◉Dream Speech Contest
Let's announce your dreams and what you want to do in the future in front of everyone! Winners will receive a certificate and a luxurious prize! Take this opportunity to challenge your child's dreams together as a parent!

◉Dream Drawing Contest
A dream drawing contest where participants can express their dreams and what they want to do in the future through drawing. Winners will receive luxurious prizes as voted by visitors on the day of the event.

◉Children's Festival
This is a festival that children will love, with activities like shooting gallery, ring toss, and yo-yo fishing! The store manager, who is an elementary school student, will be on hand to entertain you. Anyone can play freely, and you can participate by purchasing a ticket.
(Provided by: Kodomo Candy Co., Ltd.)

◉Children's Store Manager Experience (★Advance reservations required)
Participants will gain experience working as staff in organizing a children's festival. Through this experience as an event staff member, participants will gain a sense of fulfillment and joy in work and develop communication skills.
(Provided by: Kodomo Candy Co., Ltd.)

◉Stage performance
Children will perform on stage in a drum and fife corps and dance!

◉Children's Bingo Tournament
The event will conclude with a special event! We will hold a bingo tournament! Who will win the luxurious prizes?! It's an exciting and thrilling event!

----Job Experience & Workshop----

◉Game creator experience
Experience the job of a "debugger" who explores the Children's Expo World and finds bugs and fixes!
*You can participate by making a reservation on the day!
(Provided by Meta Osaka Co., Ltd.)

◉ Insect specimen making experience
You can experience making specimens of various insects, including the "ground beetle," which is said to be the most beautiful in the world! Learn about living things and think about life!
*10 people with advance reservations are admitted free of charge (same-day participation will incur a 500 yen materials fee)
(Courtesy of Hokkaido Ground Beetle Museum)

◉ Toy AED
Have fun learning how to use an AED while playing with the one-of-a-kind toy AED!
(Provided by Sakano Electric Industry Co., Ltd.)

◉ Clinical engineer experience
This is an experience booth where you can get a feel for medicine by touching actual medical equipment that is normally used in the medical field!
(Provided by Sakano Electric Industry Co., Ltd.)

◉Optometrics experience
You can experience working in a field related to eye and vision health. Learn about vision in a fun way!
(Provided by Sapporo Nursing and Medical College)

◉ Solar powered miniature car making experience
Have fun learning about renewable energy while building a solar-powered car. Build it yourself and experience how solar power can be transformed into energy.
(Provided by: Yokido Create Industry Co., Ltd.)

◉Making mini taiyaki
We will try our hand at making delicious mini taiyaki together with Konaya! Through making taiyaki, we can learn the importance of food!
(Provided by Kona-ya)

◉Working vehicles
A huge gathering of popular working vehicles! Take commemorative photos with the working vehicles that are active on the job site!
(Fire engines, police cars, Self-Defense Force vehicles, buses, etc.)