Hamanako creates a local community with the power of pets! The 2nd "Animal Pic Festa in Hamanako November 8 (Sat.) and 9 (Sun.), 2025!

~Collaboration with local government through a courtesy visit with the mayor of Hamamatsu City and Kosai City, aiming for a further leap forward~.

2025.02.05 07:00

アニマルピックフェスタ in 浜名湖 2025 実行委員会

The "Animal Pic Festa in Hamanako 2025 Executive Committee" (Executive Committee Chairman: Masaki Kobayashi, hereinafter referred to as the "Executive Committee") will hold "Animal Pic Festa in Hamanako 2025" (hereinafter referred to as the "Event"), one of the largest*1 pet and outdoor fusion events in Japan, at a special venue in Hamanako Garden Park (tentative) on November 8 and 9, 2025. The event will be held on November 8 (Sat.) and 9 (Sun.), 2025.

This will be the second event following the first one held the year before last, with the aim of revitalizing the local community and realizing a "society where people and pets can live in good health.

Prior to the event, a courtesy visit to "Mayor Yusuke Nakano of Hamamatsu City" and "Mayor Hiroyuki Tauchi of Kosai City" is scheduled on Friday, February 14, 2025.

1 Independent survey by the Executive Committee

Official website: https://www.animalpic.or.jp/apf/2025

アニマルピックフェスタ in 浜名湖 2025

Animal Pic Festa in Hamanako 2025

Why hold the Animal Pic Festa in Hamanako?

Lake Hamana's optimal environment for pets and outdoor activities

Lake Hamana offers not only beautiful scenery, but also an environment suitable for coexistence with pets and outdoor life. The following are the reasons why it was chosen as the site for this event.

1. top pet-owning rate in Japan, the healthiest life expectancy in Japan, and conveniently located almost in the center of Honshu (mainland Japan)

Hamamatsu City has the highest rate of dog ownership among ordinance-designated cities (*2), and has an environment that promotes coexistence with pets. Furthermore, Hamamatsu City has been commended as having the longest healthy life expectancy in Japan (*3), and is attracting attention as a city where people can live long and healthy lives together with their pets. In addition, the city is located almost in the center of Honshu (*4), providing excellent accessibility.

2 Hamamatsu City has the highest rate of dog ownership in Japan.

https://www.city.nagoya.jp/somu/cmsfiles/contents/0000131/131879/R0209-06-11.pdf

3 Hamamatsu City has the longest healthy life expectancy in Japan

https://www.lifehacker.jp/article/hamamatsu-life-happiness/

4 Kosai City, located in the center of Honshu and an important transportation hub

https://www.city.kosai.shizuoka.jp/soshikiichiran/kikakuseisakuka/gyomuannai/6/1120.html

2. outdoor activities and high awareness of disaster prevention

Lake Hamana is a region with active outdoor activities and a high level of disaster awareness. With the growing importance of evacuation with pets in the event of a disaster, this event will propose a new form of "pet disaster prevention" and "outdoor life.

Synergistic effects with tourism resources

In the Lake Hamana area, sightseeing tourism that can be enjoyed with pets, such as the "Hamanako Wanko Tabi" (*5), has been developing. Through this event, we will make Lake Hamana a new mecca for pet-accompanied tourism.

5 Hamamatsu Hamanako Tourism Bureau

https://hamamatsu-daisuki.net/wanko/

Aiming to become one of the largest outdoor pet events in Japan

■Further expansion of scale!

The first event attracted approximately 26,000 visitors and 8,000 pets. This second event is expected to attract even more visitors and will present a new model case of a pet-symbiotic society.

ドッグサップ体験会

Dogsup Experience

会場の様子(1)

The venue (1)

Full lineup of hands-on contents

1. a variety of activities to play with your dog

In cooperation with local dog sports organizations and disaster rescue dog organizations, we will offer dog sports experiences and outdoor activities that you can enjoy with your dog. 2.

Holding official matches of popular dog sports

The final qualifying round of "Xtreme," one of the popular dog sports, will be held at the event. 3.

More than 50 kitchen cars will gather at the "Hamanako Marche"! Hamanako Marche

A lineup of kitchen cars will be on hand to offer gourmet foods made from local ingredients. The number of kitchen cars is expected to exceed the previous event's 50. 4.

4. shopping area with over 100 stores

More than 100 stores are scheduled to open their doors to sell pet goods, handmade items, local specialty pet foods, and more.

5. extensive pet health care content

Ultra-serious pet health care programs, such as pet health checkups and veterinarian consultations, will be offered, which have been completely absent from previous pet events.

6. outdoor & disaster prevention education

A program to raise awareness of disaster prevention through outdoor life and hands-on contents to learn practical knowledge of evacuation with pets will be provided.

7. other contents that are much larger in scale than those of the first event will welcome visitors.

会場の様子(2)