KOBE Butaman Summit (15th) 2026｜11/8〜11/15 Access & Fees

Next date: Sun, Nov 8 Butaman Girls x Roushouki collab bun (from 11:00)
Dates & time: Nov 8 (Sun) · 9 (Mon) · 10 (Tue) · 11 (Wed) · 14 (Sat) · 15 (Sun), 2026 Varies by day (summit-only buns on sale 14–15 Nov, 11:00–17:00, until sold out)
Price & booking: Eve party ¥1,000. Buns are paid individually; the collab bun is ¥150 Eve party tickets are sold at Roushouki, Shikoro and Sannomiya Ikkanro's main shop. Manpuku Box numbered tickets go on sale at the Daimaru venue from 11:00, with pick-up slots at 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 or 16:00 (80 sets per day).
Venue & access: Nankinmachi (Roushouki, Soka Paozukan, Nankinmachi Square), Kobe Asahi Hall, Daimaru Kobe 1F north arcade About 5 minutes on foot from the east exit of JR/Hanshin Motomachi Station to Nankinmachi. Cars cannot enter Nankinmachi; use nearby coin parking.

There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Nankinmachi (Roushouki, Soka Paozukan, Nankinmachi Square), Kobe Asahi Hall, Daimaru Kobe 1F north arcade, and 1 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

A pork-bun event built around 11 November, 'Butaman Day', launched by three long-standing Kobe bun makers: Roushouki in Nankinmachi, Shikoro in Motomachi and Sannomiya Ikkanro. The 15th edition coincides with Roushouki's 111th anniversary and spreads different programmes across 8–15 November. The eve party unveils each shop's summit-only bun and crowns the new KOBE Butaman Girl, and on the 10th Nankinmachi Square hosts a Guinness World Records attempt. On 14–15 November shops from Yokohama, Nagasaki, Sendai, Hakodate and elsewhere join in, selling limited buns in Nankinmachi and at Daimaru Kobe. If you want to taste and compare, the weekend is the main event.

Schedule

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Butaman Girls x Roushouki collab bun (from 11:00) Eve party (Kobe Asahi Hall, from 18:30) Guinness World Records attempt (Nankinmachi Square, from 9:00) Butaman Day ceremonies and early sale (from 9:30; sale 11:00–17:00) Summit-only bun sale (11:00–17:00)

Programs

Timetable & Map

Shops selling summit-only buns

Shop List & Map

Line-up for 14–15 November. Kobe International Culinary and Confectionery College and Isuzu Bakery sell on 14 Nov only, Kolne on 15 Nov only. The three founders' buns are sold as a set of three.

NOTE

11 November is Butaman Day

The date comes from a pig's snout looking like '11'; the committee registered it with the Japan Anniversary Association in 2011
This year Roushouki marks 111 years, and its main shop reopens in a new building on this day (10:00)

Founders' bun set

Three buns: Roushouki's crunchy lotus root and porcini bun, Shikoro's octopus and daikon bun, and Sannomiya Ikkanro's eel and egg bun
Early sale at Soka Paozukan on 11 Nov (11:00–17:00)
Each box comes with a bun lottery ticket; 30 each per day of vouchers for 5 Roushouki buns, or 3 buns at Shikoro or Sannomiya Ikkanro's main shop (11, 14 and 15 Nov)
Every eve-party guest receives one set (exchanged for the ticket stub afterwards)

Manpuku Box (Daimaru venue)

An assortment of buns from the shops at Daimaru: 13 buns on 14 Nov, 12 on 15 Nov

Part of the proceeds supports areas affected by the Kumamoto earthquakes.

Motomachi Nankinmachi Gourmet Food Walk Limited Time Shopping

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FAQ

Where can I buy eve-party tickets?

They are sold at Roushouki, Shikoro and Sannomiya Ikkanro's main shop. Entry is ¥1,000, and every guest receives one founders' bun set.

Can I buy buns from every shop at once?

At the Daimaru Kobe venue, the Manpuku Box assortment of buns from the participating shops is sold, 80 sets a day, via numbered tickets.

Why is 11 November Butaman Day?

A pig's snout looks like '11'. The KOBE Butaman Summit committee registered the day with the Japan Anniversary Association in 2011 to promote Kobe as the birthplace of butaman.

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