{"id":17715,"date":"2024-03-29T18:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/?p=17715"},"modified":"2025-03-26T16:43:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:43:43","slug":"toyota-miraidon-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/toyota-miraidon-en-17715\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibit Report: Toyota Miraidon Project in Tokyo Midtown Hibiya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From March 15 to 17, 2024, an exhibition of the legendary Pok\u00e9mon Miraidon was held for three days at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, a commercial facility located near Hibiya subway station in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>At the event, visitors were able to take pictures with the TOYOTA Engineering society MIRAIDON, an accurate, almost life-size model of the legendary Pok\u00e9mon, Miraidon. Many adults and children lined up for tickets.<br \/>\n<div class=\"cardlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/shibuya-wifi-en-17627\/\"><div class=\"cardlink_thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shibuya_wifi_top-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"How to Use Free Wi-Fi in Shibuya (SHIBUYA-Wi-Wi-Fi)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cardlink_content\"><span class=\"cardlink_timestamp\">2025.01.28<\/span><div class=\"cardlink_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/shibuya-wifi-en-17627\/\">How to Use Free Wi-Fi in Shibuya (SHIBUYA-Wi-Wi-Fi)<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_excerpt\">Shibuya Ward is popular among Japan&#039;s youth and known as a center for cutting-edge fashion and dining.\r\n\r\nWithin Shibuya you&#039;ll find world renown...<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_footer\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h2>An introduction to Miraidon<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/miraidon_1-e1742973662560.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Miraidon Profile\" width=\"820\" height=\"444\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemon.co.jp\/ex\/sv\/ja\/pokemon\/220601_01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Pok\u00e9mon website<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Miraidon, the legendary Pok\u00e9mon that first appeared in Pok\u00e9mon SV, is a dragon-like Pok\u00e9mon that appears only in Pok\u00e9mon Violet.<\/p>\n<p>In Pok\u00e9mon Violet, Miraidon serves as the main character&#8217;s sidekick and can walk on four legs (Low-Power Mode), become a motorcycle-like vehicle on two wheels (Drive Mode), or take on other forms depending on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Miraidon is one of the most popular Pok\u00e9mon because of its strong performance in battle and its unique futuristic design that is unlike all other robot-type Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n<p>Miraidon is popular not only among children but also among adults, because it gives a feeling that it takes you to a world never before seen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30df\u30e9\u30a4\u30c9\u30f3\u304c\u5f37\u3059\u304e\u308b<br \/>\nHP\u5c11\u306a\u3044\u306e\u306b\u4e09\u4eba\u306b\u52dd\u3066\u308b\u306e\u30e4\u30d0\u30a4<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A6%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u30e6\u30ca\u30a4\u30c8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yU4pHvc3a9\">pic.twitter.com\/yU4pHvc3a9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u3061\u3068\u305b\u3000\u30cb\u30f3\u30b0\u30ec\u3057\u304b\u52dd\u305f\u3093 (@ninngure) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ninngure\/status\/1770934629853430261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Toyota Miraidon Project was launched by Toyota employees<\/h2>\n<p>Miraidon the Pok\u00e9mon conjures up images of vehicles of the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Miraidon, which existed only in the world of video games, was released into the real world by the hands of \u201cToyota Technical Association,\u201d a group within Toyota Motor Corporation, one of Japan&#8217;s leading automakers.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/miraidon_2.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota Technical Association\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>\nThe Toyota Technical Association is a volunteer organization with a 70-year history, comprised of employees interested in technological development and research, and has continued its activities by exhibiting works in accordance with a theme at events held in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, where the company&#8217;s head office is located.<\/p>\n<p>And as a representation of the 2023 theme, \u201cMiraimobility,\u201d a life-size Miraidon was created. (&#8220;Mirai=\u672a\u6765&#8221; means &#8220;future&#8221; in Japanese.)<\/p>\n<p>Other companies and engineers who agreed with the aim of conveying the message that \u201cadults&#8217; earnestness becomes children&#8217;s dreams\u201d and &#8220;dreams don&#8217;t end as dreams; imagination creates the future\u201d offered their cooperation, and the project developed into the Toyota Miraidon Project, an activity that transcended the boundaries of the company.<\/p>\n<p>This all cumulated in the completion of the \u201cTOYOTA Engineering Society MIRAIDON,\u201d the almost life-size moving Miraidon on display at the exhibition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30c8\u30e8\u30bf\u6280\u8853\u4f1a\u306e\u6311\u6226<\/p>\n<p>\u30a2\u30a4\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2\u306f\u3053\u306e1\u679a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A8%E3%82%BF%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E5%A7%8B%E5%8B%95?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30c8\u30e8\u30bf\u30df\u30e9\u30a4\u30c9\u30f3\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8\u59cb\u52d5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HzPj6JpYye\">pic.twitter.com\/HzPj6JpYye<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u30c8\u30e8\u30bf\u81ea\u52d5\u8eca\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e (@TOYOTA_PR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOYOTA_PR\/status\/1764954033654268408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2>Test drive limited to 100 individuals<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/miraidon_3-e1742973879643.jpg\" alt=\"Miraidon Drive Mode\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>\nWhen I went to the event, MIRAIDON was in \u201cdrive mode,\u201d but I heard that it can also transform into a \u201cfour-legged mode,\u201d and I was very curious to see how it would transform and move.<\/p>\n<p>I was told that only 100 individuals per day were available for test drives, and by the time I arrived at the event, the tickets have all been handed out, and I could sense that the event was very popular.<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the event, there were many staff members from Toyota Motor Corporation, and it was impressive to see how they cooperated in the operation of the event.<\/p>\n<p>It is wonderful that this project allows both children and adults to dream through Pok\u00e9mon.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/miraidon_4-e1742973936132.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota Miraidon Project\" width=\"461\" height=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is a possibility that exhibitions and events will be held in other locations in the future, so if you are interested in this project, please check the following social media accounts of Toyota Motor Corporation for the latest information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u30c8\u30e8\u30bf\u30df\u30e9\u30a4\u30c9\u30f3\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8\u3011<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u5927\u4eba\u306e\u672c\u6c17\u304c\u3001\u5b50\u4f9b\u306e\u5922\u306b\u306a\u308b&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u30c8\u30e8\u30bf\u6280\u8853\u4f1a\u3068\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pokemon_cojp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pokemon_cojp<\/a>)\u304c\u5922\u306b\u5411\u304b\u3063\u3066\u59cb\u52d5<\/p>\n<p>\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8\u306e\u69d8\u5b50\u3092\u305c\u3072\u3054\u89a7\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A8%E3%82%BF%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E5%A7%8B%E5%8B%95?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30c8\u30e8\u30bf\u30df\u30e9\u30a4\u30c9\u30f3\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8\u59cb\u52d5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZOTKnqYlB1\">pic.twitter.com\/ZOTKnqYlB1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u30c8\u30e8\u30bf\u81ea\u52d5\u8eca\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e (@TOYOTA_PR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOYOTA_PR\/status\/1768094697757802514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOYOTA_PR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\uff1eHere is Toyota USA&#8217;s official X account<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next time, I will definitely test drive this one-of-a-kind vehicle.<br \/>\n<div class=\"cardlink\"><a 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