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August 2, 2107

August 19 is Motorcycle Day!
JAMA and JMPSA to Host Smile-On Motorcycle Day 2017
on August 19 at Sanagi Shinjuku

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) and the Japan Motorcycle Promotion & Safety Association (JMPSA) are pleased to announce their joint sponsorship of “Smile-On Motorcycle Day 2017” to be held on Saturday, August 19, at Sanagi Shinjuku’s Event Space in Tokyo's popular Shinjuku district.

This event is being held to mark Motorcycle Day, designated as such by the Japanese government in 1989 to help reduce motorcycle accident occurrence by raising motorcycle riders' and the general public's awareness of road safety and, at the same time, to highlight the appeal of motorcycle use.

On-stage events will include talk sessions discussing rider safety and motorcycle manners as well as motorcycle lifestyles and fashion; a road safety presentation given by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s elite “Queen Stars” female officers’ motorcycle squad; a special show featuring the black-bear mascot Kumamon; and the Bakuon!! TV animation show. Talk-session guests will be celebrities known for their love of motorcycles, including “Chihara Jr.,” Akina Minami, Nana Suzuki, and Girolamo Panzetta, as well as the fashion director Hiroshi Morioka.

Also taking place at Sanagi Shinjuku’s Event Space will be an exhibit of vehicle models from Japan’s four motorcycle manufacturers (with more of their vehicles exhibited at Shinjuku Station’s Southeast Entrance Plaza) and a fashion presentation designed to coordinate with the vehicles on display.

The sponsors look forward to a strong turnout for Smile-On Motorcycle Day 2017. There is no admission fee, but visitors are urged to come early because of limited stage-show seating capacity. See below for detailed information on this event.

Smile-On Motorcycle Day 2017: Complete Event Information

• DATE & TIME: August 19 (Saturday), 2017, 12:00-16:00
• VENUE: Sanagi Shinjuku in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward Address: 3-35-6 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
• SPONSORS: Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Japan Motorcycle Promotion & Safety Association
• Support provided by: The Cabinet Office (Japanese government), National Police Agency, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Traffic Bureau, Shinjuku Police Department, Japan Traffic Safety Association, Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association, Motorcycle Federation of Japan
• History: Motorcycle Day was established in 1989 by the Japanese government’s road safety task force, with the aim of reducing motorcycle accident occurrence.
• Website: http://www.jmpsa.or.jp/bikegekkan/bikeday/

• FEATURED EVENTS: (Event scheduling and content details subject to change without notice)
  • 1. Stage events
    • 12:00-12:20 Smile-On Motorcycle Day 2017 Opening Ceremony
      Key participants & special guests:
      - Hiroyuki Yanagi, Chairman, JAMA Motorcycle Committee (President & Representative Director, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.)
      - Taketo Hayashida, Managing Director, Japan Motorcycle Promotion & Safety Association
      - Representatives of the Cabinet Office, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and Shinjuku Police Station
      - “Chihara Jr.” and Akina Minami
    • 12:30-13:00 Talk Show No. 1
      A talk session on the topic of motorcycles and lifestyles, hosted by “Chihara Jr.” and Akina Minami
    • 13:15-13:45 Road Safety Presentation by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
      A road safety presentation given by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s elite “Queen Stars” female officers’ motorcycle squad
    • 14:00-14:30 Kumamon Special Show
      A special show featuring Kumamon, who serves as manager and “happiness director” in the Kumamoto prefectural government’s marketing department
    • 14:45-15:15 Talk Show No. 2
      A talk session on the topic of motorcycles and fashion, hosted by Nana Suzuki, Girolamo Panzetta, and Hiroshi Morioka
    • 15:30-16:00 Bakuon!! TV animation show
  • 2. Exhibits
    • Display of vehicles from Japan’s four motorcycle manufacturers 12:00-16:00
      (Vehicles displayed at the Sanagi Shinjuku Event Space and at Shinjuku Station’s Southeast Entrance Plaza )
    • Motorcycle-themed fashion presentation 12:00-16:00
      (The presentation will take place in the Sanagi Shinjuku Event Space.)

• GUEST PROFILES:
  • 千原ジュニア(ちはらジュニア) “Chihara Jr.”
    

    お笑いタレント。1974年3月30日生まれ、京都府出身。
    数多くのバラエティ番組で活躍し、人気お笑い芸人としての地位を確立する一方、俳優として映画やドラマにも出演。バイク好きな芸人としても知られている。

  • 南明奈(みなみあきな) Akina Minami
    タレント・グラビア。1989年5月15日生まれ、神奈川県出身。
    グラビアアイドルとしての地位を確立し、現在はタレント、歌手業や女優としても活躍。趣味はネイルやモータースポーツ。
  • 鈴木奈々(すずきなな) Nana Suzuki
    タレント・モデル。1988年7月9日生まれ、茨城県出身。
    人一倍の元気さと不器用ながらも何事にも全力でぶつかる姿勢が、世代を超えて元気キャラとして公認され、ジャンルを問わない国民的タレントとして活躍。
  • パンツェッタ　ジローラモ Girolamo Panzetta
    モデル。1962年9月6日生まれ、イタリア出身。
    1988年から日本在住。以降、多数雑誌、番組などで祖国イタリアについて紹介。2014年3月、【連続して最も多くファッション誌の表紙を飾った数(男性モデル)】という記録名でギネスワールドレコーズ2014に世界記録として認定され現在も更新中。
  • 森岡　弘(もりおかひろし) Hiroshi Morioka
    ファッションディレクター。
    男性ファッション誌『メンズクラブ』にてエディターとして活躍後、独立。1996年にクリエイティブオフィス「株式会社グローブ」を設立し、ファッションを中心に活動の幅を広げる。現在は俳優やアーティスト、文化人などのスタイリングを行なう他、イベントのコスチューム、企業のユニフォームの制作などにも携わっている。
  • TVアニメ「ばくおん!!」 Bakuon!! TV animation show
    「ヤングチャンピオン烈」(秋田書店刊)で好評連載中のおりもとみまな氏の原作を2016年にアニメ化した作品。原作コミックスは第1～9巻まで発売中。
    ©おりもとみまな(ヤングチャンピオン烈)/ばくおん!!製作委員会

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