Webike Festival 2024 was held at Longwood Station in Chiba Prefecture on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
This event was held on a large scale with over 100 exhibitors. We would like to share with you the Webike Festival, which was a huge success as an event that could be enjoyed all day long, with stage events, test drives, outlet booths, stunt shows, and more.
Webike Festival was held in great volume
Webike Festival 2023 was held at Ibaraki Airport in September last year, attracting more than 5,000 riders. This year, the event was moved from Ibaraki Airport to Longwood Station in Nagara Town, Chiba Prefecture.
The facility was originally an outlet facility, and is characterized by its large parking lot and indoor facilities. More than 100 booths were set up here. The event content included talk shows on stage, new and custom motorcycle test rides, exhibitions and sales, stunt shows, garage sales, and more, creating a festive atmosphere inside the venue. Another feature this year was the well-equipped food court.
On the day of the event, due to the rain forecast from the day before, the venue was sparsely populated immediately after the event started, but by noon it was bustling. The venue was filled with energy, with clear skies that made it hard to believe the rain from the previous day. The number of visitors this year was 2,000 (1,400 motorcycles and 400 cars).
Longwood Station has a pleasant lawn.
There will be a wide variety of bikes gathered, regardless of brand or engine displacement.
A long line formed when the gates opened at 9am.
Including food trucks, there will be over 100 booths.
At the Webike Information Center, you will be greeted by the official mascot, Webiko.
A public road test ride event with a booth set up in the parking area.
Stage Contents
MC and Female Guests
The Webike Festival was packed with talk shows, and many hosts and guests appeared. The guests appeared in the talk shows, and Mintan-san went around the venue as an official reporter.
Moderator and MC Simo
Moderator, Ami Kimura (Amigo)
Guest, Mika
Guest - Mr. Maki
Guest, Mr. Min Tan
Guest -Ms. suu
Participating in the end-of-the-century bike race: Ibara Jagi
The main guest of the event was cosplay rider Ibara Jagi. He came with his friends Ami Ibara (Fa) and Seikimatsu no Zako. His motorcycle was also specially designed to evoke the end of the century, and the stage was flooded with not only Fist of the North Star fans, but also many other riders.
Ibara Jagi LIVE, in which he performed with drums on his bike, was held twice, in the morning and in the afternoon, and the crowd was excited by his nostalgic Fist of the North Star medley and unique talk.
Local mascots also appear at Nagara Town Talk Show
On the left is the local mascot "Nagaran".
The local Nagara Town Tourism Association set up a booth and the chairman took to the stage for a talk show. The local mascot "Nagaran" has been getting a lot of requests to take commemorative photos!
Visitor participation content "Riders Award"
Webike Yaay!! Talk Show
Our company president (Left) and Planning Staff (Right)
The current Yae!! situation is displayed on the monitor in real time
"Webike Yay!!" is a new feature of the app that was introduced this year. The president, who came up with the idea for "Webike Yay!!", and the person in charge of planning the app, talked about the difficulties they faced during the development.
A monitor was also placed on the stage, displaying the number of "Webike Yay!!" plays that day. A campaign was run in which the number of "Yay!!" plays was measured, called the "Webike Yay!! challenge", and Webike points were awarded to participants by lottery.
At 3:20pm, when the announcement was made, the number of "Webike Yay!!" plays had reached 23,000. We are incredibly grateful that so many people got to experience "Webike Yay!!". Thank you to everyone who participated and for your cooperation.
Webike Community Awards
This was the first attempt at the Webike Community Awards. This is to recognize riders who regularly use the Webike community. The community allows riders to post motorcycle diaries and impressions of purchased items, and the winners are selected based on the number of diary posts and popularity. The winners, who came to the event, were invited to take to the stage to receive their awards.
Various contents will be held simultaneously!
In addition to the talk shows on stage, the venue also offered a variety of other ways to enjoy the event, including test rides, stunt shows, magazine photo shoots, and power checks by Blue Lightning Racing. There were so many things to enjoy that we can't introduce them all here, so please bear with us!
The highlight of the Webike Festival is the stunt show by stunt rider and YouTuber OGA. This year, it was held twice, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, and was a huge success, overflowing with visitors. Be sure to check out the video of the spectacular stunt show!
This was a public road test ride event where you could test ride motorcycles from nine foreign brands and four exhaust system manufacturers. Since you could test ride around the venue, the popular motorcycles were so quickly sold out that the application slots were sold out.
The HDX Meeting by the magazine "WITH HARLEY" was an owners' meeting for X350/500 users, featuring a talk show on stage and custom motorcycle displays.
Behind the merry-go-round at the venue, Yotsubamoto held a test ride event for kids. It was well received, with kids able to enjoy the bikes in safety.
There was an electric test ride event on the premises where people could try out different types of bikes. Three companies participated in the event: Dirt Freak's GE-N3 from the 50cc class, Speedmaster's FELO M1, and the RICHBIT series, which is a small-sized moped that can be test-ridden without a license.
YouTuber Woka Rider was appointed as the ambassador for Pioneer's motorcycle navigation app "MOTTO GO." Each talk show was very popular because participants could receive an original sticker if they met certain conditions.
Power check diagnosis by Blue Lightning Racing. They will diagnose the power of your beloved car for free, and the lottery slots for 15 people were filled up in a flash.
The magazine "Heritage & Legends" held a photo session for our favorite bikes. Many riders came to see it.
Fourteen food trucks appeared, offering a variety of popular menu items, from hearty dishes like rice bowls and hamburgers to popular sweets.
Special Collaboration with Vtuber Azuma Rimu
If you take a photo of your bike at the photo corner in the venue and post it, Azuma Rim will straddle your bike for you. On the day, 18 riders got to straddle it! The Azuma Rim booth was bustling with people, with stickers and flyers being handed out and photo panels set up.
Azma Lim helped us prepare for the virtual event the day before.
Event Summary
[Event Name] Webike Festival 2024
[Date] Saturday, October 19, 2024 9:00-16:00
[Venue] Longwood Station
[Admission] Free
[Number of Visitors] 2,000 visitors
※More than 1,400 motorcycles and 400 four-wheeled vehicles
[Sponsored By] River Crain Co.
Check out the event report on YouTube!
Here is a video by the official reporter "Mintan". You can check out the event on YouTube!
Please look forward to next year!
Thank you very much to all the participants who came to the event, and to all the exhibitors and related facilities who cooperated with the event!
Next year, we will welcome everyone with an even more comfortable and enjoyable environment for riders, so please look forward to the next event!
