EXPO 2027 Official Store Opens Inside MARUZEN & Junkudo Shin-Shizuoka on October 9
The permanent outlet puts official EXPO 2027 merchandise inside a bookstore in Shizuoka Prefecture and, with the mascot appearing in person on day one, gives the expo a physical sales and promotion base in the Tokai region.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
The GREEN×EXPO Association and the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition Master License Office will open EXPO 2027 Official Store MARUZEN & Junkudo Bookstore Shin-Shizuoka on Friday, October 9, 2026. The store, inside Shin-Shizuoka CENOVA 5F, carries official licensed merchandise including mascot Tunk Tunk. On opening day Tunk Tunk holds three photo sessions, limited to 20 groups each.
The store sits on the fifth floor of Shin-Shizuoka CENOVA, at 1-1-1 Takajo in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, and trades from 10:00 to 21:00, closing in line with the bookstore. Its stock runs across official licensed merchandise, with the mascot character Tunk Tunk as the recurring item.
Opening day brings Tunk Tunk in person for three photo sessions: 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00, each 30 minutes and capped at 20 groups. Numbered tickets go out from 10:00 at the store, first come, to customers spending 1,000 yen or more including tax. Each group may bring up to two people and takes one photo.
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