Japan Coffee Festival in Kinomoto 2026

Dates & time: October 24, 2026 (Sat) - October 25, 2026 (Sun) 10:00〜17:00
Price & booking: Coffee tickets (strip of 3): 1,800 yen in advance, 2,000 yen on the day / Refill tickets: 3 for 1,200 yen Advance tickets are sold at participating shops, partner outlets near the venue and online (see the official ticket page).
Venue & access: Around the Hokkoku Kaido (Kinomoto-juku) shopping street, Kinomoto, Nagahama Right by JR Kinomoto Station on the Hokuriku Line (about 2 hours by train from JR Osaka). Drivers can use the car park at the Nagahama City Northern Joint Government Building and Koho Library, open free on the day.

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Why You Should Visit

The Kinomoto edition of Japan Coffee Festival, a coffee event that tours the country. Stands are set up in old houses, a school and a shrine along the shopping street of Kinomoto-juku, a post town on the historic Hokkoku Kaido road. The theme is water: shops brew with five different sources of Kinomoto groundwater, snowmelt from the Ibuki mountains that takes around 40 years to filter through the hills. Over the two days 27 shops from Shiga and as far as Hokkaido and Wakayama take part, and a strip of three coffee tickets lets you compare cups. You can also taste the groundwater itself. A good fit for anyone who likes to wander an old townscape one cup at a time.

Participating Shops

Shop List & Map

NOTE

Advance tickets

Partner outlets near the venue: Tsuruya Cafe, Kashinokura Kadoya, Tsuruya Pan Kinomoto main store, Shusa Ikuhi, Daikou Shoyu and others (until the day before)
Online: common ticket 1,960 yen via e+ or Seven Ticket (a system fee may apply)
Tickets come with a special booklet and a 100-yen voucher for merchandise

Check-in

Koho Library Lib+ south tent, or in front of Shusa Ikuhi (1116 Kinomoto, Kinomoto-cho)
Advance ticket holders also need to exchange them for tickets and the booklet at check-in

Using the tickets

One of the three is a "destiny coffee ticket", used at the shop you draw from the capsule machine at check-in; the other two work at any shop
Each cup is about 100 ml and costs 1–2 tickets
From the fourth cup, buy refill tickets at the booths in the festival area by showing your booklet; they are also sold at the add-on price on day two
Tickets are valid both days. No tickets are needed to buy beans, food or goods
Bringing your own cup is encouraged

Around the festival

Covering the whole area is roughly 10,000 steps
There is a food market at Myorakuji temple and a honjin gallery open only during the festival

*Inquiries: 080-3300-6410 (Japan Coffee Festival Executive Committee)

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FAQ

What water is used for the coffee?

Five different sources of Kinomoto groundwater: snowmelt and other water from the Ibuki mountains, filtered through the hills for around 40 years. The Kinomoto edition uses it every year, and you can taste the water itself on the day.

How do the tickets work?

Exchange your strip of three coffee tickets (1,800 yen in advance, 2,000 yen on the day) at check-in (Koho Library Lib+ south tent or in front of Shusa Ikuhi), then trade them for coffee at the shops. One ticket must be used at the shop you draw from the capsule machine; the other two work anywhere. From the fourth cup, refill tickets (3 for 1,200 yen) are sold in the festival area.

Are the same shops there on both days?

Most shops are there both days, but FUSE COFFEE ROASTERS is Saturday only, and KEN-chan Coffee, Tsuruya Cafe, Akitsu, Wakka Coffee and market wakayama are Sunday only.