Gourmet Road Ujikawa (Autumn) 2026｜10/31(Sat) Access & Fees

Dates & time: October 31, 2026 (Sat) 13:30〜16:30
Price & booking: Free to join (food and shopping are paid for at each shop) Sign up in advance via the form on the official website. Those who registered in advance receive a gift at the closing (from 16:30).
Venue & access: Honganji Kobe Betsuin ("Modern Temple") & Merca Road Ujikawa About 1 minute's walk from the west exit of Hankyu Hanakuma Station, or 3 minutes from the east exit of Nishi-Motomachi Station

There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Honganji Kobe Betsuin ("Modern Temple") & Merca Road Ujikawa. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

A guided-but-free-roaming food walk through Merca Road Ujikawa, an old-fashioned market and shopping street north of JR Kobe Station that still feels like Showa-era Japan. Participants meet at Honganji Kobe Betsuin, the striking "Modern Temple" in Hanakuma, for a look inside, then spend about 90 minutes exploring the street with a sightseeing map, nibbling at participating shops such as a kamaboko fish-cake maker and a tearoom. The afternoon ends back at the temple with a tea gathering with food and live singing, followed by a shamisen performance by a school headmaster. Joining is free; you pay for what you eat at each shop.

Programs

Timetable & Map

Times may shift slightly depending on how the day runs

Participating shops & venues

Shop List & Map

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Organizers

Organized by Ujikawa Center
In cooperation with Honganji Kobe Betsuin, Hanakuma Yoshino and Denmark Co., Ltd.
Supported by Kobe City Chuo Ward Office

Sannomiya Food Walk Gourmet History Heritage Free Cheap Half Day

出典: グルメロード宇治川公式サイト（宇治川センター）

Kobe · Gluten-free

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FAQ

Do I need to sign up?

Advance registration is taken through the form on the official website. Those who registered in advance receive a gift at the closing (from 16:30).

Does it cost anything?

Joining is free. Anything you eat or buy on the shopping street is paid for at each shop as you go.

Where do we meet?

Check-in is 13:00–13:30 at the ground-floor entrance of Honganji Kobe Betsuin (the "Modern Temple"). It is about a 1-minute walk from the west exit of Hankyu Hanakuma Station.

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Gourmet Road Ujikawa (Autumn)

Why You Should Visit

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