Yokokawa Mystery Tour

[Overview]
Yokokawa Mystery is a real-life mystery game set throughout the town of Yokokawa in Hiroshima City.
You become the story's protagonist and travel with your guide to the shops of a real-life shopping district. At each store you visit, the shopkeepers, characters from the story, await you. By questioning them and searching for clues hidden throughout the town, you will get closer to the truth of the mystery.
This is not just a play or a game. It's a new "town theater" experience where reality and story intersect in real time. Your own unique story is here, and every action you take will determine the outcome.
[Highlights]
- Interview real-life store owners to solve the mystery.
- Professional actors act as guides, enhancing the sense of realism and immersion.
- Participants discuss their theories with each other.
[Schedule]
15 minutes: Introduction to the mystery: Immerse yourself in the story and world.
90 minutes: Tour stores while solving the mystery (approximately 3-5 locations).
15 minutes: Epilogue: Check the answers and learn the story's conclusion.
Total time: Approximately 2 hours.
[Details]
- 6:00 PM: Meet at the Kayoko Bus at JR Yokogawa Station. Your guide will explain the case and rules.
- 6:15 PM: Head to Yokogawa with your guide. Tour multiple stores and the town, and depending on the location, interview store owners and search for clues to gather information about the case. Participants will then solidify their theories as a group based on the evidence they have gathered.
- 7:30 PM: Everyone will use the information they have gathered to make their theories. The guide reveals the truth behind the incident, and the story reaches its climax.
・From 8:00 PM, the game will end for the time being. There is also an optional post-game discussion (a space for participants and the guide to reflect on their actions, resolve any questions, and discuss behind-the-scenes stories) available for an additional fee.
This tour, set throughout the town of Yokogawa in Hiroshima, goes beyond simple mystery-solving to become a "participatory story." A little different from tourist spots, we invite you to dive "inside the story" created by local people and the town.
The setting for this mystery tour is the town of Yokogawa, where the town and its restaurants actively hold a variety of unique events throughout the year, such as Yokogawa Zombie Night. Family, friends, or groups can search for clues scattered throughout the shopping district and solve the mystery.
The highlight of this tour is visiting actual shops with a guide.
In regular puzzle-solving games, you purchase a special kit (including an answer sheet and clear file), and then walk around town alone or with friends, solving the puzzle while discovering and learning about the town.
However, with this puzzle-solving game, in addition to the kit, you will also tour actual shops with a guide (game master), and the shop owners will become characters in the game and communicate with participants, allowing you to become more immersed in the world. In other words, the town of Yokogawa, its shops, and people will immerse themselves in the game and solve the puzzle.
This allows participants to experience the atmosphere and human relationships of Yokogawa while solving the puzzle, and to make discoveries and gain knowledge that cannot be gained by simply looking and solving the puzzle, thereby experiencing the fascinating town of Yokogawa.
Finally, the answers will be checked at the shops, and those who get the answer right will win treasure. We are also considering a plan to allow participants to reflect on the experience and enjoy the afterglow over a meal and drink afterwards.