Why You Should Visit
Hankyu Umeda's annual Hokkaido fair, this year expanded across more floorspace than ever. The programme changes halfway: the first week takes travel food as its theme, marking 100 years of Chitose's airport, while the second becomes HOKKAIDO MILK PARK, built around milk and cheese. Alongside live-cooking favourites such as the Sapporo ramen shop Keyaki and soup curry GARAKU, there are craft-maker exhibitions and a Snow Miku Sky Town shop. The hall is closed all day on 29 September between the two halves, so it is worth deciding which half you want before you go.
Schedule
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Essentials
- location
- Hankyu Umeda Main Store, 9F Event Hall and Festival Square and other spaces
- period
- September 22, 2026 (Tue) - October 5, 2026 (Mon)
- Time
- First half 22-28 Sep / second half 30 Sep - 5 Oct
* Closed all day on 29 Sep. Closes at 17:00 on 28 Sep and on the final day, 5 Oct. - cost
- Free entry (goods are paid for at each stall)
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- Right by JR Osaka Station and Umeda Station on the Hankyu, Hanshin and subway lines. Drivers can use the store's affiliated car parks.
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No advance booking is needed. Opening hours follow those of the store. The current floor map and stall list are on the official fair page.
- NOTE
First half, 22-28 Sep
Theme: travel food at the northern gateway, marking 100 years of Chitose Airport
Second half, 30 Sep - 5 Oct
Theme: HOKKAIDO MILK PARK, a story of cheese from the land
* The second half also expands into Hankyu Umeda Hall
Stalls to look for
- Chitose Gyubido: Hokkaido wagyu bento
- Keyaki, Sapporo: luxury northern ramen with crab
- Soup curry GARAKU, Sapporo: juicy jingisukan
- Drive-in Ito, Tokachi Shimizu: Handa Farm cheese pork bowl
- MOLTENLAB: molten pizza
- Maison Fujiya Hakodate: gateau fromage
- Snow Miku Sky Town
- Hokkaido craft-makers exhibition
Spaces used
9F Event Hall and Festival Square / Hankyu Umeda Gallery / event space beside the gallery / Art Stage / Hankyu Umeda Hall
* Closed all day on 29 Sep. Closes at 17:00 on 28 Sep and 5 Oct.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 11 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Hankyu Umeda Main Store, 9F Event Hall and Festival Square and other spaces, and 4 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.
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