Experience the excitement!
Hang glide from Mt. Chokai to the TDK Museum!
Hang Gliding in Nikaho is back.
An encore of Hang Gliding in Nikaho, a virtual reality special exhibit event held at the TDK Museum from October 2019 to April 2021! Hang gliding over Nikaho through a flying experience has returned.
Flight course and visual highlights
Hang Gliding in Nikaho straps you in for a virtual reality flight experience from the local landmark, Mt. Chokai, one of the 100 most famous mountains in Japan, through the air to the TDK Museum.
Pick up speed and take off from Mt. Chokai!
The Kujuku Islands in Kisakata, a famous spot visited by poet Matsuo Basho
Sunset over the Japan Sea
Aerial view of the TDK Museum
TDK technology conveys the feel of flying
TDK’s high-sensitivity six-axis sensor, connected to the top of the hang glider’s control bar, precisely measures the bar’s changing rotation angle and movement speed as the rider’s weight shifts. Those measurements are input into a computer and reflected in the movement of the 3DCG-based virtual hang glider, making it seem as if you are piloting the glider.
You control how you fly through the air!
For this “ride,” a person is strapped into a harness that is actually used in hang gliding. You grab the control bar and shift your body weight forward and back, left and right to “steer” the glider, all made possible by the TDK sensor technology.
We’ll guide you on your flight!
Reki-chan and Mira-kun, the TDK Museum mascots,
will serve as your tour guides. Their commentary will make the flight fun and enjoyable.
Come and try it!
