Why You Should Visit
A monthly marche held on the second Saturday on the Ibaraki Sky Palette deck at the east exit of JR Ibaraki Station. The 34th edition on September 12, 2026 runs in the evening from 3pm to 8pm, adding festival game stalls to the usual food, goods and workshop booths, plus bon-odori dancing from 6pm and 7pm. An easy stop on the way home for all ages.
Programs
Timetable & Map
Participating Shops
Shop List & Map
Essentials
- location
- Ekimae BASE (Ibaraki Sky Palette, East Exit of JR Ibaraki Station)
- period
- September 12, 2026 (Sat)
- Time
- 15:00–20:00
- cost
- Free admission
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- A 30-second walk from the East Exit of Ibaraki Station (JR Kyoto Line), on the station-front deck "Ibaraki Sky Palette".
- NOTE
What's on offer (34th edition, September)
- Food & drink: local Ibaraki sake, house-brewed craft beer, crepe lasagna, rice-flour churros, chocolate and baked sweets, house-roasted coffee
- Goods: handmade accessories, matryoshka dolls, yuzu-pepper paste, vegetables, eggs and yogurt
- Experiences: body painting, foot care
Festival games
- Bouncy-ball scooping and more
Bon-odori practice session
- Sun Aug 30, 6–8pm at the Onikuru rehearsal room
Schedule
- Held on the second Saturday of every month (hours vary by edition)
Bon-odori cooperation: Hoei-tsukai
*Held in light rain; cancelled in severe weather. Latest news on Instagram.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 6 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Ekimae BASE (Ibaraki Sky Palette, East Exit of JR Ibaraki Station), and 3 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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