Robert Akiyama Ryuji’s Creators File 10th Anniversary Exhibition to Open at Shizuoka PARCO

Shizuoka PARCO, located at 6-7 Konyamachi, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, will host the large-scale exhibition “Robert Akiyama Ryuji presents 10th Anniversary Creators File: Heartburn Grand Expo in Shizuoka” at PARCO FACTORY on the 3rd floor from Wednesday, July 15 to Sunday, August 30, 2026. Creators File is a creative content series in which Robert Akiyama Ryuji portrays fictional creators who represent the modern era, speaking about their work and lives in their respective fields. Since opening at the Ikebukuro venue in August 2025, the exhibition has traveled to Fukuoka, Nagoya, Shinsaibashi, Sendai, Hiroshima, and the currently running Sapporo venue, surpassing a cumulative attendance of 90,000 visitors. The exhibition is packed with richly creative displays described as intense enough to cause “heartburn.” Official Creators File merchandise, including commemorative goods featuring the exhibition’s key visual as well as apparel and lifestyle items, will also be available. The exhibition has drawn large crowds at each venue, and events featuring popular creators portrayed by Akiyama have become regular highlights across Japan. Various creators are also scheduled to appear at the Shizuoka venue. This energetic “Heartburn Grand Expo” will conclude its nationwide PARCO run at Shizuoka PARCO, making this the final opportunity to see it at a PARCO venue. Further updates will be announced later. The Shizuoka venue will run from July 15 to August 30, 2026. Opening hours are 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays. The first day opens at 1:00 p.m.; admission ends 30 minutes before closing, and the final day closes at 6:00 p.m. The venue is PARCO FACTORY on the 3rd floor of Shizuoka PARCO. Admission is 1,200 yen for adults, 1,000 yen for junior and senior high school students, and 700 yen for elementary school students. Admission includes a visitor bonus, and preschool children enter free. Highlights include “The Creators’ Nest,” a room featuring more than 100 creators who have appeared in the series, including the latest creator, 60-year-old bodybuilder Katsumi Urasoe; the “YOKO FUCHIGAMI Runway,” where visitors can debut as exclusive models for total fashion advisor YOKO FUCHIGAMI; the Kanperiza Hotel dinner show featuring lectures and performances by characters such as Katsuji Hashiteki, Perry Key, Fairy Key, Jornan Rama, Miyako Dance Club’s Monaha Miyako Sugio, and Chieri Kunimatsu; “Michi-kun’s House,” where visitors can experience acting with child prodigy Michi Uesugi using forced perspective photography; and Suzuko Mama’s night place “Dido,” a long-loved venue frequented by writers, entertainers, and politicians. Other attractions include works by past artist Ryuji Murakami, handmade jewelry by SATORU IWABUCHI of Almi Hark, the world’s fattest mummy Roiper XII, and a section dedicated to legendary dorm mother Mizue Fujiki. Photos shown in the announcement depict the Ikebukuro PARCO venue, where weekend creator appearance events drew large crowds. Admission bonuses include one random original, non-sale Creators File sticker from seven designs: Michi Uesugi, YOKO FUCHIGAMI, Botchin-kun, Perry Key, Suzuko Yazaki, Mizue Fujiki, and a Shizuoka venue-exclusive design. The illustrations are by moza. PARCO Members can also receive an exhibition logo sticker via a coupon distributed through the POCKET PARCO app. In his comment, Akiyama says that Creators File began as a hobby-like form of costume play and comedy, and has now reached its 10th anniversary with more than 120 creators accumulated. Although he jokes that not even half of them may truly qualify as creators, he says each character is dear to him, from familiar favorites to “pitiful” characters barely known by anyone. He adds that Shizuoka is a place he often visits for the location program “Oretachi Shoten GUY” and that he loves the area, making the Shizuoka PARCO exhibition especially meaningful. He invites people who can handle a dense worldview, want to feel “heavy in the stomach,” are tired of ordinary exhibitions, enjoy Creators File, or identify as HAF, Hard Akiyama Fans, to visit during summer vacation. Creators File has introduced a new creator every month through magazines and its official YouTube channel since April 2015. As of June 2025, the YouTube channel has surpassed 200 million total views and 1 million subscribers. The Creators File Festival held at PARCO from 2017 drew more than 250,000 visitors nationwide. In 2021, the Netflix original series Creators File GOLD was released, and from 2022, the first national live tour, Creators File EXPO, drew a total of 20,000 attendees across 25 venues. Merchandise includes commemorative clear files featuring the exhibition’s key visual, daily calendars such as “Creators File Daily Calendar: Together with Michi-kun” and “YOKO FUCHIGAMI Daily Calendar,” Perry Key big silhouette T-shirts, YOKO FUCHIGAMI soft visor caps and silhouette socks, mascots of Suzuko Yazaki and Monaha Miyako Sugio, various clear files, and Kyokuto Daimanten × Yasumaru Japanese-style all-purpose dashi. Customers spending 2,200 yen or more including tax at the merchandise area will receive a “changing-face fan,” limited to one per transaction while supplies last.