To coincide with the “Prince Ice World 2025-2026 Tokyo Performance,” we’ll be livening up the Seibu Line with figure skating!
Seibu Media Communications Inc. Press Release: October 31, 2025 To Members of the Press “Prince Ice World 2025-2026” In conjunction with the “Tokyo Performance,” we will be livening up the Seibu Line with figure skating! Seibu Railway x Prince Ice World 2025-2026 PIW THE MUSICAL ~The Best of BROADWAY~ Tokyo Performance
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/99545/85/99545-85-835491e1b00485d7a730a65298c9a93e-3900×2599.jpg For the Yokohama performance, we lined up life-size cutouts of all the PIW team members.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/99545/85/99545-85-143b025e18a53e30ff71a8559a561635-3900×2599.jpg This time, we plan to exhibit panels of favorite PIW team members from each Seibu Line station. ＜Comments from Prince Ice World Team Members＞
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/99545/85/99545-85-4098cbdccf49164afb13f2b072d6fc8b-1172×1655.jpg Kobayashi Koichi (Male Line Captain) Kobayashi Koichi (Male Line Captain) This marks my third year! I’ve been chosen as Ikebukuro Station’s “Favourite PIW.” My name is Koichi Kobayashi, the male line captain for Prince Ice World. It’s like a dream to be chosen as Ikebukuro Station’s “Favourite PIW” for three years! I’m truly grateful! The Broadway Series is now in its third year! It’s a mix of the first and second years, making it the most amazing show yet! I’m sure everyone who comes will be hooked! Please come and see it!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/99545/85/99545-85-24897da1a5e6dc347513f950bc8d5847-1256×1772.jpg Yukie Matsunaga (Women’s Line Captain) Yukie Matsunaga (Women’s Line Captain) This is Yukie Matsunaga, the female line captain for Prince Ice World. Prince Ice World cast members will be in charge of each station in the “Oshi PIW” program. This will be the third time. Yukie Matsunaga will be in charge of Seibu Shinjuku Station. Each cast member will be in charge of a station tailored to their individual personalities, so please discover new charms of the cast members as you travel around each station on the Seibu Railway. The Prince Ice World Tokyo performance continues from last year’s ice show. We look forward to seeing you at the venue. List of Station and PIW Team Member Combinations Example) Male Line Captain Koichi Kobayashi As the “face of Prince Ice World,” he is in charge of Ikebukuro Station, the “face of the Seibu Line.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/99545/85/99545-85-1adbb0ae1c4a7739128fe36e3cc78c4a-1076×677.jpg Posters will be displayed outside the ticket gates. ■Some limited express trains will make an emergency stop at Higashifushimi Station! Some limited express trains will make an emergency stop at
Higashifushimi Station in conjunction with the daytime performance (starting at 11:30 AM / ending around 2:00 PM) and the evening performance (starting at 4:00 PM / ending around 6:30 PM). Details on how to purchase limited express tickets, the stations where tickets are available, and arrival and departure times at Higashifushimi Station will be announced around the end of November 2025. [Driving days] January 9th (Friday) to January 12th, 2026 (Monday/Holiday) ■We’re livening up the area along the line with “figure skating” together with local residents! With the aim of livening up the areas along the Seibu Line with “figure skating,” PIW members have already participated in various events along the line this year, performing dance performances and more. Also, in November, we’ll be holding events for children and adult skaters, hoping that many people will get the chance to experience skating and PIW. Please come and join us! 1. “PIW Exhibition & Skating Class in Higashifushimi” (1) Date and Time: Saturday, November 22, 2025 10:30-11:30 (2) Venue: DyDo Drinco Ice Arena (Nishitokyo City) (3) Target: Elementary school students to junior high school students (priority application for Nishitokyo City residents) (4) Content: PIW Exhibition and skating class with selected team members (5) Enrollment: 50 (first come, first served) (6) Application begins: November 1st (Sat) 10:00 AM (7) Click here to apply (Applications will open on the application start date) 2. PIW x Tatsuki Machida “Ice Workshop for Adult Skaters” (1) Date and Time: Saturday, November 29, 2025, 10:00-11:30 (2) Venue: DyDo Drinco Ice Arena (Nishitokyo City) (3) Target: Adult skaters, including students with beginner to second-level qualifications (4) Content: On-ice lesson (warm-up lecture) by PIW and Tatsuki Machida (5) Instructors: Itsuki Machida, Kotoha Asami, Keisuke Kodaira, and Sei Matsumura (6) Number of participants: 40 (first come, first served) (7) Application period begins: November 1st (Sat) at 10:00 AM (8) Click here to apply (Applications will open on the application start date) ●Sunday, August 31, 2025 4th Shimojuku Sports & Culture Summer Festival (Kiyose City, Tokyo) ・PIW for stage shows Member appearance
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/99545/85/99545-85-96201e4e107f40bf6eea85b8e3841f0c-2161×2700.jpg Kiyose City’s official mascot, “Ninnin-kun,” and PIW team members ●Tuesday, September 23, 2025 (National Holiday) SPECIAL DANCE Performance Show at Mitsui Outlet Park Iruma (Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture) ・Performed a collaborative stage performance with high school students participating in the “Emidan!! Dance Project: Coloring the Train Lines”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/99545/85/99545-85-5d6cf1ffe085dbef16b76bf49a1c5ee8-3900×2599.jpg “Emidan! ! High school students and PIW team members participating in the “PIW 2019” event ● Last season’s team member support efforts by each station
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/99545/85/99545-85-0507d17cd3a4afba507272f7ea2d7fd2-1800×2700.jpg Ikebukuro Station Koichi Kobayashi
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synchronized group dance, combined with the spectacular performances of guest skaters, creates an entertainment show on ice.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/99545/85/99545-85-3e4ad700b2b1610f6abdd7bd404bb91d-3900×2600.jpg Scene from the performance This Season’s PIW The theme of this third production in the series, directed by director Koumei Kanno, is “PIW THE MUSICAL ~The Best of BROADWAY~.” The first chapter is centered around famous songs from the golden age of Broadway, while the second chapter is filled with popular musical numbers with a bouncy rock rhythm. From the enchanting stage that PIW has created, the PIW team will showcase their unique group dances and unique special units, set to the vocal recordings of talented stars who are leading the Japanese musical world, creating a musical on ice that is unique to PIW. ■Tokyo Performance Overview [Performance Name] Prince Ice World 2025-2026 PIW THE MUSICAL ~The Best of BROADWAY~ Tokyo Performance [Venue] DyDo DRINCO Ice Arena [Dates] January 9th (Friday) – 12th (Monday, national holiday), 2026 *8 performances over 4 days [Time] 1st performance: 11:30-14:00 / 2nd performance: 16:00-18:30 (Doors open 1 hour before showtime) [Performers] Prince Ice World Team Guests: Shizuka Arakawa, Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi, Shoma Uno, Nobunari Oda, Keiji Tanaka, Risa Nakata [Official Social Media] X, Instagram, YouTube: @princeiceworld / TikTok: @piw_bm [Organizer] Seibu Media
Communications Inc. [Sponsors] FM NACK5 / Sapporo Breweries Ltd. / Seibu Green Management Co., Ltd. [Supported by] Seibu Railway Co., Ltd. / Seibu Recreation Co., Ltd. / Seibu Real Estate Co., Ltd. / Horipro [Sponsors] Japan Skating Federation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) / Nishitokyo City / Nishitokyo City Board of Education / Higashiyamato City / Kiyose City / Saitama Television [Planning and Production] Seibu Media Communications Inc., Most Planning Inc. ■About Seibu Media Communications Inc. Seibu Media Communications Inc. (formerly Blue Muse Inc., will change its name on April 1, 2025) will communicate with customers by providing a variety of information through its media business and creating entertainment content, fulfilling its role as an in-house agency for the Seibu Group. For more information, please visit https://www.bluemuse.co.jp/. ■About the Seibu Group The Seibu Group is a corporate group engaged in a wide range of businesses closely connected to the lives of customers, with a focus on real estate, hotels and leisure, and urban transportation and railroad-related businesses. Since 2006, we have adopted the slogan “From outgoing people to smiling people.” We strive to inspire and inspire our customers, while also improving the satisfaction of all stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, and local communities, in order to realize a prosperous and
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