A swap event of LEGO Minifigures hosted by the Japanese unit of the toy company LEGO Group was recognized by the Guinness World Records on Wednesday for the most people trading them simultaneously in one place.

A group of 288 people, half of them small children from two local schools, exchanged 3-centimeter dolls that they created using LEGO parts at Legoland Japan Resort in Nagoya, Legoland Japan LLC said.

Children and Legoland Japan Resort staff trade LEGO Minifigures at an event recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest simultaneous exchange of these dolls in Nagoya on April 19, 2023. (Kyodo)

Cheers erupted and confetti was thrown in the air when Guinness Records staff on the ground announced that they had won the title.

"It was so much fun. I want to display the Minifigure I got with my LEGO toys at home," said 6-year-old Yuzuki Hayashi.

The event was held to encourage children who had become first graders in April, the start of the Japanese school year.

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