JR West x Holiday Hack Collaboration Product We are releasing the immersive experience game “Chasing the Missing Journalist – Touring the City of Kobe”!

[JR West x Holiday Hack Collaborative Product] We are releasing the immersive game “Chasing the Missing Journalist – Traveling Around Kobe City”! ​
Holiday Hack Co., Ltd. Press release: October 15, 2025 To Members of the Media [JR West x Holiday Hack Collaborative Product] We are releasing the immersive game “Chasing the Missing Journalist – Exploring the City of Kobe”! The first release from Ikukan, a new label specializing in immersive experiences!
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Holiday Hack Inc. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazutaka Tanaka; hereinafter, “Holiday Hack”) is collaborating with West Japan Railway Company (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Osaka; President and CEO: Shoji Kurasaka; hereinafter, “JR West”) to create an immersive detective game set on the JR Kobe Line for a limited time from Saturday, October 18, 2025 to Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Following on from “Machi Hack!”, a service provided by Holiday Hack to make city walking more fun, we have launched a new label, “Ikukan,” specializing in immersive experiences, and this project will be the first of its kind in the Kansai region. This immersive experience is perfect for anyone who enjoys solving mysteries, as well as those who enjoy going out. You’ll feel like a real detective searching for someone in Kobe, exploring the city and discovering new charms as you solve mysteries. Will you be able to uncover the hidden truth using the missing journalist’s belongings as clues?!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/67263/61/67263-61-a57b2a79fc09f4b1497ff8a5e7f302e2-2917×2501.png ■What is the immersive experience label “Ikukan”? Puzzle solving takes to a new dimension. “Ikukan” is an immersive experience label that transcends the boundaries between reality and fiction. We offer a new, realistic, immersive experience that you can never get on a screen. Experience the excitement of knowing something might happen in this town, And experience the thrill of seeing the real world invade the story for yourself.
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https://machihack.com/jrwest-hitosagashi Using the reporter’s belongings as clues, you can enjoy two parts: “1. Web Part (approx. 30 minutes)” and “2. Kobe City Tour Part (approx. 3.5 hours).” 1. Web Part (approx. 30 minutes): Solve the mystery using the reporter’s belongings as clues, found at a location of your choice. This is an online puzzle-solving game you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home or anywhere else. By solving the puzzle using the reporter’s belongings as clues, you’ll find out where to head next (around JR Sannomiya Station). 2. Kobe City Tour Section (approximately 3.5 hours): Please enjoy the tour from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The
investigation begins in a certain place near JR Sannomiya Station. As we follow the reporter’s footsteps through the streets of Kobe, we use the information we gather to uncover the truth. Area: Kobe city, stations along the JR Kobe Line, etc. (starting at JR Sannomiya Station) Dates: Saturday, October 18, 2025 – March 2026 Tuesday, March 31st Sales Period: Available via smartphone app and the City Hack! e-commerce site. (Tickets are not sold at station ticket machines or ticket counters.) A) Smartphone apps “tabiwa by WESTER” and “KANSAI MaaS” Friday, October 17, 2025 – Tuesday, March 31, 2026 After purchasing through the app, you can pick up your experience kit at a redemption location (※1). “tabiwa by WESTER”, “KANSAI MaaS” Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/67263/61/67263-61-07239e24f7c712ec0a89f7d2ad674fbd-1370×250.png *Tickets are available for purchase from 10:00 AM one month prior to the redemption date until 11:00 PM on the redemption date (during the sales period only). *You can also purchase online. KANSAI MaaS: https://app.kansai-maas.jp/ tabiwa:
https://app.tabi-wester.westjr.co.jp/ *1 Redemption Location Book Studio Alde Shin-Osaka, Book Studio Shin-Osaka (inside Eki Marche Shin-Osaka), Book Studio Osaka, Book Kiosk Amagasaki, Book Studio Himeji, Kobe City General Information Center *Redemption period: Saturday, October 18, 2025 – March 2026 On Tuesday, the 31st, hours will be the same as the business hours of the exchange location. *Business hours and closures at exchange locations may change. Please check before use. B) City Hack! E-commerce site: Friday, October 17, 2025 – Wednesday, March 25, 2026 After purchasing on the e-commerce site, the trial kit will be delivered to you. EC site:
https://www.machihack.com/kits/33479ead-7433-4377-9ab7-33f4bddcac74 *If you purchase on the EC site, items will be shipped to your registered address starting Monday, October 20th. Price: ¥2,500 (per person, tax included) ■Contact information for event inquiries City Hack!・Ikukan Office (Reception hours: 10:00-18:00) TEL: 03-6822-3389 Email address: support@kyuzituhack.com Inquiry form:
https://forms.gle/ewGpegvxSw9SrgCz7 About Holiday Hack Inc. With a vision of “making every life exciting and fun,” we provide the best encounters and experiences you could never have imagined on your own to people who want to do something but don’t know what to do, or who are looking for new challenges or exciting fun. We aim to expand people’s “boundaries of life” through the fascinating experiences that exist in the world. HP: https://www.machihack.com/