On Sunday, May 14th, the J1 Matchweek 11 against Vissel Kobe featured the "Eye-Full Home Special Match DAY" and the "800 GOALS" event to commemorate achieving 800 J1 League goals. Additionally, "Namegata Day" as part of Hometown Days and "Choshi Day" as part of Friendly Town Days were held. An Antlers Photo Project photo booth was set up for taking and printing photos, and the popular "Shika BIG" visitor gift program was also implemented. At opening, mascots greeted visitors at the Shinnittetsu Sumikin Gate and distributed tourist pamphlets for Namegata City and Choshi City.
[Eye-Full Home Special Match Day]
The first 10,000 visitors received original Eye-Full Home x Antlers design pins, and the first 20,000 visitors received an original Eye-Full Home booklet. In addition, the first 300 people who answered a survey participated in a "Fun Lottery" to win luxurious prizes such as original goods, including original pink trunks, and Antlers goods.
[Hometown Days "Namegata Day"]
Elementary, junior high, and high school students, individuals aged 65 and over, and Fan Club members residing, studying, or working in Namegata City, one of Antlers' hometowns, were invited free of charge. General residents, students, and workers were also offered preferential treatment.
On stage, performances were given by Kabanawa Hayashirenchu, and Namegata's mascots gathered to promote Namegata City. Mayor Suzuki and C.R.O. Nakata also held a talk show.
As an interactive game, visitors voted on how many sweet potatoes were in a pile, and those who voted received one sweet potato. Correct guessers or those with a close guess later received sweet potato prizes by mail.
As special products, gyoza made with Namegata City's specialty, Mimei Pork, and an all-you-can-stuff sale of Namegata vegetables (onions, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, and ginger roots) were held.
[Friendly Town Days "Choshi Day"]
Elementary, junior high, and high school students, individuals aged 65 and over, and Fan Club members residing, studying, or working in Choshi City, one of Antlers' friendly towns, were invited free of charge. General residents, students, and workers were also offered preferential treatment.
On stage, Choshi Geopark PR Ambassador "Geoccho," Special Choshi Tourism Ambassador "Chopii," Choshi Electric Railway hero "Chodenjin Gogasher," and Wood Village Farm original characters participated to promote Choshi City. Chodenjin Gogasher was popular with the children.
Specialty products such as Choshi fish burgers, nure senbei (moist rice crackers), and Choshi Commercial High School cabbage melon bread were sold.
["800 GOALS"]
"800 GOALS" special postcards were distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to those exchanging goods at "Lounge 90," the exclusive lounge for SOCIO members, participants in the "Shika Rally" stamp rally for fan club members, and users of the Hometown Kids Pass. Additionally, prizes commemorating "800 GOALS" were offered through Shika BIG and the Antlers Photo Project.
As a special official fan club campaign, fan club points were awarded at eight times the usual rate, an "800 GOALS" commemorative sale was held at "Lounge 90," the exclusive lounge for SOCIO members, and an "800 GOALS" thank-you event was held at the stadium concession stands, offering limited 800-yen menu items.
[Visitor Gift Program "Shika BIG"]
A lottery for stadium visitors was held, with prizes including 100L fuel vouchers and hand car wash vouchers provided by Sekishō Shoji. Additionally, to commemorate the 800th home goal achieved in the April 30th match against Sagan Tosu, two winners selected from applicants received autographed spikes from players Doi and Shoji.
[Antlers Photo Project]
A photo booth was set up where visitors could choose a special design frame and take photos. The taken photos could be downloaded to their mobile phones for free. Additionally, by posting photos taken at the booth or their own photos to Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag "#ShikaPhoto," the posted photos would be printed for free. Furthermore, the first 500 visitors received their printed photos in a photo folder as a gift. Those whose printed photos revealed a winning image received prizes such as autographed items from player Shoji, who scored the 800th goal.
[Shika Rally]
A stamp rally called "Shika Rally" was held for fan club members. Prize redemption for those who collected five stamps also began.
[Special Tickets]
HUNGRY tickets were released as special tickets for the Kobe match. These are special tickets with a design based on the concept of "STAY HUNGRY FOR GLORY," meaning "Don't be satisfied with the status quo, keep moving forward, with a strong will to win titles and pursue a further future."
[J-League Chapecoense Relief Fundraiser]
The "J-League Chapecoense Relief Fundraiser" was held to support Chapecoense (Brazil), which was affected by the plane crash in Colombia in November 2016.
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