Pro Racers and e-Motorsports Battle! "Gurungurun e2sports Experience Event" to be Held on May 30th in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Third Planet Co., Ltd. will hold the "Gurungurun e2sports Experience Event" in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in collaboration with Zenkai Racing Co., Ltd. Professional racers active in real motorsports will participate, offering a chance to battle with attendees. This event embodies the "e2sports" philosophy, aiming to foster children's potential by connecting e-sports with education.
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Third Planet Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Representative Director and President: Kazuo Shino, hereinafter "the Company") will hold the e-motorsports experience event "Gurungurun e2sports Experience Event" in collaboration with Zenkai Racing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Hiroki Hayashi), which develops and sells racing simulators.
This event is specialized in e-motorsports, and professional racers who are also active in real motorsports will participate, with a corner planned for them to battle together with attendees, so please look forward to it!
Our company, in its founding place of Yamaguchi Prefecture, values the feelings that well up when children encounter something authentic through their "likes," and aims to create opportunities to unleash their potential. We have named the human resource development that connects these experiences and feelings to education as "e2sports." Moving forward, we will continue to provide experiences that connect "e-sports" and "education" to unleash all possibilities for children.
*To all media organizations*
We will hold an experience event as described below, so we kindly ask for your coverage. If you wish to cover the event, please contact us. (Please check the inquiry section for contact information)
["Gurungurun e2SPORTS Experience Event" Overview]
Date and Time: Saturday, May 30, 2026, 10:00-18:00
Location: Third Planet Co., Ltd. Yamaguchi Head Office
〒746-0045 12-28 Shinchi-cho, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (approx. 10 minutes walk from JR San'in Main Line "Fukugawa Station")
Guests: Yusuke Tomibayashi (Gran Turismo World Champion / Super GT participant)
Iori Kimura (UNIZONE driver / Super GT participant)
Tomohiro Yamanaka (Former Gran Turismo World Champion)
Mamoru Okada (Former Gran Turismo Japan Representative)
Time Schedule:
10:00 Racing Simulator Experience
13:00 Event Start
13:40 Exhibition Race
15:30 SIM Battle with Pro Racers (by lottery)
17:30 Group Photo & Autograph Session
■How to Participate: *Please check the event details page (Third Planet website) for more information.*
- Register as a friend on the e2sports LINE account and apply via the event participation form (Google Form). Due to event space limitations, the capacity is 55 people, so if there are many applicants, a lottery will be held.
- If a lottery is held, the deadline is 17:00 on May 22 (Fri). Winners will be notified by email after 17:00 on May 23. If you have set up spam filters, please ensure you can receive emails from "@3rdplanet.jp."
- If you wish to participate in the SIM Battle with pro racers, please check the participation option on the application form.
- On the day of the event, a lottery will be conducted by the professional racers you will compete against.
■Event Details Page: https://3rd-planet.jp/info_event/4196/
■Event Flyer:
Gurungurun e2SPORTS Experience Event Flyer
[What is e2sports?]
e2sports Logo
Third Planet has touched the smiles of many children through "Asobi Town" and "Gurungurun Capsule Shopping Street." Third Planet wants to give back to the children of Yamaguchi Prefecture, its birthplace.
This means unleashing various possibilities for children, starting with their "likes."
For example, racing games. The exhilaration of driving skillfully at speed. The frustration of failure. These blend together, creating a sense of immersion = "liking." "Why can I drive fast?" "How can I drive stably?" The answers to these questions might come from physics, programming, data analysis, or perhaps entirely different fields of study.
We believe that "liking" leads to "fun and fulfilling learning."
What we want to provide is "e2sports" (e-to-sports), human resource development that connects e-sports as an entry point to education. What e2sports aims for is the diverse potential of children. The future children aim for, starting with their "likes," might be professional drivers, e-racers, engineers, analysts, or designer event planners.
Third Planet is a company that unleashes all possibilities for children not only through play but also through education.
This event is specialized in e-motorsports, and professional racers who are also active in real motorsports will participate, with a corner planned for them to battle together with attendees, so please look forward to it!
Our company, in its founding place of Yamaguchi Prefecture, values the feelings that well up when children encounter something authentic through their "likes," and aims to create opportunities to unleash their potential. We have named the human resource development that connects these experiences and feelings to education as "e2sports." Moving forward, we will continue to provide experiences that connect "e-sports" and "education" to unleash all possibilities for children.
*To all media organizations*
We will hold an experience event as described below, so we kindly ask for your coverage. If you wish to cover the event, please contact us. (Please check the inquiry section for contact information)
["Gurungurun e2SPORTS Experience Event" Overview]
Date and Time: Saturday, May 30, 2026, 10:00-18:00
Location: Third Planet Co., Ltd. Yamaguchi Head Office
〒746-0045 12-28 Shinchi-cho, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (approx. 10 minutes walk from JR San'in Main Line "Fukugawa Station")
Guests: Yusuke Tomibayashi (Gran Turismo World Champion / Super GT participant)
Iori Kimura (UNIZONE driver / Super GT participant)
Tomohiro Yamanaka (Former Gran Turismo World Champion)
Mamoru Okada (Former Gran Turismo Japan Representative)
Time Schedule:
10:00 Racing Simulator Experience
13:00 Event Start
13:40 Exhibition Race
15:30 SIM Battle with Pro Racers (by lottery)
17:30 Group Photo & Autograph Session
■How to Participate: *Please check the event details page (Third Planet website) for more information.*
- Register as a friend on the e2sports LINE account and apply via the event participation form (Google Form). Due to event space limitations, the capacity is 55 people, so if there are many applicants, a lottery will be held.
- If a lottery is held, the deadline is 17:00 on May 22 (Fri). Winners will be notified by email after 17:00 on May 23. If you have set up spam filters, please ensure you can receive emails from "@3rdplanet.jp."
- If you wish to participate in the SIM Battle with pro racers, please check the participation option on the application form.
- On the day of the event, a lottery will be conducted by the professional racers you will compete against.
■Event Details Page: https://3rd-planet.jp/info_event/4196/
■Event Flyer:
Gurungurun e2SPORTS Experience Event Flyer
[What is e2sports?]
e2sports Logo
Third Planet has touched the smiles of many children through "Asobi Town" and "Gurungurun Capsule Shopping Street." Third Planet wants to give back to the children of Yamaguchi Prefecture, its birthplace.
This means unleashing various possibilities for children, starting with their "likes."
For example, racing games. The exhilaration of driving skillfully at speed. The frustration of failure. These blend together, creating a sense of immersion = "liking." "Why can I drive fast?" "How can I drive stably?" The answers to these questions might come from physics, programming, data analysis, or perhaps entirely different fields of study.
We believe that "liking" leads to "fun and fulfilling learning."
What we want to provide is "e2sports" (e-to-sports), human resource development that connects e-sports as an entry point to education. What e2sports aims for is the diverse potential of children. The future children aim for, starting with their "likes," might be professional drivers, e-racers, engineers, analysts, or designer event planners.
Third Planet is a company that unleashes all possibilities for children not only through play but also through education.