Mindgames

Reservations

Auto-Camping (3-days)

Without electricity: 30,000 yen
With electricity: 35,000 yen
Start: April 26, noon ~
Store: BUSKET

Tokyo Bus Tour
From Tokyo directly to Hodaigi Campground
Round-trip: TBD
One-way: TBD
Start: April 26, noon ~
Store: BUSKET

* Bus tour and auto-camping reservations do not include a ticket. Tickets must be purchased separately. More information about Tokyo bus tour and autocamping reservations will be released soon.

gate & Parking

Except for those on the bus tour, the reception gate is in the Hodaigi Ski Resort parking lot. The gate opening times are the following:

10/12 (Sat): 9:30 → 03:00
10/13 (Sun): 8:00 → 24:00
10/14 (Mon): 7:00 → 12:00

There are two classes of parking tickets:

Regular Parking: Regular parking is at the designated parking area for the Hodaigi Ski Resort. A free shuttle bus will be running all three days from the campground to the parking area and back. The drive takes about 15 minutes. Parking requires a paid parking ticket. Re-entry is allowed with your parking ticket.

On-Site Parking: There is a limited number of on-site parking tickets which will allow you to park directly inside the venue. Re-entry for on-site parking is 8:00 - 17:00. For safety reasons, we are not accepting re-entry at night.

No cars are allowed into the venue for any reason, apart from taxis, those with on-site parking tickets, and those with auto-camping reservations. Please understand that you cannot drive in to drop off gear or people.

Minakami Station Shuttle

There is no public transport to the venue from the closest station, so we have arranged a Labyrinth shuttle bus departing from Minakami Station going direct to the venue on Saturday evening and returning Monday night. The bus takes about 30 minutes from Minakami Station to Hodaigi Campground.

The shuttle bus times are:

10/12 (Sat): Depart Minakami Station 17:00 
10/14 (Mon): Depart Hodaigi Campground 19:15

Cost: 1,500 (one-way)

Please note there are almost no taxis operating in the town of Minakami, so it’s probably not possible to get to the venue and back by taxi unless you make a reservation beforehand.

Ticket reservations for the Minakami Station shuttle will be avaible at Busket.

Note: You can stay Monday night at the venue, take the Tuesday morning shuttle at 10am to the parking lot, and then walk 30 minutes to a bus stop to take a local bus to Minakami Station. The bus stop name is Uenohara Iriguchi 上の原入口.

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Onsen Shuttle

We are running an onsen shuttle bus from the venue to the Sunbird Hotel on Sunday and Monday so everyone can take a hot bath and refesh themselves for another day of music and dance.

The bus leaves from the small parking lot in front of the administrative building.

Price: 1,000 yen (roundtrip) [bath fee paid separately]

Departure times:

10/13 (Sun): 9:30 / 13:00

10/14 (Mon): 9:30 / 13:00

Time at the hotel: about 50 minutes

Bath charge: 1100 yen (adults), 800 yen (children), 600 yen (infants)

* Please pay at the onsen reception.

Ticket reservations for the Hotel Sunbird onsen shuttle will be available at Busket.

Weather

The weather can change quickly in the mountains and it can rain a lot. Come prepared for cold at night and the sun during the day. Warm clothes (fleece and jacket), sun protection, rainproof gear, and good shoes are all essential.

For checking weather conditions at The Labyrinth venue, search for “Minakami, Gunma”. Here is the weekly and daily weather forecast for the area.

The event normally carries on in the case of rain, but there is a chance of the event stopping temporarily or getting canceled because of strong typhoon winds or lightning. Mindgames is not responsible for injuries or loss of life under any circumstances. If the event is suspended or canceled, please closely follow staff instructions and keep up with our Twitter and Instagram feeds for updates. 

Trash & Glass

Unlike most other festivals, The Labyrinth does not ban bringing drinks into the venue. At the same time, please consider supporting the event at the bar and not abusing this generous policy.

However we do prohibit bringing glass into the venue. We will be searching bags at the gate and confiscating any glass bottles we discover. Glass is both dangerous and very heavy to dispose of. There is a physical limit to how much trash the town is able to process. Banning glass bottles helps us and the town handle trash at the event's conclusion. So please transfer any fine malted or graped liquids into flasks if they are going to make the voyage with you.

Trash must be separated for recycling, so please follow the signs and staff’s instructions. Also please bring back as much as you can with you and do not leave large objects (tents, camping chairs, tables, etc) on site. And please remove and take back your tent pegs.

On the general topic of trash, we will repeat these words from many years ago:

"A clean dancefloor is a beautiful sight to see. It is an extension of the spirit and mentality of the entire event. When I see photos of festivals where the camp ground and dance floor look like scenes of a riot, I think what kind of celebration of life is this? I know it's easy to get carried away and leave trash on the dance floor in an excited state of mind, but what does this say about your integrity? And the integrity of the event as a whole?”

The decision to clean after yourself and show respect for a communal space shared by others for spiritual enjoyment should be a simple one. It only takes a brief moment to commit to this state beforehand, and then you will act with awareness in the moment.

This is your event and ours."

And if you do see some trash left by some revelers having an exceptionally good time, it would be awesome if you helped out and threw some things away for them. Little teams of volunteers during the event taking 10-minute time-outs to clean areas around them can help keep the event pristine for all.

Please No

* NO AUDIO OR VISUAL RECORDING of performances. People have gone insane filming everything they see these days. One bright screen held up in the air at night is extremely distracting for the entire floor. No one wants to see your phone. We strictly prohibit videos of the stage and you will be asked to stop filming. If you refuse to follow the staff’s instructions on this matter, you will be asked to leave.

* NO DOGS on the dance floor. We allow dogs into the event, but we ask that they be kept on a leash, and they must not be brought onto the dance floor. The extreme sound levels of the dance floor make a dangerous and stressful situation for canine ears.

* NO DRUMS OR WHISTLES on the floor. Dogs are not the only animals with sensitive ears.

* NO LIGHT SOURCES on the floor. The lighting at Labyrinth is designed for specific aesthetic reasons. Please keep the night dark so we have room to play. 

* NO FIREWORKS anywhere at the venue.

* NO DRONES IN THE AIR. All drones will be coming from the speakers.

* NO OPEN FIRES. Open flames and BBQ’ing are not allowed in the camping area, but there are covered BBQ areas with sinks, so please use those for cooking.

* NO SOUND SYSTEMS. Do not bring speakers or sound systems into the camping area as they annoy the neighbors.

* NO ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES. Laws are incredibly strict in Japan and security will be patrolling the event. Please be aware that "loophole drugs" can be fatal alone or when combined with alcohol, and police will detain you are found with these despite their ambiguous legal state. An undercover constabulary presence is always a possibility.

* NO CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THE GROUND. If you’re a smoker, bring portable ashtrays. (You can buy these at Tokyu Hands, for example.) We cannot leave the venue until every last cigarette butt has been picked up from the grounds.

Other

* If the event is canceled because of natural disaster, poor weather conditions, or other reasons beyond our control, ticket money will not be refunded.

* There is a food market with many styles of restaurants at the event and a full bar on the dance floor featuring craft beer and cocktails in addition to a Mezcal bar featuring rare and fine sotol and mezcal from Mexico.

* We will not reissue lost wristbands, so please don’t take them off. Lost wristbands will have to be repurchased. If your wristband is uncomfortable, come to the gate and we'll give you a new one.

* Children in middle school and under can enter for free with their guardian.

* Mindgames does not take responsibility for any accidents or thefts that occur at the venue. Please take care of your valuables and be aware that there are no storage areas or lockers on site.

* Anyone who refuses to follow the instructions of staff will be removed from the event and your ticket money will not be refunded.