Molten Aims to Be a Social Brand, Co-hosts 'Summer Vacation Experience Workshop' for MY FOOTBALL KIT with MIFA

Molten Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nishi-ku, Hiroshima; President: Kiyoshi Tamiaki; hereinafter referred to as Molten) will hold the 'Summer Vacation Experience Workshop,' an event primarily for children aged 5 and over, together with MIFA (Music Interact Football for All).

This event is a limited experience event held at MIFA Football Park, futsal facilities operated by MIFA in four locations nationwide. MIFA is the affiliation of 'Ukasakala G,' who sings the JFA-sanctioned official cheering song for the Japan national soccer team, 'Victory's Smile with You ~For Japan Football~,' and creates various communications through music and football. Anyone, including children aged 5 and over and their guardians, can participate.

The main program of the event is a workshop to assemble a limited-edition, buildable soccer ball supervised by 'Ukasakala G.' Participants will assemble the ball from 54 parts themselves and then enjoy playing soccer with the completed ball on artificial turf. In addition, various experiences such as mini-games and football attractions for parents and children to enjoy will be offered, providing opportunities to learn while having fun.

'MY FOOTBALL KIT' is a buildable soccer ball developed by Molten, which aims to be a social brand that solves social issues through its products and services. Through the experience of children assembling and playing with a soccer ball themselves, it fosters the joy of manufacturing and the courage to take on challenges.

Furthermore, a portion of the participation fees from this event will be used to deliver buildable soccer balls to children with limited opportunities to experience them through support organizations. These initiatives contribute to the SDGs goals of 'Quality Education' and 'Responsible Consumption and Production,' as well as addressing the social issue of the experience gap.

Molten, aiming to be a social brand, will reduce the experience gap and deliver opportunities for growth, as well as support for education and sports, to children around the world through the activities of MY FOOTBALL KIT.

Overview

【Target Audience】

Ages 5 and up *No soccer experience required

【Date and Time/Location】

Thursday, July 30, 2026, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Last reception 4:30 PM)

MIFA Football Park Tachikawa

935-1 Izumi-cho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo 190-0015 MIFA Football Park Tachikawa

Friday, July 31, 2026, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Last reception 5:30 PM)

MIFA Football Park Toyosu

6-1-23 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0061

Saturday, August 1, 2026, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Last reception 5:30 PM)

MIFA Football Park Sendai

9-2 Takadama-cho, Izumi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi 981-3116

Sunday, August 2, 2026, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Last reception 5:30 PM)

MIFA Football Park Fukuoka

5F, 6-23-1 Naka, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-8627 Lalaport Fukuoka

【Capacity】

Buildable Soccer Ball Experience Workshop (Limited Design Supervised by Ukasakala G)

Approximately 100 people per venue

【Event Content】

1 Buildable Soccer Ball Assembly Experience Workshop (Paid) You can experience making a buildable soccer ball with a limited design supervised by Ukasakala G. After assembling the ball themselves, participants can enjoy playing soccer with the completed ball. The assembled ball can be taken home.

*Estimated assembly time is approximately 30 minutes. *Please arrive by the last reception time during event hours.

2 Parent-Child Mini Game (Match) & Free Match Making (Free) You can enjoy soccer matches not only with parents and children or friends, but also with participants you meet for the first time.

*For safety reasons, the participation age for children is 5 years and older. *Depending on the number of participants, you may have to wait. Thank you for your understanding.

3 Football Attraction Booths (Free) Attractions such as kick targets, foot golf, and dribble speed measurement are available for children and adults to enjoy.

【Participation Fee】

Limited Design Supervised by 'Ukasakala G'

Buildable Soccer Ball Experience Workshop

3,960 yen (tax included)

*Includes one buildable soccer ball. The assembled ball can be taken home. *Parent-child mini games & free match making, and football attraction booths are free to participate.

【Social Contribution Activities】

A portion of the participation fee for the buildable soccer ball experience workshop will be used to deliver 'MY FOOTBALL KIT' to children with limited opportunities to experience them through support organizations.

【How to Apply】

Advance registration is required through the special page for the 'Summer Vacation Experience Workshop: Let's Build and Kick a Buildable Soccer Ball!'

https://shop.moltensports.jp/pages/myfootballkit_mifa

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【Organizer】

Molten Co., Ltd.

【Co-organizer】

MIFA Co., Ltd.

About MY FOOTBALL KIT

MY FOOTBALL KIT is a program that aims to reduce the experience gap for children by delivering buildable soccer balls and goals to all children through companies and organizations, contributing to the SDGs goals of 'Quality Education' and 'Responsible Consumption and Production.' It started in January 2021 with the aim of experiencing the appeal of learning and sports through football. The buildable soccer ball is composed of 54 parts made from 70% ocean plastic, and by assembling it themselves, children foster the joy of manufacturing and the courage to take on challenges.

Create, play, and repair. A sustainable educational system cultivates rich thinking in children.

photo by Akihiro Yoshida

MIFA Co., Ltd.

MIFA, with the philosophy of 'Music Interact Football for All,' connects people through music and football to create the best communication, and operates four futsal facilities nationwide, as well as music events and soccer school businesses.

MIFA Official Website: MIFA | Music Interact Football for All

Ukasakala G

A music unit formed by Kazutoshi Sakurai, the vocalist of Mr. Children, and GAKU-MC, a rapper and member of the hip-hop unit EAST END. They sing the JFA-sanctioned official cheering song for the Japan national soccer team, 'Victory's Smile with You ~For Japan Football~.'

About Molten's Sports Equipment Business

Molten's sports equipment business has been manufacturing and selling sports equipment, including competition balls for basketball, handball, soccer, and volleyball, since 1958, continuously improving its quality to global standards.

The company aims to realize a world where sports are always by people's side, by creating the best possible products and environments not only for players but also for everyone involved in sports (coaches, administrators, parents) to evoke the genuine emotions that can only be felt through sports.

Molten Sports Equipment Business Official Website: https://www.molten.co.jp/sports/jp/ Molten Official Online Shop: https://shop.moltensports.jp/

Molten Sports Equipment Business's Initiatives on Social Issues

We aim to become a social brand that solves social issues with products and services, and conduct our business activities and product development accordingly. This includes our basketball brand 'molten B+' (Bee Plus) aimed at promoting and strengthening basketball, 'MY FOOTBALL KIT,' an airless soccer ball that fills the experience gap for children and is excellent as an educational kit, participation in 'General Incorporated Association Arch to Hoop Okinawa' which aims to resolve the experience gap between children and adults through basketball, and the 'Keep Playing' initiative which supports women's sports with the slogan 'Continue what you love. Continue sports.' In addition, we are reviewing the materials of existing products and taking measures to reduce environmental impact.

Molten Co., Ltd. Company Overview

Starting with the manufacturing and sales of competition balls and automotive parts, the company has expanded its business by utilizing two core technologies: 'hollow body technology' for adjusting internal air pressure, and 'polymer chemistry' for handling high-molecular materials such as rubber and resin. Currently, in addition to the sports equipment business including competition balls and the automotive parts business, the medical and welfare equipment business contributes to society through both product development and academic research, and the marine and industrial products business manufactures and sells elements that form social infrastructure, such as floating piers and rubber bearings for bridges, continuously pursuing possibilities in various fields.

Location: 4-10-97-21 Kannnonshinmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima

Established: November 1, 1958

Representative: Kiyoshi Tamiaki, President and CEO

Capital: 316.14 million yen

Employees: 673 (as of September 2023) on a standalone basis, 3,100 group-wide

Company Name Origin: 'molten' is the past participle of 'melt,' meaning 'to dissolve, to cast,' and also implies 'to shed the old and take on the new.'

URL: https://www.molten.co.jp/