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Hey All! Our team over at Toko-R have been working hard again to bring you the MVM sponsored Anime Cinema! For years now MVM have been providing us with Anime to screen at the Toko-R Cinema, and this year is no different! If you are interested in watching Anime, and would like to expand your personal collection, please go show them some love at their store here: https://www.mvm-films.com/ As usual, we plan on hosting the cinema on the Saturday and the Sunday of Tokonatsu, if you would like to see what’s in store, and at what times, go check out Toko-Retreats article for full details!

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We are now officially less than two months before Tokonatsu 2019! Have you finished all of your preparations for the event? If not, we highly recommend that you start now! Registered for Tokonatsu 2019? Given that registration opened up back in November 2018 (and with pre-reg at the end of last Tokonatsu), it is possible that grabbing your ticket for this year may have slipped your mind! Please ensure that you have a fully registered ticket for Tokonatsu 2019.

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Are you excited for Tokonatsu? We are too! It sure would be nice to enjoy some sweet Japanese confectionery whilst enjoying the wonderful summer weather during the event though… But now you can! Enjoy a sweet treat this Tokonatsu and every other month too! In order to celebrate the upcoming Tokonatsu 2019, we are proud to announce a fantastic and truly sweet giveaway in the form of Japanese snacks and candy!

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We <3 Tokonatsu, Valentines Day Competition Special! This week the air is being filled with love, and here at Tokonatsu we would like to share the love with you! Over the week we are running a competition, in which you could win a Free Ticket [*] and a Tokonatsu Hoodie [*] [**]! What we would like you to do is take a picture with something that you love that relates to Tokonatsu or Japanese Culture with the #ILoveTokonatsu, so this could be anything from you watching Anime, to shopping at Japan Center, to partaking in a game of Mahjong, and post it on any of our social media sites.

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Welcome back to Tokonatsu 2017! Once again we a proud to announce our return in 2017, with our dates down as the 4th - 7th of August! Along with our return, we are back at our fantastic campsite The Boyd Campsite and Activity Centre in the wonderful village of Henlow, Bedfordshire. Ticket pricing will be £50.00 for the weekend, with Early Access Tickets available direct for £70.00. Find out more about our ticket prices by clicking here.

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Tokonatsu gets closer and closer, and there is hustle and bustle over at Toko HQ. We have a new addition to the site this year, a brand new page for Tokonatsu Houses! You may notice that the teams have not been filled yet. Do not fret! This is because we want your input. On Friday 15th of July from 9pm, you will be able to choose your preferred house by going to our team choices page.

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Those of you who saw the Q&A Livestream will know already, but we’re in the process of organising food vans to cater this year’s festival. We’ve already announced two food vans and one mobile bar, but more should be on the way in due course. Details of these can now be found on the website. Don’t forget, breakfast will still be served from our kitchens every morning! If anyone has any suggestions or questions, contact us!

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Welcome to Tokonatsu 2016! To make communication easier with everyone, we decided to bring along the “news” page on the website. We hope that we can use this to expand on announcements made via social media and other forms of communication so that everyone is fully informed of what is happening ahead. Additionally we have included a Disqus comment system at the bottom, which means that you can also write your replies here and the team will pick this up for you.

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