Special Peanuts & Hankyu Collaboration Begins Oct. 1 with Snoopy & Friends Train!

Hankyu Corporation and Peanuts’ Japanese domestic agent Sony Creative Products Inc. have made a license agreement with Peanuts Worldwide LLC, and beginning on Oct. 1, the three Hankyu routes including the Kobe, Takarazuka, and Kyoto Lines will all have a decorated Snoopy & Friends train car in service.

Along with this, there will be 34 different Hankyu and Peanuts-themed products featuring Snoopy and his friends in Hankyu’s maroon colors or wearing regulation caps including plushies and tote bags available for sale at station shops and Snoopy Town Shops. Other exciting plans include a samp rally, as well as a new 1-Day Ride Pass with a Snoopy design.

■ About Peanuts
The Peanuts comic follows Snoopy, the most famous beagle in the world, his owner Charlie Brown, and their unique friends. It was created by Charles M. Schulz (1926-2000), one of the most significant American comic artists of the 20th century. It started its serialization on Oct. 2, 1950 in seven American papers including the Washington Post. Since then, it has come to be loved all around the world, and has been translated into 21 different languages for 75 countries and 2,200 papers over its 66 years of history. It was translated into Japanese by Shuntaro Tanikawa and became hugely popular. There’s currently a Snoopy Museum in Tokyo’s Roppongi district where sketches will be on display for two and a half years.

Snoopy & Friends Train Service
Inside the Hankyu train you’ll find posters featuring Snoopy and his friends riding the train. The train also has a special name plate and a variety of other decorations. Each of the Kobe, Takarazuka, and Kyoto lines will have one car which will allow you to experience the 66 years of Peanuts history.

Service Period: Oct. 1, 2016 to Jan. 9, 2017
Number of Cars: 1 car for Kobe, Takarazuka, and Kyoto lines (3 total)

Collaborative Product Sales
*Peanuts* and Hankyu collaborative products will be available for sale inside and around stations, as well as at station events. The designs are decorated based on Hankyu and will feature touches like its maroon color and regulation hat. They’re convenient items that will be great for everyday use.

On Sale: Oct. 1, 2016
*Some items will be sold beginning Oct. 15.*

Stamp Rally Exhibition
There will also be a stamp rally that you can do while hopping around each of the stations and checking out the original products. The stamps for all four locations are different, and you’ll get to see how the Peanuts changed each decade from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Active Period: Oct. 1 to Dec. 25, 2016

How to Participate
1) Get your Stamp Mat (Begins Oct. 1)
Distributing Locations: Information counters at principal stations (Umeda, Juso, Tsukaguchi, Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Shukugawa, Kobe-Sannomiya, Toyonaka, Ishibashi, Kawanishi-Noseguchi, Takarazuka, Awaji, Ibaraki-shi, Takatsuki-shi, Katsura, Kawaramachi, and Kita-Senri Stations）

2) Collect Stamps from All Four Points
Stamp Points: Takarazuka (after ticket barrier), Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi (inside east ticket barrier), Toyonaka (outside south ticket barrier), Kawaramachi (inside Hankyu Kyoto Sightseeing spot)
Open Times: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

3) Exchange for Participation Prize at Goal Point
Exchange Location: Hankyu Tourist Center Osaka, Umeda
Exchange Times: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

About the Prizes
1) Participation Prize: Magnet Board (only available while supplies last)
2) Double Chance Prize: Original Blanket (30 winners of the Participation Prize will receive this through a raffle system)

1-Day Hankyu Unlimited Ride Pass
This 1-Day Hankyu Unlimited Ride Pass will give you unlimited access to Hankyu lines for a full day, making it great for participating in the stamp rally, and a special Snoopy original design version is available.
Sales & Valid Period: Oct. 1 to Dec. 25, 2016
Sale Locations: Information counters at principal stations and some Asnas and Lagare shops
Price:
　- Adults: 1,200 yen
　- Children: 600 yen
Valid Section: All Hankyu Lines (Kobe Express Line excluded)

Collaborative Manner Posters on Display
Manner posters are displayed so that everyone can enjoy Hankyu cars and stations. As a part of this collaboration, special Snoopy versions have been put up.
Display Period: Oct. 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017
Display Locations: Inside stations and train cars, digital sign at Umeda Station, information displays for customers at each station, etc.

Source: @Press