Denspo Autumn Festival

Kita-Kobe Den-en Sports Park

location
Kita-Kobe Den-en Sports Park
period
November 21, 2026 (Sat)
Time
10:00–15:00
cost
Free entry (food and goods are paid)
access
About a 20-minute walk from Dojo-minamiguchi Station on the Kobe Electric Railway. By car, about 10 minutes from Nishinomiya-kita IC on the Chugoku Expressway (parking ¥500 per visit on the day)

Why You Should Visit

An autumn festival at Kita-Kobe Den-en Sports Park (Denspo) in Kita-ku, Kobe. Across the main ballpark and lawn plaza, the day mixes active and browse-around attractions: a baseball clinic by the Hyogo Bravers, goat petting, mini-train rides and a camping-car display. The stage features dance, karate and baton twirling, plus a tug-of-war you can sign up for on the day and a true-or-false quiz. Entry is free, and with handmade soba and food trucks on site, families can easily spend half a day here.

Essentials

NOTE

Main attractions

  • Baseball clinic by the Hyogo Bravers (base running, speed gun, toss batting and more; participants get a player card)
  • Meet the goat mother and kid Tsukimi and Komugi (next to the dog run)
  • Camping-car display (lawn plaza)
  • Mascot gathering (Shinchan, Habatan, Kitaru-san and others)
  • Mini-train rides (Kobe Electric Railway)
  • Working-vehicle display (fire, police, Self-Defense Forces and more)
  • Blood donation bus (10:00–12:00 / 13:15–16:00)
  • Pet disaster preparedness, lemonade stand (charity for childhood cancer)
  • Train parts and goods sale (Kobe Electric Railway / Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau)
  • Flower seedlings and vegetables, woodwork and produce from local welfare workshops
  • Stadium flea market

Activities

  • Basketball and soccer, Mölkky, Tarzan rope, kick target, recreational sports
  • Two-way radio, handmade telescopes, rescued-dog meet-and-greet
  • Goldfish and beetle-larva scooping, target shooting
  • Bouncy kids' land, kids' maze

Stage

  • Morning, from 10:10: dance, Kobe City Fire Department band, Hata taiko, mascot gathering and more
  • Afternoon, from 12:00: Kita Ward tug-of-war (sign-up from 11:30; elementary and under / junior high and over; up to 6 per team; free; participation gifts), dance, karate demonstration, baton twirling
  • Around 14:25: true-or-false quiz (free; prizes for the last ones standing)

Food

  • Handmade soba, bakery, Japanese sweets, fried chicken and fries, okonomiyaki
  • Food trucks (rice-flour taiyaki, crepes, pork-and-egg onigiri, fried chicken, takoyaki, baby castella)

*Goes ahead in light rain

*Program subject to change

出典: 北神戸田園スポーツ公園 公式サイト(でんスポ秋まつり特設ページ)

FAQ

Does it go ahead in the rain?
It goes ahead in light rain. For weather decisions, contact Kita-Kobe Den-en Sports Park (078-951-5901).
Can anyone join the tug-of-war?
Sign-up opens at 11:30, with divisions for elementary age and under and for junior high age and over. Teams of up to six or individuals can join. Entry is free, with participation gifts.
Is there parking?
Yes. The park has a car park, and parking on the festival day costs ¥500 per visit. It is about 10 minutes from Nishinomiya-kita IC on the Chugoku Expressway.

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