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[Updated 7/28]
Notice of Keihan Group Initiatives for the 8/8 (Sat) Kunihiro Shimizu Player Retirement Commemorative
GORI LAST MATCH Supported by Keihan

Update Information

Updated July 28

The following information has been added:

• ・Keihan Booth campaign information
• ・Information regarding video screenings, audio broadcasts, and commemorative posters of Shimizu-senshu by the Keihan Group

Kunihiro Shimizu Retirement Commemorative GORI LAST MATCH Supported by Keihan Overview

Match Schedule

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Match start

14:00 (Scheduled)

Match Venue

Panasonic Arena (Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture)

1. Spectator Gifts

① Retirement Match Commemorative Admission Card (for all spectators)

We will present one admission commemorative card (two types, distributed randomly) featuring Player Shimizu in his uniform cap and the date of his retirement match.

• *Images are for illustrative purposes only and are subject to change.

② Retirement Match Original Clear File (for all spectators)

We will present one original design clear file exclusive to the retirement match.

• *Images are for illustrative purposes only and are subject to change.

③ Giveaway Campaign (Lottery)

We will present Hirakata Park free pass tickets to spectators via a lottery (2 pairs, 4 winners).

• *The giveaway event is scheduled to be held between sets.

2. Keihan booth exhibition (outside the arena)

Booths from various Keihan Group companies will be set up outside the arena. Scheduled to be held from 11:00 to 14:00.

• *Times and content are subject to change due to weather or other reasons.

① Keihan Holdings

We will conduct an OKEIHAN Point awarding campaign as follows.

Campaign 1

If you present your e-kenet card on the day, you will receive 432 points (the total number of games played by Player Shimizu) as an attendance bonus.

Campaign 2

If you purchase one or more items at the Keihan The Store booth mentioned in (2) below, you will receive 50 points.

Campaign 3

Those who have achieved Campaign 1 (recipients of the attendance points) will receive 100 points if they newly issue and register an e-kenet mobile card on the day.

Campaign 4

Among those who have achieved Campaign 1 (recipients of the attendance points) and spend 5,000 yen or more (excluding tax) at Keihan Point participating stores between Saturday, August 8 and Monday, August 31 while presenting their e-kenet mobile card, 5 people will be selected by lottery at a later date to receive OSAKA BLUTEON player Shimizu's autographed merchandise (the date of the match does not matter as long as it is within the target period).

• *For details, please check the Keihan Holdings website in the future (scheduled to be released around the end of July).

2. Keihan The Store

The food shop "Moyori-ichi" from Keihan The Store will be opening for the first time! We will be selling original Keihan The Store products such as "Kyobashi Specialty Frankfurters," "Hand-rolled Rice Balls" with package designs inspired by Keihan Railway station signs, and our own "Fried Chicken."

3. Other

Screening of video featuring Shimizu-senshu by the Keihan Group

We will be showing a commemorative video featuring photos and videos of player Shimizu taken during collaboration projects with the Keihan Group, such as the "Keihan Collaboration Day" (a match sponsored by the Keihan Group) and the web article "OSAKA BLUTEON K PRESS Expedition Team 'Exploring and Discovering the Best of Keihan!!'," where he introduces recommended spots along the Keihan line with other players.

• *K PRESS is the Keihan Group's information magazine for outings along the railway line.

Audio broadcast by Shimizu-senshu

We will be broadcasting messages recorded by player Shimizu specifically for his retirement commemorative match at Keihan Line stations and around Keihan Bus stops.

1. Keihan Electric Railway

• Broadcast location: All Keihan Line stations
• Broadcast period: August 1 (Sat) – August 8 (Sat), 2026, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM *Until 2:00 PM on August 8 (Sat)

2. Keihan Bus

Broadcast location:

1. Around the temporary bus bound for Panasonic Arena (Hirakatakoen Station East Exit)
2. Around the temporary bus bound for Hirakatakoen Station (Panasonic Arena)

Broadcast period:

1. August 8, 2026 (Sat) from around 11:30 AM to around 2:00 PM
2. August 8, 2026 (Sat) from the end of the event until the departure of the last temporary bus

Display of Shimizu-senshu's retirement commemorative poster

To express our gratitude to player Shimizu, who has been active as a player for many years and has appeared in numerous Keihan Group projects, we will be displaying autographed retirement commemorative posters featuring photos taken during our collaboration projects.

• Location: Poster frames on the inbound and outbound platforms at Hirakatakoen Station
• Period: July 31 (Fri) – August 10 (Mon), 2026

• *The start date may be moved forward and the end date may be extended.