Kamaitachi no Okite Thanksgiving Festival 2026 to Be Held in Matsue, Shimane on May 17; Stage Event Tickets Sold Out

San-in Chuo Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (TSK San-in Chuo TV) will hold the fourth annual real-world event for its location variety show Kamaitachi no Okite, titled Kamaitachi no Okite Thanksgiving Festival 2026, on Sunday, May 17. Tickets for the stage event have already sold out. In the free-admission area, visitors can enjoy food and experiences familiar from the program. This year, a new Museum Area will be added. Alongside the Okite Museum, which will display valuable items such as program costumes and works created during location shoots, the power spot Okite Shrine will also appear. Event overview: Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026 Venue: Kunibiki Messe, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture Official event website: https://tsk-tv.com/okite/ka syasai/ Stage event: Open 14:30 / Start 15:30 / Scheduled end 18:00 Separate tickets are required for the hall event. Tickets have sold out due to strong demand. Main program: “Who Is the Leader of Okite!? Five-Round Duo Showdown” Which of the two Kamaitachi members is more suited to be the leader of Kamaitachi no Okite? They will compete using a range of skills, including hosting ability, insight, and luck. “Aim for X Trends! Can the Venue’s Excitement Go Viral?” Visitors will take eye-catching photos with flashy staging and post them on social media to spread Okite around the world. Free area: Marche de Okite Merchandise area opens at 10:00. Other areas open at 11:00. Around 30 booths will appear, including food actually tasted by Kamaitachi during Okite location shoots, booths where visitors can meet notable program guests, merchandise, and hands-on experiences. A sub-stage featuring popular Okite guests will also be held. No ticket is required, and admission is free for all visitors. Booths include food vendors, experience and merchandise booths, sponsor booths, and official program goods. Official items include Okite sacoches, Okite vintage mugs, the Kamaitachi no Okite sticker set 2026, the Kamaitachi no Okite Thanksgiving Festival towel 2026, and CIAOPANIC × Kamaitachi no Okite collaboration T-shirts. Other special areas include the Okite Museum for costume and work displays, Okite Shrine with original Okite fortune slips, the Okite Message Flag, and Today’s Okite Capsule Toy 2026. Contact: San-in Chuo Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Content Produce Division, Content Produce Department TEL: 0852-31-0109 MAIL: okite@tsk-tv.co.jp About the program: Kamaitachi no Okite is a location variety show in which location-shoot masters Kamaitachi visit all kinds of places. The program began in October 2020. On the TV program streaming service TVer, it became the most-played program produced by a local broadcaster and has won the TVer Award 2021 Special Award, TVer Award 2024 Special Award, and TVer Award 2025 Local Variety Award for the Chugoku and Shikoku region. It is currently broadcast regularly on eight stations across Japan. Cast: Kamaitachi (Kenji Yamauchi, Ryuichi Hamaya) Official program website: https://tsk-tv.com/okite/