NEWS RELEASE
Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Railway Company
Kansai Airports
August 29, 2024

30th anniversary of Rapi:t and Haruka
KIX, Nankai, and JR West to hold a special ceremony!
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Ceremony on JR platform at Kansai Airport Station with "Rapi:t" and "Haruka"
Performances by artists, such as Yukino Saito and Yuki Tokunaga, Avantgardey,
30th Anniversary Special Band, and more at Kansai Airport Station Event SpaceKIX 30th Anniversary Logo

Limited Express “Rapi:t“ 30th Anniversary Logo

Limited Express “Haruka“ 30th Anniversary Logo

Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President Nobuyuki Okajima, "Nankai"), West Japan Railway
Company (President, Representative Director, and Executive Officer Kazuaki Hasegawa, "JR West"), and Kansai Airports(Representative Director and CEO Yoshiyuki Yamaya, "KAP") will hold a special ceremony on Saturday, September 7, 2024 tocommemorate the 30-year anniversary of the opening of Kansai International Airport (“KIX”) and the commencement of operationsof airport express trains, “Rapi:t” by Nankai and “Haruka” by JR West, on September 4, 2024.
The station managers of Kansai Airport Station of Nankai and JR West will give greetings in front of Rapi:t and Haruka on JR
Platform 3 at Kansai Airport Station, followed by a ribbon-cutting by the three companies at the event space in Kansai Airport
Station South Square, and performances and talk shows by Yukino Saito, 30th Anniversary Special Band, Yuki Tokunaga,Avantgardey, Osaka Flower Gardening Association and Hibiya Kadan.
Please see the attachments for more details.
Source: Blue Light Club, Kinki Electric Railway Press Club, KIX Press Association, Kansai Leisure Press Club

Contact Information- Nankai:Tel: +81-6-6644-7125- JR West:

Tel: +81-6-7661-3662- KAP: Group Corporate Communications Department

Tel: +81-72-455-2201*For the ceremony at Kansai Airport Station platform, please contact JR West.
For the ceremony at Kansai Airport Station South Square, please contact Nankai.

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1. Ceremony on JR Platform at Kansai Airport Station
A greeting and photo session will be held by the station managers of Nankai and JR West on JR Platform 3 at Kansai Airport
Station in front of Rapi:t and Haruka.

1. Date and time:

10:45 to 10:55 on Saturday, September 7, 2024

2. Location :JR Platform 3 at Kansai Airport Station

3. Schedule:TimeContent10:38

Rapi:t arrives at Platform 2

10:45

Greetings from station managers of Kansai Airport Station
JR West: Toshimitsu TamuraNankai: Hiroki Fukuta

10:50

Haruka arrives at Platform 3
Photo session with Rapi:t and Haruka

10:54

4. Others

Haruka departs from Platform 3

An entrance ticket or train ticket, etc. is required to enter the platform.
Admission may be restricted due to congestion.

Photo session venue with Rapi:t and Haruka

2. Performances at South Square Event Space in Kansai Airport Station"KIX, Nankai Rapi:t and JR West Haruka 30th Anniversary Special Ceremony" will be held at Kansai Airport Station Event Space.
In addition to a ribbon-cutting by Nankai, JR West, and KAP, there will be performances and talk shows by great guests.

1. Date and time:

11:00 to 15:00 on Saturday, September 7, 2024

2. Location :Kansai Airport Station South Square Event Space2

3. Admission:Free

4. Schedule
Time

Event

11:00

Opening dance by Kansai Collection Entertainment

11:08

Live flower performance by Osaka Flower Gardening Association andHibiya Kadan florists

11:20

Ribbon-cutting by KAP, Nankai, and JR West
Attendees
KAP: Hiroki Kitabayashi, Executive Officer and Deputy Chief
Operating OfficerNankai: Minoru Yoshida, General Manager, Public Transport Group,Transport & Vehicle Department, Railway Business Division
JR West: Manabu Okada, General Manager, Railway Marketing
Dept., Marketing Division

11:35

Talk by Yukino Saito

11:50-12:50

Stage change

12:50

Performance by 30th Anniversary Special Band

13:20-13:50

Stage change

13:50

Dance by kids from Kansai Collection Entertainment

13:55

Performance by Yuki Tokunaga

14:15

Dance by Avantgardey

14:45

Closing

5. Performers and guests:
Yukino Saito
Yukino is a Kansai-based entertainer specialized in railways. She is currently
a regular member of TV and radio shows including NHK Osaka's "Weekend
Kansai" and "Gurutto Kansai Ohirumae", and Yomiuri TV’s "Asanama Wide Sumatan!", TV Osaka's "Otonatabi arukitabi", MBS Radio's "Mori Takeshi no
Sukatan Radio." She also appears on YouTube, book promotion and manyother events.

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30th Anniversary Special BandThe band is specially assembled one day only for the 30th anniversary andproduced by DJ and music producer Jessy who is from Osaka and often
performs overseas. Musicians based in Kansai will perform popular songs
related to the sky and airplanes.

Kansai Collection EntertainmentKansai Collection Entertainment is an entertainer school that trains future
models, entertainers, and dancers. They performed the opening dance at theKansai Collection 2024AW event in August in front of approximately 20,000
audience. They will perform the opening dance at this special event to recreate
the excitement.

Yuki Tokunaga

Yuki enjoys taking pictures of trains, and his specialty is impersonation of a train
conductor and high speed finger-snap. He is also a black belt in Judo.
Influenced by his grandfather and parents from Amami Oshima, he grew up singingtraditional ballads and popular music from early age. In 2012, he won the grandchampionship at the NHK Nodojiman Champion Tournament. 2012 In November 2013,
he made his national debut with "Sayonara wa Namida ni", a song by Eisho Higa ofBEGIN. In August 2014, he released the cover album "Yukino Uata: Hometown version".
In September of the same year, he won the Newcomer Award at the 56th Japan Record
Awards for his 2nd single "Heisei Dodonpa Ondo", written and composed by Kazufumi
Miyazawa of THE BOOM.

Avantgardey

A 17-member dance team produced by bubbly dance choreographer Akane.
Established in 2022, the group has become popular around the world on TikTokand Instagram as a "mysterious bobbed hair group in uniform".

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Osaka Flower Gardening Association and Hibiya Kadan (Live Flower Performance)

Live flower performance by the Osaka Flower Gardening Federation that
promotes the appeal and consumption of flowers grown in Osaka, andperformance by the florist of the Hibiya Hanadan.
Enjoy beautiful flower arrangements and performances to commemorate the30th anniversary of KIX, Nankai Rapi:t and JR West Haruka.

6. PR booths

PR booths for Nankai, JR West, and KAP will be set up next to the stage.

7. OtherAdmission may be restricted due to congestion.

Reference: 30th anniversary campaign of each companyNankai
Airport Limited Express "Rapi:t" will celebrate 30 years of service on September 4, 2024 with the following events!
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Special admission tickets for the 30-year anniversary will be on sale from August 20.

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A special Rapi:t exhibition will be held at KIX from September 25.

3.

30-year anniversary stickers will be placed on two carriage of Rapi:t and drivers’ seat will be accompanied by stuffed toy ofRapi:t-kun.

4.

Renewal of seat head covers

5.

A special Rapi:t tour will be held in partnership with KAP on September 7.

https://www.nankai.co.jp/lib/company/news/pdf/240802.pdf

News release dated August 2

JR WestPlease refer to the Attachment 2.

KAP
KIX celebrates 30th anniversary!
KAP would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has used and supported the airport.
1.

A program commemorating the 30 years since the opening of KIX will be broadcast worldwide on NHK WORLD-JAPAN/jibtv
on Friday, August 30.

2.

KIX "Sky Day Festival 2024" will be held on Saturday, September 21 to commemorate the 30th anniversary.

3.

The 18th KIX International Friendship Dragon Boat Festival will be held on Sunday, October 27 to celebrate the 30thanniversary.

Check out our 30th anniversary website for exciting contents including a chronological table with nostalgic photographs and special
videos!
Please visit the website below for the latest information.
KIX 30 Anniversary Website

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For information about the 30th anniversary of JR West “Haruka”, please visit the website below.
https://www.jr-odekake.net/navi/haruka30th/
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Event BoothKids-friendly events are planned at the booth, such as ringtoss, trying on of kids’ uniforms, a commemorative photo tour
inside the stationmaster's office, and a greeting by the official character of the Osaka Station Umekita area "Belieaver".

Date and time: 11:00 to14:30 on Tuesday, September 7
Venue: Kansai Airport Station South Square Event Space2.

A photo spot with a stuffed giant panda (Adventure World)
You can take a photo with 160cm stuffed giant panda

Date and time: Around 11:00 to 15:00 on Saturday, September 7
Location: Near JR West PR booth3.

Exhibition of panels commemorating 30th anniversary of Haruka and the display of cherry blossoms by Osaka FlowerGardening Association
For overseas visitors, photo panels and information about facilities celebrating an anniversary in western Japan will be
displayed inside the ticket gates of Kansai Airport Station. In addition, weeping cherry trees in bloom will be exhibited as ademonstration by the Osaka Flower Gardening Association, which is working on techniques to control the blooming of cherrytrees. Overseas visitors will be able to experience Japan and enjoy the spirit of hospitality.

Panel image■Haruka 30-year anniversary panel
Exhibition period:From Wednesday, September 4 to Monday, October 7
Location: Inside the ticket gates of JR Kansai Airport Station■Cherry blossom display by Osaka Flower Gardening Association
Exhibition period: From Tuesday, September 3 to Sunday, September 8
Exhibition location: Inside the ticket gates of JR Kansai Airport Station

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