50th Anniversary of Machida Station's Current Form, Including Odakyu Department Store Machida: Details of Joint Commemorative Project to Express Gratitude to the Local Community Decided

Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Shigeru Suzuki) and Odakyu Department Store Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshikazu Nakajima) will roll out commemorative projects, including the sale of commemorative tickets and a stamp rally event, starting sequentially from Wednesday, April 1, 2026. This is to express gratitude to the local community who regularly use the Odakyu Line Machida Station and Odakyu Department Store Machida (hereinafter referred to as the Machida store). This is being held because the current station building began use in April 1976 (at the same time renamed from Shin-Hara-Machida Station to Machida Station) following integrated construction for a large-scale station improvement and station building construction, and the Machida store opened in September of the same year, taking on its current form, and thus celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. 1976 Scenery around Machida Station / Commemorative ticket (image) From Saturday, April 11 to Wednesday, April 29 (holiday), a limited 2,000 sets of commemorative tickets will be sold. It is a set that includes 8 hard tickets originating from Machida Station to destination stations associated with Odakyu Department Store such as Shinjuku Station, 2 reprint hard tickets (unusable) reproducing admission tickets and limited express tickets from the time when the station name was Shin-Hara-Machida Station (10 tickets in total), and a mount. The mount features photos of the station building from when it was Shin-Hara-Machida Station, and the history of Machida Station and the Machida store up to the present day, allowing you to feel nostalgia and the historical background. On the 11th, they will be sold at the Machida store 5th floor = Event Space, and from Sunday the 12th onwards, at Machida Station. From April 1 to 11, a stamp rally will be held around Machida Station and the Machida store. So that small children can also enjoy it, one of the stamps features "Mokoron", Odakyu Electric Railway's child-rearing support mascot character. Furthermore, if you clear the conditions, you can participate in a lottery for a "Mokoron Greeting*" held on the 11th at the Machida store 5th floor = Event Space. *Held on Saturday, April 18 at the Machida Station Master's Office, 10 groups (up to 4 people per group) invited for free. In addition, for a limited time, Machida Station staff will wear name badges commemorating the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Machida store, the same as the employees of the Machida store, and a panel exhibition of photographs owned by Odakyu Electric Railway and Odakyu Department Store showing the past scenery of Machida will be held. Details of each content of the "Odakyu Machida Station Renaming and Odakyu Department Store Machida 50th Anniversary" are as follows. Details 1. Sale of Commemorative Tickets (1) Sales Period: Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Wednesday, April 29 (holiday) *Will end when sold out. (2) Sales Method 1. Date and Time: Saturday, April 11, 10:00 - 17:00 Location: Odakyu Department Store Machida 5th floor = Event Space *Numbered tickets will be distributed from 8:00 next to Odakyu Department Store Machida 2nd floor = Fashion Walk , and purchases can be made during the time slot indicated on the numbered ticket. 2. Date and Time: Sunday, April 12 - Wednesday, April 29 (holiday), 7:30 - 20:00 each day Location: Odakyu Line Machida Station "Odakyu Line Commuter Pass/Limited Express Ticket Counter" (3) Number of Sales: 2,000 sets *Up to 5 sets per person. *Ticket numbers are random. (4) Sales Price: 2,000 yen (tax included) *Cash only (5) Content - The design of the bi-fold mount depicts shopping scenes at the department store 50 years ago and today on the surface, and photos of the station building from when it was Shin-Hara-Machida Station inside. It is a set of 10 tickets in total: 8 hard ticket passenger tickets and 2 reprinted admission and limited express tickets (unusable). - The hard ticket passenger tickets depart from Machida Station and arrive at stations where Odakyu Department Store branches are located, such as Shinjuku Station and Odakyu Tama Center Station, or stations where branches used to be. The validity period is from Saturday, April 11, 2026 to Wednesday, April 29 (holiday). - The design of the reprinted admission and limited express tickets reproduces the time when the station name was Shin-Hara-Machida Station. 2. Stamp Rally Implementation Stamp Rally Mount (Image) (1) Implementation Period: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - Saturday, April 11, 10:00 - 20:00 each day *The stamp stand on the 3rd floor of Odakyu Department Store Machida can be stamped until 20:30 except on Sundays and holidays. (2) Implementation Location - Outside the West Exit ticket gate of Odakyu Line Machida Station - Odakyu Department Store Machida 3rd floor = next to the central escalator, 6th floor = next to the north escalator (3) Participation Fee: Free (4) Content - You can participate by taking a dedicated mount from the pamphlet rack installed at Machida Station or Odakyu Department Store Machida. - If you clear the following conditions, you can participate in a lottery*2 for a greeting event*1 with Odakyu Electric Railway's child-rearing support mascot character "Mokoron" held on Saturday, 11th from 10:00 to 17:00 at Odakyu Department Store Machida 5th floor = Event Space. [Conditions] - Stamp all stamps on the dedicated mount. - Make a purchase of 1 or more items at the "Commemorative Ticket Sales & Odakyu Original Goods Sales Event" held on Saturday, 11th at Odakyu Department Store Machida 5th floor = Event Space. - Bring this shopping receipt and the stamped mount to the lottery venue...