On June 6th, the event "Ingress: First Saturday" of the online game "Ingress" will be held at the Hirosaki Cultural Center (Shimohiragincho, Hirosaki City).

Ingress is a virtual camp game that uses location information for smartphones and is developed and operated by Google and Niantic Labs. In November last year, he won the grand prize in the entertainment category of the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival. Official events have been held around the world and have become a hot topic.

The "Team GIFT" sponsored by Ingress operates in Aomori Prefecture. Since opening the Tohoku's first official event in Hachinohe City in November last year, the event has been sponsored by Misawa City, Towada City, Aomori City, etc. This will be the first time it will be held in Hirosaki. Shinji Okawa, the founder, said, "In winter, it was held in the vicinity of Hachinohe in consideration of safety, and because the snow melted and the number of portals (places to take in) was substantial, we decided to hold it." speak.

Mr. Okawa explains that Hirosaki's charm in Ingress is "there are portals from Hirosaki Station to the banks of the bank and Hirosaki Castle, and there are nearly 40 portals around Hirosaki Castle." "There are many historical buildings and temples in Hirosaki, so there are still many places that are candidates for portals.

At the event, Mr. Okawa said, "beginners can easily understand how to play and enjoy." He said that he would actually walk around Hirosaki Park and set aside time to practice Ingress. “Ingress is able to discover places that it didn't know so far and become familiar with the land it is playing. One of the attractions is that you can get to know many people through the game. If you are interested, take this opportunity. I want you to participate. "

Holding time is from 13:00 to 16:30. Free to join.