In addition to the main Shaman King Exhibition in Izumo, and the previously announced Hotel & Onsen collaborations, there are several other events and collaborations that will occur in Izumo in July and August.
Online Fan Meet-up
Taking place on July 21, 2021 at 20:00 there will be an online stream for an online meet-up prior to the start of Exhibition. The stream will be available from their new YouTube channel. The stream will be hosted by Hiroyuki Takei’s manga editor “Y-da” (Moriyoshi Yoshida) and the “Second Generation Y-da”, who is most likely Akiko Yada, one of the Producers from King Records working on the new Shaman King (2021) anime. The stream will be in Japanese, but will likely be available for worldwide streaming.
An online Google Form has been posted (in Japanese only) for submitting questions in advance. A Japanese mailing address can also be submitted for potential prizes to be given out.
The first Shaman King fan meetup was originally planned for the Aomori Exhibition before it was postponed and then moved online to a series of Twitter thread across multiple days (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3)
Japanese Sweets Collaboration with the Izumo Cultural Heritage Museum
During the event period, there will be Shaman King inspired sweets on sale at the Izumo Cultural Heritage Museum’s Shorai-tei. With your purchase of these specialty designed treats, you will get a random coaster as well. The designs feature either Yoh, Tamao, Yohmei, or Ponchi & Conchi as shown below.
Below are the treats that are available. Each costs 800 yen.
1. Yoh Asakura’s Necklace
A joyo manju. The necklace is made from bamboo charcoal. It is filled with red bean paste. Allergens are yams.
2. Manta Oyamada’s Manjien
The word “Manjien” is imprinted and has specks of gold powder. The sides are made to look like the pages of a book. It is filled with peeled bean jam. Allergens are eggs.
3. Amidamaru’s Spirit Ball Mode
Colors fade from yellow to orange with 3 colors of kinton. The pink and black armor is makde of yokan. It is filled with red bean paste. Allergens are eggs.
4. Asakura Family Crest
Contains 3 types of bean paste within the kingyokukan. Allergens are eggs, sesame, and gelatin.
Izumo Stamp Rally and AR Sightseeing
During the Izumo Exhibition (July 22 through August 29) there will be several locations around Izumo you can travel to during your stay. At 3 of the locations there will also be a special QR code you can scan to get a special AR design where you can insert Shaman King characters into the real-life locations. At each location there is a special card and stamp you can mark for reaching the destination. Note that some destinations may be limited in the hours you can visit.
The locations are (starting at the bottom and moving north on the map):
- Izumo Cultural Heritage Museum
- Izumo Taisha-mae Train Station
- Inasa Beach
Izumo Taisha Otorii
Tsubute Iwa
Hinomisaki Shrine
Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse
Inome Cave
Once you collect all of the stamps, you can go to the Izumo Cultural Heritage Musuem, Izumo Taisha-mae Train Station, or the Hinomisaki Information Centre (near the Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse) to trade the completed stamp card for a special postcard. Hours may be limited at each location. A sample of the postcard is shown in the promotional image above with Yoh on it.
The stamp rally is being presented by the Izumo City Japan Heritage Promotion Council who has additional images and information about some of the locations at their website (in Japanese).
They also have promotional trailer for their city which features some of the locations in the stamp rally (English subtitles provide the location/context):
For the AR Sightseeing, you can get the QR code at the following locations:
- Izumo Cultural Heritage Museum
- Izumo Taisha-mae Train Station
- Hinomisaki Information Centre (near the Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse)
A sample of what the AR sightseeing overlays will look like, with additional smartphone requirements for the download to use the app are shown below.
