Why You Should Visit
A one-day market that opens up the Himeji Central Wholesale Market, which moved to its new site in 2026. The centerpiece is job experience for elementary school children: 10 kinds of work — nursing, teaching, construction, carpentry, drone piloting, nail art, leather craft, fish auctioning and more — run by local companies and universities, with venue-only paper money so kids earn and spend as they go. Food and retail run to 24 booths, including dishes made with fish and vegetables from the market itself, plus food trucks and a display of Japan Self-Defense Force work vehicles you can photograph. Eight local acts take the stage in the afternoon, and the comedy duo Smile closes the night with a manzai live. Admission is free.
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Timetable & Map
Essentials
- location
- Himeji Central Wholesale Market
- period
- September 20, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 11:00–21:00 (job experience booths 11:00–17:00)
- cost
- Free admission (food and goods sold at each booth)
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About a 25-minute walk from Shirahamanomiya Station on the Sanyo Electric Railway. By car, about 15 minutes from the Himeji-Minami ramp on the Himeji Bypass.
- REGISTRATION
- No advance booking is needed to enter or watch the stage. Only the job-experience booths require same-day reservation at the venue (for elementary school children and younger; a parent may accompany them).
- NOTE
Job experience — 10 kinds
- Nursing / teaching (Himeji University)
- Construction work / carpentry and painting (Nihon Kohka University College)
- Driver's license experience (Chuo Jidosha Kogyo)
- Drone piloting (Shoko Shoji)
- Katsuobushi shaving (Maekawa Taste)
- Leather craft (Leather Town Himeji Kawa-no-Sato)
- Nail art (Nail&Eyelash Oui)
- Fish auctioning (Himeji Central Wholesale Market Management Council)
※ Venue-only paper money lets kids earn, receive and spend as they learn
Food and goods
- 24 food and retail booths in total, plus a food truck area
- Food booths using fresh fish and vegetables from the market itself
- Himeji specialties and original products on sale
Display
- Japan Self-Defense Force work vehicles on display (photos allowed)
※ Details of participating booths will be announced on the Himeji Central Wholesale Market's Instagram.
※ The event may be canceled in rainy weather; the decision is posted on the Himeji Junior Chamber's official site and social media.
※ Co-hosted by the Himeji Central Wholesale Market Management Council.
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