Kobe Animal Coexistence Festival 2026

Dates & time: October 4, 2026 (Sun) 10:00–15:00
Price & booking: Free admission. The kids' vet experience requires advance application. It is open to elementary school students in grades 3 to 6 living in Kobe, with a deadline of Sunday 20 September 2026, and places are drawn by lottery if applications exceed capacity. Apply via the Kobe Veterinary Medical Association page. Applications have now closed.
Venue & access: Shiawase no Mura Lawn Plaza & Kobe Animal Coexistence Center By car, exit the Hanshin Expressway Kita-Kobe Route at the Shiawase no Mura ramp. By public transport, take a Kobe City Bus and get off at Byoin-mae (Shiawase no Mura).

There are 3 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Shiawase no Mura Lawn Plaza & Kobe Animal Coexistence Center, and 3 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.

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Why You Should Visit

An autumn day at Shiawase no Mura in Kobe's Kita Ward given over to living alongside animals, run by the Kobe Veterinary Medical Association. The lawn plaza and the Kobe Animal Coexistence Center host a kids' vet experience where children put on a white coat and try a check-up, an evacuation drill for leaving with your pet in a disaster, and advice desks staffed by vets. Suits pet owners as well as families whose children are just getting to know animals. Admission is free.

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Programme

Kids' vet experience (advance application; supported by Team HOPE)
Stethoscope "play vet" corner for toddlers and kids (sign up on the day, any time)
Seminars "Be prepared: pets and disasters" and "Ask a pet detective: keeping your cat from getting lost" (Kobe Animal Coexistence Center)
Advice desks with veterinarians
Evacuation drill with pets and a display of pet disaster kits
Awards for the best "evacuation maps with pets"
Awards for long-lived dogs, cats and rabbits
Quiz rally
Wanwan Mimamori-tai (dog-walking neighbourhood watch)
Magic show
"Wan-nyan classroom the VR", a virtual lesson about dogs and cats
Vissel Kobe booth
Working-dog demonstration (with the Hyogo Guide Dog Association)

Held alongside

37th Kobe Welfare & Health Fair

Organisers

Kobe Veterinary Medical Association, co-hosted by Kobe City

Bringing pets

The organisers ask visitors who bring pets to mind their manners

※Held in light rain; cancelled in severe weather.

※The programme may change without notice. Start times for each programme are not published officially.

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FAQ

Is admission free?

Admission is free. Only the kids' vet experience needs an advance application, and it is open to Kobe elementary school students in grades 3 to 6.

Can I bring my pet?

The organisers ask visitors bringing pets to mind their manners. An evacuation drill with pets is part of the day's programme.

Does it go ahead in the rain?

It goes ahead in rain, but is cancelled in severe weather.

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