Keihanna Avatar Challenge 2026

Essentials

location

Seika-odori Avenue (around Keihanna Commemorative Park)

period

November 7, 2026 (Sat)

Time

12:30〜16:00

cost

No viewing fee listed on the official site (watch from the roadside)

Links

• Official Website

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access

From JR Hosono or Kintetsu Shin-Hosono stations, take a Nara Kotsu bus (about 7–10 min) to 'Koen Higashi-dori' or 'Keihanna Kinen Koen'. The organiser asks visitors to use public transport.

NOTE

2026 theme

• The events follow a story in which someone stuck on a sudden overseas business trip celebrates New Year with their family through an avatar robot
• Tasks focus on hand-based work

Teams announced so far (four introduced on the official site)

• NAIST (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
• Doshisha University
• Kyoto University of Advanced Science
• Osaka Electro-Communication University

When watching

• The event is live-streamed and published on YouTube; if you do not want to appear on camera, tell the staff or the organiser in advance
• The course is a section of Seika-odori without footpaths or intersections, with a top speed of 6 km/h

* Part of the Keihanna Mirai Fes programme

TAGS

Events Festivals Family Parks

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