Tamiya is a major model sales company. Tamiya holds events that focus on introducing the fun of making models as well as the tools used to make models, and this article will introduce Tamiya's various efforts in the field of models.
The event will be a winter event and self-recommendation is required, but it is an enjoyable event.
Tamiya Fair 2022
Event Location
Twinmesse Shizuoka North Hall
Address: 3-1-10, Magarikane, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, 422-8006, Japan
The Tamiya Fair 2022 will be held at Twinmesse Shizuoka's North Hall, which is the event venue.
The way to get to the event site is by yourself, so the way is to go to 3-1-10 Magarikane, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, by yourself.
It is about 8 minutes from Kasuga-cho Station on the Shizuoka Railway, so there is no need to use the parking lot to get there by car.
The event is held in winter, and the highlight is the introduction of new products and a hands-on experience area.
The event will be held in the winter, and it is unknown when in the winter, but it will be announced in advance and visitors will be able to enter by passing an application.
The highlight of the exhibition is the display of packages and assembled models of new and reissued products as they are announced.
It is unknown what models will be displayed in the form of new products or reissues, and it is only when you visit the exhibition hall that you will find out if that tank or that motorcycle will be a new product, or if that car that was previously sold is a re-release.
Of course, there are also large models and RC presentations, so there is so much to see and do. In the hands-on corner, you can see the radio-controlled power of the trucks and enjoy the knowledge of the tanks and their built-in suspension mechanisms.
Incidentally, Tamiya also has large tank models, and they also have championships, so I saw people working as players in the tank team competition at the Tamiya Fair 2022 during the event.
As for the viewing spots, what attracts people is the presentation of new products.
The Tamiya Fair is a place to view Tamiya products, but the most popular viewing spots are the "exhibition booths" where new products are being presented.
The exhibition booths are very popular and overflowing with people, with a variety of new and reissued products on display.
We see them in the area where new products are being announced, from people who seem to be photographers for specialized magazines in the exhibition booths, or enthusiasts who want to be among the first to obtain information.
There's also a mini 4WD competition in the RC hands-on event.
In addition to mini 4WD competitions, radio control competitions are also held during the event.
The key point is that the event includes both competitions and hands-on experience sessions. Adults can participate in both radio-controlled and mini 4WD competitions, and hands-on experience sessions are also available.
Visitors can try their hand at piloting a Tamiya chariot or a powerful trailer, which is powerful enough to tow a child.
Incidentally, the Self-Defense Forces also participated, and they brought their own armored vehicles and held a question-and-answer session, which attracted quite a few people.
It was as if they were willing to accept any questions for the JSDF as long as they could answer them, and some of them were questions like, can women do this, or are they popular with the public? Some of the questions were, "Can a woman do it?
Originally started as a gallery
The Tamiya Fair was originally called a gallery, where Tamiya displayed and showed their models.
At that time, galleries only displayed models and did not allow visitors to touch them, so the Tamiya Fair, which started in 2000, was proposed in response to the question of how to make it more entertaining.
So the Tamiya Fair differs from the old gallery in that some of the items on display are touchable, since the emphasis is also on touch.
Incidentally, if you want to see the backside of a model in the gallery, you have to touch and experience it to see it, so Tamiya probably implemented the Tamiya Fair in 2000.
Tamiya Yakitori Canned Souvenirs
In the souvenir corner of the Tamiya Fair, canned goods in very dark military colors and abekawa rice cakes were sold at the 2022 Tamiya Fair.
The contents of the cans, which are a very dark military color, are from a major company that you have probably eaten at least once.
The package is worth keeping as a keepsake.
Unbelievably crowded.
The Tamiya Fair is not so bad in the morning or so, but it gets very crowded in the afternoon, so you should definitely arrive 20 minutes before you can enter.
So if you are not there at 8:40 a.m., you are in trouble.
First, take the train, because in some cases car traffic will also be difficult, and because cars may run out of parking space.
The preferred method would be to not use it.
