{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c88b778d8933b2b6305cdfe1","clusterId":"c_e09af3156c78d2d88254795d","slug":"immersive-suspense-event-toyaku-jiraku-returns-at-parco-ya-ueno","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Immersive Suspense Event Toyaku Jiraku Returns at PARCO_ya Ueno","summary":"Parco Co., Ltd. and Sally Co., Ltd. will hold the roaming immersive suspense event Toyaku Jiraku at PARCO_ya Ueno from August 28 to September 30. The approximately 90-minute experience casts participants as applicants for a suspicious clinical trial part-time job, lured by promises of high hourly pay and same-day wages. Inside the venue, they meet doctors and staff, are handed an unidentified drug, and must decide whether to follow instructions or steal the substance. The story branches based on participant questions and choices, allowing repeat visits to yield different endings. The event previously ran at Ikebukuro PARCO in April 2025, where all 1,135 performances sold out. This Ueno run uses the same story with a new cast. Shigego Mikasaki, known for the immersive event Tou Sou developed with Tokyo Metro and the murder mystery games Lost/Remembrance and Ryunen, wrote the main scenario. Tickets go on sale at 7:00 PM on August 11 via ESCAPE.ID, priced from 4,950 yen to 8,800 yen per person depending on group size and day of the week. Groups of two to four can participate, with no sharing between groups. Original merchandise and a pop-up store called Gimu-chan. no Omise will also be available at the venue.","whyItMatters":"The Ueno run marks the first joint project between PARCO GAMES and Sally Co., Ltd. following investment from the JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund, signaling a formal production partnership for future immersive events.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDirection and acting instruction: Kazuma Torii.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDesign and director: MoRi.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eProducers: Eitaro Hiraishi (Uzu Production) and Kento Ishii (PARCO GAMES).\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePlanning: Uzu Production and PARCO GAMES; production by Sally Co., Ltd. and Parco Co., Ltd.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUzu Production\u0026#39;s prior immersive works include \u0026#34;Club Secret\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Michimoe ni Todoroku.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe event is fiction and not related to any real persons or organizations, per the press release.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe venue\u0026#39;s detailed meeting location is given only to ticket purchasers.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWeekday pricing per person: 4 participants 4,950 yen, 3 participants 5,940 yen, 2 participants 7,920 yen. Weekend and holiday pricing: 4 participants 5,500 yen, 3 participants 6,600 yen, 2 participants 8,800 yen.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNew merchandise includes a clinical trial pouch (1,320 yen), slide can case (880 yen), long-sleeve T-shirts in white and black (6,930 yen), \u0026#34;medicine\u0026#34; acrylic keychains in three types (770 yen each), and a \u0026#34;medicine\u0026#34; sticker set of four (990 yen).\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGimu-chan. goods include a sticker set of four (990 yen), socks (2,750 yen), can badges in three types (550 yen each), and keychains in three types (1,100 yen each).\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe pop-up store \u0026#34;Gimu-chan. no Omise\u0026#34; runs at the 4th floor event space of PARCO_ya Ueno.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eParticipants who come alone must purchase tickets for two or more people.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Toyaku Jiraku's Ueno run keeps the same story but swaps the cast, so repeat visitors from Ikebukuro will measure the script against new performances. The branching narrative rewards that return.","twitterPost":"Toyaku Jiraku returns at PARCO_ya Ueno with a new cast. The same story now depends on who performs it.","threadsPost":"Toyaku Jiraku's Ueno run reuses the Ikebukuro script with a different cast. For anyone who saw the sold-out April run, the draw is no longer the story but how new actors reshape the branching choices. The event's repeatability now hinges on performance, not plot.","newsletterBlurb":"The immersive suspense event Toyaku Jiraku returns at PARCO_ya Ueno from August 28, after selling out all 1,135 performances at Ikebukuro PARCO. Participants join a shady clinical trial, make choices that change the story, and can attend in groups of up to four. Tickets go on sale August 11.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/?p=1602744\",\"title\":\"Immersive roaming event 'Toyaku Jiraku' featuring a mysterious 'clinical trial part-time job' to be held at PARCO_ya Ueno from August 28\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2608072s\",\"title\":\"Immersive Walking Event 'Touyaku Jiraku' Featuring a Mysterious 'Clinical Trial Part-Time Job' to Be Held at PARCO_ya Ueno from August 28\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":17391,"outputTokens":1610,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786092824,"createdAt":"2026-08-07T08:51:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T08:51:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-07T08:51:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e09af3156c78d2d88254795d","canonicalTitle":"奇妙な“治験バイト”に参加する没入型周遊イベント『盗薬次楽』が8月28日よりPARCO_ya上野で開催。正体不明の“薬”をめぐる約90分のサスペンス","representativeArticleId":"a_b1b550bf3af5e74f28d661a8","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"盗薬次楽\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-07T05:01:59.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-07T05:01:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-07T08:51:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/?p=1602744","title":"奇妙な“治験バイト”に参加する没入型周遊イベント『盗薬次楽』が8月28日よりPARCO_ya上野で開催。正体不明の“薬”をめぐる約90分のサスペンス"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["盗薬次楽"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Toyaku Jiraku runs at PARCO_ya Ueno from August 28 to September 30, 2026.","The event lasts approximately 90 minutes and is a roaming immersive suspense experience.","All 1,135 performances of the previous run at Ikebukuro PARCO in April 2025 sold out.","Tickets go on sale at 7:00 PM on August 11 via ESCAPE.ID, priced from 4,950 yen to 8,800 yen per person.","Shigego Mikasaki wrote the main scenario, with Kazuma Torii handling direction and acting instruction."]}