Aug. 02, 2010
Toyota to Hold Summer Family Program at Tokyo Mega Web
Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 2010―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that TMC's Mega Web car theme park in Tokyo's waterfront redevelopment zone will hold a summer automobile and environment enjoyment program from August 7 to August 22.
The program is designed to be enjoyable for both parents and children and will involve various displays focusing on the environment, safety, and user-friendly and environmentally friendly vehicle manufacturing initiatives. There will also be opportunities to experience, through test rides and special workshops, the appeal and enjoyment of cars and the fun and sense of achievement of creating things. Children will also be able to take a quiz at each display area, with those getting all the answers right receiving a special "Kodomo Tencho"* certificate.
| Area | Details | ||
| Hybrid Vehicles | Toyota's approach to hybrid technology and what makes hybrid cars special | ||
| Traffic Safety | Toyota's concept of an integrated effort encompassing people, cars and the traffic environment, aimed to help reduce the number of traffic accidents | ||
| Discover blind spots in a car (Saturdays and Sundays during the program period, except Sunday, August 15) | |||
| Cars Are Our Friends | User-friendly and environmentally-friendly vehicle manufacturing initiatives, focusing on the environment, safety, universal design, and futuristic vehicles such as the "i-REAL" and the "Winglet" | ||
| Event | Details | Dates |
| Interactive classes | 1) Hybrid car workshop for parents and kids | August 7, 8, 14 and 15 |
| 2) "Learn together as a family!" fuel-cell interactive class | August 19 and 20 | |
| 3) "Future Engineers" interactive class | August 21 and 22 | |
| 4) "Kurapika Box"*2 interactive class | August 11-13, 18-22 | |
| How safety mechanisms work | Experience first-hand how ABS brakes work to safely stop a vehicle without locking up the wheels | August 8 and 22 |
| Test ride | Ride in a "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" vehicle and other Toyota hybrid cars on designated public roads | Saturdays & Sundays during the program period, except Saturday, August 14 |
| *1Participation free of charge, restrictions on participant numbers apply; *2Tool that gives hands-on experience of the effectiveness of using reflective materials to increase visibility of pedestrians at night. | ||
