Why You Should Visit
On the last Friday evening of each month, the plaza outside JR Kakogawa Station becomes a 'Friday-night playground' of market stalls and music. Hand-picked sweets, food and drinks booths line the square while DJs play 80s–90s city pop, so you can drop by straight from work. The 18 September edition takes 'September, the summer festival for real' as its theme, with old-style festival street food and a karaoke contest in the mobile karaoke box 'Utakuru' (prizes for scores of 90 and above). Visitors are encouraged to come in yukata or kimono. Free to join, and since rapid trains stop at Kakogawa it is an easy train trip from Kobe.
Essentials
- location
- South Plaza, JR Kakogawa Station
- period
- September 18, 2026 (Fri)
- Time
- 16:00–21:00
- cost
- Free (food and drinks charged at each booth)
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- Right outside the south exit of JR Kakogawa Station (special rapid trains stop here; about 30 minutes from Sannomiya). Alcohol is served, so come by train.
- NOTE
18 Sept programme
- Old-style festival street food
- Mobile karaoke box 'Utakuru': karaoke contest with prizes for 90+ points
- Sweets, food and alcohol booths
- DJs playing 80s–90s city pop
- Yukata and kimono welcome
DJs on 18 Sept
- KIYOSHI URANO / DJ RIGO / U-CHAKE / YOSUI / Ryu
Set times not yet announced
Organiser / co-hosts
- Organiser: KAKOGAWA EXCITE executive committee
- Co-hosts: Kakogawa City / Capil 21 shop association / Kakogawa Yamatoyashiki
Cycle
- Last Friday of every month (18th in September)
Wet-weather decisions are posted on the official Instagram.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 5 car parks within a 12-minute walk of South Plaza, JR Kakogawa Station. The map shows each with its walking time.
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