-Live Music, Talk Sessions by Celebrities, Including Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, 
Comedians, and Costume Contest Held in Virtual Space-

The annual Halloween Festival in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, joined by approximately 
70,000 people, is underway online this year to prevent the spread of novel 
coronavirus infections.

The Executive Committee of Virtual Halloween is hosting the event, "Virtual 
Shibuya au 5G Halloween Fes," in "Virtual Shibuya," the ward's official 
information dissemination platform, from October 26 to 31 under the slogan, 
"#StayVirtual." Organizers are urging the general public to get together in 
Virtual Shibuya to enjoy the event in a way suitable for the new era, while 
asking them not to gather in Shibuya Ward during the event.

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Official website: https://virtualhalloween.cluster.mu/en/?l=en
Period: from Monday, October 26, to Saturday, October 31, 2020
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSA9H_TGgAQC6ANogSiNa5Q
Participation fee: free

- Celebrities, comedians to give virtual live performances at virtual "scramble 
intersection":
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, who enjoys high popularity in the world as an iconic J-pop 
singer, and many other popular musicians as well as comedians will give live 
performances at the well-known "scramble intersection" set up in cyberspace.

- VTuber Mirai Akari to hold talk session; popular films in "Netflix Cinema" 
can also be viewed:
Highly popular Japanese VTuber Mirai Akari will have a special talk session in 
Virtual Shibuya decorated for Halloween.
"Netflix Cinema" will show its original anime series "Ghost in the Shell: 
SAC_2045" in Virtual Shibuya.

- A variety of content, including costume contest, puzzle-solving game to be 
offered:
Participants can enjoy taking part in a costume contest using the event's 
original avatars as well as a game to search for hidden characters, which will 
be organized in collaboration with Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation, among 
other events.

- Ellen Allien, other globally renowned DJs to gather in Virtual Shibuya, 
connecting Shibuya to the world:
Ellen Allien from Berlin, Surgeon from Birmingham and Ken Ishii from Tokyo will 
be turned into avatars and gather in the virtual "scramble intersection," which 
has become a symbol of social distancing amid the novel coronavirus crisis.


Source: Executive Committee of Virtual Halloween