Kids Try College at Osaka Bay Tower 2026

Dates & time: September 26, 2026 (Sat) - September 27, 2026 (Sun) 11:00〜17:30
Price & booking: Free entry. Some activities are paid: screen-printing is free if you bring your own T-shirt, or 500 yen if you use one provided. No advance booking to enter. The Pokemon UNITE gaming area issues numbered tickets on a first-come basis and giveaways end when they run out. Each activity booth takes sign-ups on the spot.
Venue & access: 2F Atrium, Osaka Bay Tower Right outside the central north exit of Benten-cho Station on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line and JR Osaka Loop Line. Drivers can use the Osaka Bay Tower car park.

There are 4 car parks within a 12-minute walk of 2F Atrium, Osaka Bay Tower, and 4 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

A hands-on event built around knowing, trying and enjoying, filling the second-floor atrium of Osaka Bay Tower, directly connected to Benten-cho Station, with booths for crafts, art, food and games. This edition is a collaboration with Pokemon UNITE, and the gaming area includes a session where pro gamers share how they play. Elsewhere the focus is on making things with your hands: flower arranging, carving chopsticks, screen-printing a T-shirt, building a leather coin case and making crepes. Entry is free, and there are inflatables and a food corner. It is indoors, so the weather does not matter.

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What you can try

Flower arranging: combine the flowers you like into your own arrangement
Chopstick making: make a pair of the chopsticks you use every day
Screen printing: make an original T-shirt, choosing from about ten colours and designs (free if you bring your own T-shirt, 500 yen if you use one provided)
Initial keyring making
Portrait drawing
Deco-parts workshop: assemble keyrings and more
Crepe making
Leather coin case making
Pokemon UNITE gaming, including a session with pro gamers on how to play

Also on site

Inflatables
Food corner

* Prices and capacity differ by booth. Details may change.

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FAQ

Is there an entry fee?

Entry is free. Some activity booths charge. Screen printing is free if you bring your own T-shirt, or 500 yen if you use one provided.

Can I play Pokemon UNITE without my own console?

Yes. You play in the gaming area at the venue, so you do not need your own console or copy of the game. Numbered tickets are first-come and giveaways end when they run out.

Can small children take part?

Most activities are designed to be done together by a parent and child. Age guidance and capacity differ by booth, so check at each one on the day. There are also inflatables and a food corner.

Does it go ahead in the rain?

Yes. It is held indoors in the second-floor atrium of Osaka Bay Tower, so the weather makes no difference. It is right outside the central north exit of Benten-cho Station.