WEEKLY R ENTAL SPACE"ANTENNA SHOP DENPAKUDO"
HOW TO USE（Last revised:June, 2022）

使用についてNPO HIMEJI CONVENTION SUPPORTWhat is "ANTENNA SHOP DENPAKUDO"?

Himeji City is famous as a location of UNESCO World
Heritage Site Himeji Castle, which attracts many tourists.
The busiest shopping street in Himeji is the "Himeji Miyuki
Shopping Street," which runs from Himeji Station to Himeji
Castle. Himeji Convention Support operates "Denpakudo,"a nationwide weekly antenna shop, as a place to promote
the region to tourists and other visitors.
Denpakudo opened in 2003 in the Miyuki-dori Shopping Arcade as a base for
information transmission operated by us, a non-profit organization. It started as abase for tourists visiting Himeji to learn about the charms of Himeji, and has since
been operated as an antenna shop for a wide variety of products.
Antenna Shop Denpakudo is a place where you can easily open a shop for a weekat a reasonable rental fee. Of course, you can also sell goods, so please use it asa challenge shop.

How about following uses?

○Product Sales
Sell local vegetables, processed products, and specialties. You can sell various local
products such as lunch boxes and sake.
○Challenge Shop
Before starting a business, try out your skills and find out how customers react
and what their trends are. Regularly opening a shop will help you gaincustomers.
You can also acquire customers by opening shops on a regular basis.
○Customer trend survey
Denpakudo is appropriate for wholesalers who do not have a physical shop or those
who mainly sell their products through e-commerce sites.
○Exhibition or event space
Exhibit your photos, paintings, ceramics, calligraphy, etc. You can also be used asa venue for exhibiting artwork.
○Tourist Campaign
You can conduct a campaign for a local event and also distribute flyers,posters, campaign goods, and show PR videos.

*Example for a weekly use
Tue

Wed

Thu

Removalof theexhibition

regularclosingday

Installationand set-up

FriSatSun

Sale and exhibition

Mon
Removalofexhibition

Event and exhibition*Shops around the shopping district are closed on Wednesdays. about following
uses?
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This space is an "antenna shop" for aim at public relations and to connect withmany people. We would kindly ask you to understand the purpose beforeapplying.

Fee: 33,000 yen per week (tax and utilities included)
However, during the following winter months, the fee is 27,500 yen (tax andutilities included).
December: December 1 to 20
January: January 4 to January 31
February: February 1 to 28 (29th)
Reservations for the week before or after this period will be prorated.

About payment
Payment basically prepaid. You will receive a key with your receipt. However, forgovernment agencies and various companies/organizations, you can be billed at alater date.
(For first-time users, advance payment is required by the day of the first use.
Reservation Process
1)Please check the availability on the calendar of our website.
Spaces are rented on a weekly basis (Thursday through Tuesday).
Spaces may be rented on days during the week when they are not in use for otherprojects.
2)Reservations are accepted 6 months in advance.
(e.g.) Reservations for December will be accepted from July 1.
3) Download the "Application for Antenna Shop Use" form from the website, fill itout, and send it to us by e-mail or fax.
4) We will contact you after reviewing your application form.
*Please make a reservation at least one week in advance.
*We will contact you after receiving your application form. Please note theapplication form submission does not constitute a decision.
*We will interview first-time applicants (required). If the application is notsuitable for our purpose, we will reject it.
*If you are a first-time user, we will interview you in advance.We may refuse
any application that is not in line with our purpose.
5)Please note that the rental period (from Thursday to next Tuesday) includes thepreparation period for carrying in and out.
6) Keys will be handed over on site after 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Please takecare of the key by yourself during the rental period. If you lose the key, you will
be charged the actual cost of making a new key.
7)Keys will be returned after the event is over.
Important Notice
Cancellation fees will be as follows
Up to 2 weeks before: free of charge
Between 2 weeks and 1 week before: 50%
After 1 week before: 100%

Facilities, equipment, etc.
Shelf (3 shelves)

Storage space

200 cmfrontage 82 cm

Self475cm
228cm

Pillarone wayoutlet

Possible overflow area in shopping district
1) The space is approximately 4.5 tsubo. The open space facing the shopping street
allows for flexible layout.
Address: 104 Watamachi, Himeji, 670-0921
2) The space is available for rent from Thursday to Tuesday during the week.
Wednesday will be closed for maintenance. Please note that the rental period
includes preparation time.
The key will be handed over on site after 9:00 a.m. on Thursday morning. You
will be asked to pay for the key at that time. Please let us know your arrival
time in advance or call the office (079-286-8988) when you arrive at the site.

For return, please contact us at the time of removal on Tuesday.
4) There are shelves on the wall, so you can display artwork, items, flyers, etc. onthem. However, pushpins and other items that leave marks on the walls cannot
be used.
5) There is no running water.
6) There are no toilets.
7) There is no parking space. Please use coin-operated parking lots nearby.
8) Equipment is as follows. We can arrange as you like. If you need somethingelse (an additional fee required).
Table（900×1800）
Fire extinguisher
Extension cord
Chair

2

Cleaning utensils(dust cloth)1 Bucket
2 Broom
2 Dustpan

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11○About the use of the space
The following activities are prohibited according to the regulations of theshopping district.
(1) Displaying merchandise or conducting business outside of the yellow line (seediagram on previous page).
(2) Catch-sales, such as calling out to others.
○[Important] Food and Beverage Service(1) Please be careful of food poisoning, etc. if you will be serving food andbeverages.
(2) Please obtain permission from the public health center on your own. Please
disinfect dishes with alcohol or other alcohol-based disinfectants. We will not
be responsible for any accidents that may occur.
We do not have a freezer or refrigerator.
(3) The floor may be dirty, so please be sure to use cardboard or blue sheets,etc., underneath.
(4) Please do not pour leftover food into the sewage system.
○Cleaning
Since the area faces a shopping street, it is easy for dust to accumulate. We
have prepared basic items such as brooms, mops, and rags, so if you areconcerned about dust, please clean up.
○About garbage
Please clean up daily garbage by yourself. If you need garbage bags for business
use, please let us know in advance and we will share them with you for 350 yen
per bag (tax not included).
○The use of nails, pushpins, etc. is not permitted. For any damage to equipment,etc., we will charge the actual cost of repair. We have recently noticed several
cases of people taking our equipment home with them.
○We are not responsible for any theft or other accidents.

(Revised as of November, 2021)*The usage guidelines may be subject to change.

Operating Organization
NPO HIMEJI CONVENTION SUPPORTA non-profit organization established in July 2002 for community development.
With the mission of "supporting people who really want to make their town
interesting with all our credo," we connect various people and places anddisseminate information. It has been 21 years since it opened its shop in the
Miyuki-Dori shopping street. We have been working to revitalize the central cityarea by serving on the board of directors of the shopping street. Based on theknow-how accumulated through our activities to connect the town with themountainous areas, we offer various consultations such as package production andthe creation of sales tools.

CONTACTNPO Himeji Convention Support
2F 76 Minamimachi, Himeji-city Hyogo JAPANTEL: +81.79 286 8988
Email: info@hcs.or.jp