About "Uwajima Dance Festival"

What is it?

On Monday, October 9th 2023, a public holiday in Japan, there will be a charity dance festival for all genres. The festival will take place at Uwajima Kisaia Plaza starting at 10 a.m. All genres are welcome to participate in the dance performances.

Who Organizes the Event?

Run by an amazing couple, Takashi & Miyuki, this event is managed by the same duo behind the Uwajima Hawaiian Festival, a decade-long hit with over 100,000 attendees!

Check further more for their Facebook page for the Uwajima Hawaiian Festival.

Why CSTOYS?

Before starting our toy business in 2005, the owner and director of CSTOYS International, Masaki Seike, volunteered as a translator for the Ehime-Hawaii Youth Baseball Tournament. This tournament aimed to establish and foster friendship between Ehime and Hawaii after the tragic incident involving the Ehime-Maru in Feb. 2001. (For more details, see Wikipedia's article on 'Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision').

We open our booth at this event and donate our toys for Maui because we have many customers and friends in Hawaii, and we want them to know that we care for them. We have a faith that any super hero toys can and should contribute the peace we all hope in our hearts.

Will there be a live-streaming program?

Yes! CSTOYS is preparing for the live-streaming show at our YouTube Channel, and be introduced as we are ready! Join us for the fun and Support Maui!

How can I help?

Visit American Red Cross for 2023 Hawaii Wildfires Relief Information

Super Hero Time: Opening a Charity Booth for Maui on Oct. 9th

On Monday, October 9th, CSTOYS will open a charity booth at a local dance event to support Maui called "Uwajima Dance Festival" at Uwajima Kisaia Plaza starting at 10 a.m. And we will have our Capsule Toy Vending Machines to sell our Tokusatsu toys to local customers and all the sales will be donated to Japan Red Cross Society through the organizer, the Hawaiian Festival Committee.  

The dance performances will be open to all genres, and they are currently recruiting performers, volunteer staff, and vendors. Participation is free, but they can only provide basic audio equipment like microphones and speakers due to budget constraints. The vendor participation fee is 2,000 yen this will be covered by ourselves. They will also set up workshop booths for donations. Unused items donated from households will be sold at a bazaar, and the proceeds will go to support Maui.

Takashi & Miyuki, The Event Organizer

Takashi & Miyuki, The Event Organizer


Ehime Prefecture and the state of Hawaii are sister states, and they have organized this charity event to offer some form of support. In addition to setting up donation boxes on the day of the event, we will also have charity booths. They are inviting as many people as possible to attend and participate, and kindly ask for your help in spreading the word.

Our FM radio program, Uwajima World Link, will cover this particular event in coming weeks as well. 

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A weekly segment to update Uwajima City with something new every week. There are three parts in this segment and including:

-Uwajima Questions: A weekly Text Message Cultural & Communication Exchange segment with Students from Uwajima Minami Secondary School & CSTOYS' worldwide customers.

-Heroes Within: Irregular Video interviews with Uwajima NPO Center, introducing Local Event introductions & activity reports.

-Uwajima Business Updates: An Irregular segment introducing the current state of cross-border EC and Shopify updates for Uwajima people.

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