Official Tour for TBS Sunday Theater Drama 'The Royal Family' - 'A 3-Day Pilgrimage to the Sacred Sites of Racehorses' Hometown, the Hidaka Region' - Applications Open May 18

Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasumoto Nagasaki), a group company of KNT-CT Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshinobu Koyama), will begin accepting applications (via lottery) from 11:00 AM on May 18 for an official tour of the Hidaka region in Hokkaido, the setting of the TBS Sunday Theater drama 'The Royal Family' (Original story: Kazumasa Hayami), departing on June 26, 2026. ©2019 K.Hayami/SNCS ©T/TJRA Training Farm (Image provided by Urakawa Town) The TBS Sunday Theater drama 'The Royal Family' was broadcast in 2025 and won four awards at the TVstation Drama Awards 2025, the Drama Song Award at The Television Drama Academy Awards, 1st place in the Directing category at the Modelpress Best Drama Awards 2025 (Directors: Ayuko Tsukahara, Ayato Matsuda, Ryosuke Fukawa), and the Division Award in the Support Rate category at the 16th Location Japan Awards. It is a grand story set in the world of horse racing. This tour, with the cooperation of local governments and related organizations in the Hidaka area, including Shinhidaka Town with which KNT-CT has a comprehensive partnership, will guide you to the sacred sites that produced numerous moving scenes in the drama, which are usually difficult to visit. Furthermore, with the cooperation of local governments and related organizations, the tour includes special visits to facilities that are normally difficult to enter. We offer a highly rare experience where you can deepen your understanding by learning and experiencing the people and environment that support racehorses in the Hidaka region, one of Japan's leading racehorse hometowns. We look forward to the participation of many fans. ▶ Special Website: https://www.knt.co.jp/ec/2026/royalfamily/ ◆ Guided tour to filming locations that are usually difficult to visit In consideration of the horse breeding areas and avoiding the foaling season, you will reflect on the famous scenes of the drama in a refreshing season, deepen your understanding of horse affairs promotion in the racehorse hometown of the Hidaka region, and experience the charm of racehorses. ◆ Special Talk Show We will welcome Masaki Katsuura, who served as the jockey instructor for the drama, and Toshio Wada, a reporter for the popular horse racing weekly magazine 'Weekly Gallop,' for a talk that you can only hear here. Hokkaido Market Interior ※Image / Nijukken Road, one of Japan's 100 best roads (Photo by Takashi Tanioka) ※Image 'Official Tour for TBS Sunday Theater Drama 'The Royal Family' - A 3-Day Pilgrimage to the Sacred Sites of Racehorses' Hometown, the Hidaka Region' ◆ Departure Date: June 26 (Fri), 2026 (3 days, 2 nights) ◆ Departure/Arrival Point: New Chitose Airport (Transportation to/from the airport is at your own expense) ◆ Tour Price: 149,800 JPY ◆ Application Period: May 18 (Mon), 2026, 11:00 AM to May 26 (Tue), 2026, 11:59 PM *Not first-come, first-served. Applications are accepted via lottery. (Application does not guarantee reservation) *The results of your application will be sent by email to the representative applicant on or after May 27 (Wed), 2026. Please check the official Kinki Nippon Tourist website below for applications and details. https://www.knt.co.jp/ec/2026/royalfamily/ Through this initiative and others, our company will contribute to regional promotion and the dissemination of regional charms through collaboration with local governments, and support the realization of a rich life through travel by enabling many customers to enjoy their trips.