Hyogo Agri Life Center Autumn Thanksgiving Fair (20th Anniversary) 2026

Dates & time: November 8, 2026 (Sun) 9:00〜15:00（熱気球係留飛行体験は8:00〜10:00）
Price & booking: Free admission and parking (food and goods paid) ・Tethered hot-air balloon ride: advance application (first 100; must apply as a parent/guardian with children of junior-high age or younger). Now full
・Stone-oven pizza making: reservation required. Now full
・Flower arranging and pottery: reservations given priority
・Mushroom picking: same-day sign-up from 10:30
・Black edamame picking, woodworking and ninja experience, onoresho postcards and badges, scented gel and hand massage: no reservation needed
・Keynote and panel: open to the public (reservations given priority; panel limited to the first 30)
Venue & access: Hyogo Agri Life Center, Exchange Plaza and other areas (Nishi-ku, Kobe) From JR Akashi Station or Seishin-chuo Station (subway), take a Shinki Bus bound for Miki to Oinokuchi, then walk 15 minutes. By car, about 20 minutes north on Route 175 from Tamatsu IC (free parking: 80 spaces east, 114 west).

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Why You Should Visit

An annual autumn festival marking the founding of the Hyogo Agri Life Center in Kande-cho, Nishi-ku, Kobe. 2026 is its 20th anniversary, adding a ceremony, a keynote talk and a panel of graduates from the center's farming school. The day brings tethered hot-air balloon rides for families (free, by application), autumn food such as bread, roasted sweet potatoes, stone-oven pizza and free imoni potato stew, plus black edamame and mushroom picking. Admission and parking are free, making it an easy day out in the countryside for families who want to eat and try things hands-on.

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Fun activities

Rakuno rally and prize draw (tour the center, then enter the draw)
Vegetable seeds handed out as a souvenir
Shutter art: unveiling of work by the Kobe Gakuen Toshi High School art club (BDF building, next to the west car park and school administration building)
Photos aboard large farm machinery (in front of the Exchange Plaza HQ; cancelled if it rains)
Special 20th-anniversary menu items

Hands-on activities

Flower arranging (Green Kobo Inazawa), pottery, black edamame picking, woodworking and ninja experience, onoresho postcards and badges, scented gel making and hand massage

Food

Curry and popcorn also on sale

*May be cancelled or changed due to weather

Market Marche Gourmet Family Free Cheap

出典: 兵庫楽農生活センター公式サイト（秋の感謝祭チラシ）

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FAQ

Is there an admission or parking fee?

No. Admission to the Hyogo Agri Life Center is free, and so is parking (80 spaces in the east car park, 114 in the west). Food and goods are priced by each vendor.

Can I ride the hot-air balloon on the day?

The tethered balloon ride was by advance application for the first 100 people and is already full.

Are there activities I can join without booking?

Yes. Black edamame picking, woodworking and ninja experience, onoresho postcards and badges, and scented gel making and hand massage need no booking. Mushroom picking takes same-day sign-ups from 10:30.

What happens if it rains?

The event may be cancelled depending on the weather, with updates posted on the center's website. Photos on the large farm machinery are cancelled in rain.

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