Hatsune Miku Yozora Program Draws 7,100 Across Three Days In Niigata
Gugenka is testing whether an outdoor fireworks show can carry an AR layer at scale, and the XREAL session plus the VRChat traffic give it two separate formats to measure that against.
Reporting from 1 source: PANORA.
The Hatsune Miku Yozora Program 2026 ran September 21 to 23 at Niigata Nippo Media Ship, drawing about 7,100 visitors. The main event paired large music fireworks with AR Hatsune Miku through the HoloModel app, and a first-come session ran 200 XREAL AR glasses at once. Two VRChat worlds, including a Bandai Bridge reproduction and a reopened and ST collaboration, drew over 316,000 users by October 7.
The event ran on the theme "Night Sky x Festival" and opened with "Yozora Program Special AR Music Fireworks," in which Hatsune Miku appeared in sync with the shells over Niigata through the HoloModel app, set to the theme song "Bloom Out" by emon(Tes.) feat. Hatsune Miku.
The XREAL session let attendees try the same fireworks program through the glasses on a first-come basis. The organizer's "world's first" wording covers simultaneous operation of XREAL at outdoor music fireworks events in Japan and overseas, researched by XREAL as of October 1, 2026. A separate "Miku Message" video project showed Miku approaching the venue as showtime neared.
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