June 06, 2025

TMN on Tour: Clayton's Video & Photo Tour of the Main Modeller's Hall - Shizuoka Hobby Show 2025

The Shizuoka Hobby Show's real soul is the main modelling hall. The fruits of the labour of some of the best model makers in the world are on exhibit. Clayton Ockerby tours the hall & the Tamiya factory in his video & photos today...

TMN on Tour: Main Modeller's Hall - Shizuoka Hobby Show 2025

TMN on Tour: Main Modeller's Hall - Shizuoka Hobby Show 2025
Name: 61st Shizuoka Hobby Show
Organizer: Shizuoka Model Teaching Material Cooperative Association
Trade Days: May 10th, 11th: 9:30-16:30
Students’ Day: May 12th: 9:00-17:00
Public Days: May 13th: 9:00-17:00, May 14th: 9:00-16:00
Other Highlights at the Event
34th Modelers’ Club Exhibition venue: Twinmesse Shizuoka South Hall, West Hall 2nd floor, North Hall 3rd floor, North Hall 4th floor reception hall
Self-Defense Forces Corner venue: in front of the West Hall, Twinmesse Shizuoka
RC Car Festival venue: Shizuoka City South Gym
Getting there from Shizuoka Station:
- A free shuttle bus is operated from JR Shizuoka Station South Exit. (15 mins)
- Alternatively, a Taxi from JR Shizuoka Station's south exit takes about ten minutes (25 minutes if you leave when everyone else does😄)
Entry (for visitors from overseas)
Pre-registration is not required for visitors from overseas. Please follow the instructions below when you visit.
- Present yourself at the main reception between the two halls at Twin Messe Shizuoka.
- Trade day attendees should provide a business card, which will be exchanged for an entry pass.
- Public day attendees may be asked to provide their nationality and the number of people in their group before entering.

Today we take a third trip into the Shizuoka Hobby Show, 2025, courtesy of Clayton Ockerby of Workbench Hobbies. These photos are accompanied by his great video summary of the hall and also the Tamiya Factory, just up the road from the show.

We look at some of the models that the wonderful model makers presented at the show...
Clayton has shared his video with us of his day in the model hall, plus a peek at the Tamiya Factory he visited on the same day! Check it out on his YT channel, Workbench Hobbies....

That is all from this year's Shizuoka Hobby Show. Hopefully we can see many more wonderful models at next year's event...