Why You Should Visit
A two-day festival at Nesta Resort Kobe in Miki, ending each night with music-synchronised fireworks: about 1,000 shells from 20:00 on the 26th and about 500 from 19:30 on the 27th, 1,500 in total. The festival grounds open at 11:00 with food trucks, children's festival games, inflatables, a dinosaur maze, a travelling petting zoo and aquarium, pony rides and a jobs-experience corner. Entry to the festival area is free; you only need a ticket if you want to use the resort facilities such as the pools. The layout is built so you can arrive in the daytime and stay through to the fireworks.
Essentials
- location
- Special site below the multi-storey car park at Nesta Resort Kobe, above the pool area
- period
- September 26, 2026 (Sat) - September 27, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 26 Sep (Sat) 11:00-20:30 (fireworks from 20:00, about 1,000 shells)
27 Sep (Sun) 11:00-20:00 (fireworks from 19:30, about 500 shells) - cost
- Free entry to the festival area. Parking is charged at the resort's own rate, and using facilities such as the pools needs a separate ticket.
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About 2 minutes from the Miki-higashi interchange on the Sanyo Expressway, or about 45 minutes by bus from JR Sannomiya Station. On-site paid parking holds about 2,500 cars, with a shuttle bus when it is full.
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No advance booking is needed to enter the festival area. Activity corners are handled on site on the day.
- NOTE
Fireworks
26 Sep (Sat) from 20:00: music fireworks, about 1,000 shells
27 Sep (Sun) from 19:30: music fireworks, about 500 shells
In the festival area
- Stage programme and the Ennichi Prince & Princess event
- Food trucks and food stalls
- Children's festival games, attractions and the Ennichi circuit
- Retail, handmade stalls and workshops
- Inflatables and a dinosaur maze
- Travelling petting zoo, travelling aquarium and touch pool
- Pony rides
- Jobs experience: operating construction machinery, carpentry, changing a tyre and more
Prize draw
1st Nintendo Switch / 2nd 10,000 yen gift voucher / 3rd 5,000 yen gift voucher / 4th sweets
Cut out the draw ticket at the bottom right of the flyer and bring it to the festival HQ; copies are also available at the HQ if you do not have a flyer (it carries a discount coupon).
Organised by the Ennichi Regional Promotion Association, co-hosted by M-style Inc. and Nesta Resort Kobe.
* Take rubbish home or use the bin at the stall where you bought it. There is a smoking area near the site. Content may change or be cancelled due to severe weather or the animals' condition.
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