Why You Should Visit
For two days the lawn beside the Tower of the Sun fills with the food of India and its neighbours. The star is biryani — spiced rice slow-cooked in a pot — and each stall makes it with different rice and different spices, so tasting your way across them is the point. Nepalese, Pakistani, Turkish, Egyptian and Sudanese kitchens join in, alongside stalls of clothing and homeware and a flea market. The stage hosts Indian dance and music, and there is kabaddi on the grass, with a beginners' session and a tournament. Entry is free once you are in the park.
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Essentials
- location
- Ue-no-Hiroba, Expo '70 Commemorative Park
- period
- August 22, 2026 (Sat) - August 23, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 10:00–17:00 (last orders 16:30)
- cost
- Free entry to the festival; park admission applies (¥450 for high-school age and up, free for junior-high and younger, covering the Natural and Cultural Garden and the Japanese Garden). Food and goods are paid for at each stall. Event coupons worth ¥1,000 are sold on site for ¥900.
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About a 5-min walk from Banpaku-kinen-koen Station on the Osaka Monorail — cross the footbridge to the Central Gate; the lawn is just inside. By car, it is right off the Chugoku-Suita interchange on the Chugoku Expressway; use the Central car park.
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No booking is needed to attend. The limited EXPO-SET meal box is available by advance online order only, collected at the venue on the day. Entering the kabaddi tournament requires signing up in advance — check the official site for details.
- NOTE
Food
- Biryani from multiple kitchens, each with its own rice and spice mix
- Indian, Nepalese, Pakistani, Turkish, Egyptian and Sudanese dishes
- 10 food trucks; around 30 food and retail stalls in total
- A special appearance by the "phantom" Bharat food truck
Limited EXPO-SET
- A box of butter chicken curry, spinach-and-cheese curry, chicken biryani, basmati rice, mini naan, seekh kebab, chicken tikka, samosa, pani puri and gulab jamun
- Advance online order only; collected at the venue on the day
Retail and flea market
- Traditional clothing, accessories, Indian homeware, Egyptian and African goods
- Around 30 flea-market stalls
Stage
- Indian dance and music (NAOMI HARICA, Jil☆Jil☆Mariyanmans, Hiroko & Ibex)
- Biryani talk session
Kabaddi
- Kids' taster session, mini games and a tournament, with prizes
Original goods
- Limited pin badge, T-shirt, paper fan, can badge, sticker, face towel and more
Weather
- Held in light rain; cancelled in severe weather
- Reserve dates if cancelled: Aug 29 (Sat) and 30 (Sun)
*Stalls and content are subject to change.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 1 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Ue-no-Hiroba, Expo '70 Commemorative Park, and 8 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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