Kobe Calling 2026

Essentials

location

KIITO (Design and Creative Center Kobe)

period

October 31, 2026 (Sat) - November 1, 2026 (Sun)

cost

One-day ticket 3,850 yen (4,950 yen with MEET UP). Two-day tickets: Standard 6,050 yen, Premium 11,000 yen, Pro 22,000 yen. Free for junior high school age and under when accompanied by a guardian. Prices are listed before tax on the official site.

Links

• Official Website
• Kobe Calling on Instagram

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access

About a 10-minute walk south from Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station on the Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line. By car, use the on-site paid lot Times KIITO Kobe (21 spaces); nearby coin parking is available when it is full.

There are 7 car parks within a 12-minute walk of KIITO (Design and Creative Center Kobe), and 8 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.

REGISTRATION

Tickets are on sale at Ticket Pia. Free student tickets backed by corporate sponsors are also planned; details on how to apply will appear on the official site.

NOTE

At the venue

• Booth exhibits
• Seminar stage
• Art installations
• MEET UP networking

Speakers announced so far

• Yoshiyuki Sankai (Professor, University of Tsukuba / President & CEO, CYBERDYNE)
• Shuzo Shiota (President, Polygon Pictures)
• Maki Sugimoto (physician and entrepreneur)
• Nobuyuki Hayashi (journalist)
• Takahiro Saito (lawyer)
• Norikazu Yamaguchi (music producer)
• Takuya Matsuda (Professor Emeritus, Kobe University)
• Masahiko Tsukamoto (Professor, Kobe University)
• Mitsuhiko Yasuda (researcher, Knowledge Capital)

Pre & post seminars

• Nine sessions held separately from the main event
• Venue: Kobe Institute of Computing, Kitano Hall, with online streaming
• 2,200 yen per session (price shown before tax on the official site)

* Daily timetables and session assignments have not been announced yet; the official site will publish them later.

TAGS

Sannomiya Culture Art Books Culture Events Festivals

出典: Kobe Calling 2026 公式サイト