Kanetetsu Fes: 100th Anniversary Factory Festival 2026

Dates & time: November 14, 2026 (Sat) 10:00〜15:00
Price & booking: Free admission (kamaboko-making workshop ¥1,500 per person) No reservation needed to enter. Only the kamaboko-making workshop requires booking, opening on Fri, Oct 23 at 12:00 via the reservation site.
Venue & access: Special venue at Kanetetsu Delica Foods HQ & Rokko Factory (5-8 Koyocho-nishi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe) About 15 minutes' walk from Island Center Station on the Rokko Liner. No car parking (bicycle parking available).

There are 1 public restrooms within a 8-minute walk of Special venue at Kanetetsu Delica Foods HQ & Rokko Factory (5-8 Koyocho-nishi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe). The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

A one-day festival at the Rokko Island headquarters of Kanetetsu Delica Foods, the Kobe maker of chikuwa and kamaboko fish cakes, marking its 100th anniversary in 2026. Highlights include free tours of the normally closed fish-cake factory, free tastings of its long-selling vegetable fritters, fresh from the fryer, for the first 3,000 visitors, and the debut of 'Hobo Tako-yaki' made with its plant-based octopus alternative. Add special sales, lucky bags, booths from Kobe companies and food trucks, and it makes an easy half-day family outing.

Programs

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Participating Shops

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Booths from Kobe-related companies

NOTE

100th anniversary specials

Hobo Tako-yaki: debut collaboration with Itakoyaki, which served at Expo 2025 Osaka, made with Hobo Tako®, an octopus-style food that contains no octopus
Tako-menchi burger: Kanetetsu Fes exclusive, limited quantity
Puzzle hunt: ¥500 to take part; every participant gets a 100th-anniversary Hobo Kani® keychain
A sweets food truck will also be there

Special events

Free vegetable fritter tasting: freshly fried, for the first 3,000 visitors
Bargain corner: three assorted sets of popular products, ¥500 each
Kids' room: candy scooping and more, with mascot Tetchan
Garapon lottery: ¥300 a turn for original Kanetetsu goods (no blanks)

*No smoking and no parking in the factory or on surrounding roads. Outside food and drink, chairs and camping gear, and pets are not allowed (assistance dogs OK)

*Enquiries: Kanetetsu Delica Foods 0120-227-379 (weekdays 9:00-17:00)

Higashinada Mikage Gourmet Seafood Family Free Cheap

出典: PR TIMES（カネテツデリカフーズ株式会社）

Kobe · Gluten-free

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FAQ

Can I drive there?

There is no car parking at the venue. It is about a 15-minute walk from Island Center Station on the Rokko Liner, and bicycle parking is available.

Do I need to book the factory tour?

No booking is needed and it is free, though entry may be limited when crowded. Only the kamaboko-making workshop requires booking.

Will it go ahead if it rains?

It goes ahead in light rain. The program may change or be cancelled depending on the weather; updates are posted on the Kanetetsu Delica Foods website.

Nearby Spots

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Nadahama Ryokuchi Park

approx. 3.0 km