Full news and images: The moving Gundam project “GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA” will open on December 19th!
“GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA” in collaboration with Yokohama City as part of the “Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary Project” will open for a limited time from Saturday, December 19th.
“GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA” is a facility where you can experience the “moving Gundam” in Yokohama by realizing the dream of moving an 18m full-scale Gundam. It consists of two areas: “GUNDAM-DOCK”, a deck that stores “moving Gundam” and performs maintenance work, and “GUNDAM-LAB”, which contains exhibition facilities where you can enjoy learning about the mechanism of “moving Gundam”. ..
In addition, “GUNDAM-DOCK” is also equipped with a powerful special viewing deck “GUNDAM-DOCK TOWER” that allows you to see the head and body of “Moving Gundam” up close from a height of 15-18m.
Let’s experience the fusion of IP, which is attracting a lot of attention from overseas called Gundam, Japanese manufacturing, and excellent technology.
Admission tickets and special viewing deck “GUNDAM-DOCK TOWER” viewing tickets will be on sale from 10:00 on October 2nd (Friday).
The purchase method will be carried out on the official dedicated app “GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA official app” of this project and “GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA ticket purchase dedicated web page”, so check it out as well.
The price of the “admission ticket” is 1,650 yen (tax included) for adults [13 years old and over] and 1,100 yen (tax included) for children [7 years old and under 12 years old].
The price of the “GUNDAM-DOCK TOWER” viewing ticket is 3,300 yen (tax included). In both cases, up to 3 adults are free of charge for children under 6 years old.
* GUNDAM-DOCK TOWER viewing tickets cannot be used alone. Please purchase with your admission ticket.
Outline of the event
Session
December 19, 2020 (Sat) -March 31, 2022 (Thursday)
time
10: 00-21: 00 (Last entry 20:00)
Constituent groups
Organizers: BANDAI NAMCO Group
Supported by: Yokohama City, Yokohama Port Transport Association, Yokohama Port Harbor Resort Association
Operated by: Evolving G
5G Partner: Softbank
Drink Partner: Coca-Cola Japan
Partners: Forum Engineering / SOURCENEXT / Meiji / kabu.com Securities / Kawada Group
Media Partner: Yomiuri Shimbun
Technical Partners: Nomura Kogyosha / Asratec / Kawada Kogyo / Sumitomo Heavy Industries Transport System / Kokoro / Nabtesco / Mikasa Seisakusho / Yaskawa Electric / Maeda Corporation
Admission ticket sale date
October 2, 2020 (Friday) 10: 00-
admission fee
Adult [13 years old and over] 1,650 yen (tax included)
Children [7 to 12 years old] 1,100 yen (tax included)
Up to 3 adults under 6 years old are free
* No re-entry
GUNDAM-DOCK TOWER admission fee
3,300 yen (tax included)
Up to 3 adults under 6 years old are free
* No re-entry
* GUNDAM-DOCK TOWER viewing tickets cannot be used alone. Please purchase with your admission ticket.
* Admission tickets will be sold in 2-hour increments, and G-DOCK TOWER will be sold in 1-hour increments.
* Maintenance will be closed during the period. In addition, business hours are subject to change depending on the season.
* Same-day tickets may not be sold due to restrictions on the number of visitors.
* Entry to the Yamashita Wharf area outside the holding period is prohibited.
Admission benefits
To commemorate the opening, a Gunpla “1/200 RX-78F00 Gundam” will be presented to visitors as a bonus for visitors to “GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA”.
* Admission benefits will end as soon as they run out.
* Admission benefits are available to ticket purchasers. Free admission under 6 years old is not eligible. Please note.
※The image is an image. It may differ from the actual benefits.
* One admission privilege will be given for each person who visits the venue.
* Admission benefits are not planned to be sold in the future, but may be distributed at other events and projects.
* We do not exchange or re-provide if the admission privilege is lost due to scratches. Please note.
* Admission benefits will be given only to those who enter. If you do not enter, we will not be able to give you any circumstances.
* Admission privilege specifications are subject to change without notice.
Ticket sales “GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA official app” overview
Content name: GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA official app
Distribution platform: App Store, Google Play
Operating environment: iPhone / Android device
* Supported OS: iOS 11.0 or higher, Android 6.0 or higher
Distribution start: Thursday, October 1, 2020
Usage fee: Free
* Customers are responsible for the communication charges when using this service.
Tickets can be applied from other than the app from the “GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA ticket purchase web page”. The URL will be announced on the official website at a later date.
Directing a full-scale Gundam
Moving parts
Joint degrees of freedom: 24 places (excluding hands) / mass: 25t
Direction
From 10:30 to 20:30 all day, different productions will be performed every hour and every hour 30 minutes.
In addition, special productions for the season are planned.
* Since it is currently in test operation, we will inform you as soon as each information is confirmed.
Name: GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA
Location: Yamashita Pier, Yokohama
Access: 7 minutes walk from “Motomachi-Chukagai Station” on the Minatomirai Line
Yokohama Municipal Articulated Bus BAYSIDE BLUE (Bayside Blue) Bus stop “Yamashita Wharf” 3 minutes walk
Total area: 9000㎡
Building area: GUNDAM-DOCK approx. 604㎡ (maintenance deck height approx. 25m)
GUNDAM-LAB Approximately 1440㎡ (Steel frame 2nd floor, total floor area 2097㎡)
Operated by: Evolving G Co., Ltd.
Official site: https://gundam-factory.net/
“GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA” has two decks, “GUNDAM-DOCK” that stores “moving Gundam” and performs maintenance work, and “GUNDAM-LAB” that contains exhibition facilities where you can enjoy learning about the mechanism of “moving Gundam”. It is composed of areas.
“GUNDAM-DOCK” is a deck that stores “moving Gundam” and performs maintenance work. Visitors can see the Gundam moving up close on the special viewing deck “GUNDAM-DOCK TOWER” (charged).
GUNDAM-DOOK TOWER (G-DOCK TOWER)
A powerful special viewing space where you can see the head and body of the “moving Gundam” up close from a height of 15-18m.
* GUNDAM-DOCK TOWER admission fee of 3,300 yen (tax included) is required in addition to the admission fee.
* This event will be sold exclusively on the “GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA Official App” and the “GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA Ticket Purchase Web Page”.
(G-LAB)
In addition to an exhibition facility where you can learn while enjoying the mechanism of “moving Gundam”, a complex facility with a shop with limited products that can only be purchased here, a cafe where you can enjoy a menu unique to Yokohama, and a communication space where you can enjoy regular events. ..
ACADEMY
We will introduce the development process of “moving Gundam”, its design, structure, and mechanism with panels and videos, and set up an experience corner in AR. An exhibition facility where you can learn while enjoying various techniques.
Three recommended points!
Experience as if you were in the cockpit! “GUNDAM Pilot View SoftBank 5G EXPERIENCE”
Real-time Gundam operation information is displayed in the AR window. It is interesting just to look at the graph display to see how much power is moving now!
Experience the “moving” gimmick while touching the Gundam model.
THE GUNDAM BASE YOKOHAMA Satellite
GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA (GFY) official shop for Gundam fans all over the world. We sell a lot of various original products such as original Gunpla limited to the venue, collaboration products with companies in Yokohama City, official pamphlets and items that can only be obtained here.
GUNDAM Café YOKOHAMA Satellite
A cafe where you can enjoy GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA’s original menu, local gourmet food unique to Yokohama, and venue-limited goods for a limited time.
CONFERENCE ROOM
A communication space for talk shows, lectures, research presentations, workshops, etc. We also plan to carry out linked projects with companies, research institutes, and schools.
Others: Trailer shops, kitchen cars, etc.
There is also a trailer shop that sells some of the popular products sold at “THE GUNDAM BASE YOKOHAMA Satellite”, popcorn and drinks using limited goods, and a space where you can enjoy seasonal food and drink.
Collaboration with Yokohama City>
Planning of collaboration products with a local company in Yokohama is underway.
A preview for the press will be held at the end of November, and a preview for the campaigns of the sponsoring partner companies, including Gundam fan club members, will be held in December.
What is the “Gundam GLOBAL CHALLENGE” project?
An 18m full-scale Gundam statue that appeared in 2009. The appearance of trampling on the ground captured the hearts of many people and expressed the possibilities of dreams. And now, Gundam, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2019, will move Japan and the world.
“Challenge your dreams, move Gundam, move the world”
Challenge to move the ultimate dream, 18m full-scale Gundam! We have formed a project team to realize our grand dreams, solicited ideas and plans from all over the world, and promoted global projects centered on Japan. Incorporating various opinions, wisdom and technology through open innovation, we have integrated them into one plan. After repeating basic design, implementation design, and verification experiments, we finally started production. In 2020, dreams will come true The world-class manufacturing technology and the strong and passionate feelings of people across fields and generations will “move Gundam.” Gundam will bring you the best entertainment ever.