- Dates & time
- November 15, 2026 (Sun) Starts 13:30 (doors 13:00)
- Price & booking
- Free admission (preschool children welcome) No advance booking required. Just come on the day.
- Venue & access
- Kobe Bunka Hall, Medium Hall About 1 minute on foot from Okurayama Station (Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line). About 10 minutes from JR Kobe Station and 8 minutes from Kosoku-Kobe Station.
There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Kobe Bunka Hall, Medium Hall, and 3 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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Why You Should Visit
The Kobe-based community band Kobe Gakuentoshi Wind Orchestra gives its 38th annual concert, the "Maple Concert", at Kobe Bunka Hall's Medium Hall, a minute from Okurayama Station. Admission is free and no reservation is needed. The programme runs from the wind-band classic "Armenian Dances Part 1" to the F1 theme, the Mazinger Z anime theme and the J-pop hit "Lilac". Members range from teens to their sixties, and preschool children are welcome, so it is an easy afternoon of live music for families.
NOTE
From the organizer
"This is the 38th annual concert of the Kobe Gakuentoshi Wind Orchestra. From wind-band repertoire such as 'Armenian Dances Part 1' to nostalgic melodies and J-pop, we will bring you a rich programme that every generation can enjoy. Our members, aged from their teens to their sixties, come together across backgrounds to create a warm yet full-scale sound. Admission is free with no reservation required, and families with preschool children are very welcome. Please come and feel the power of live music with three generations of your family."
Main programme
- Armenian Dances Part 1
- Mori no Okurimono (Gift of the Forest)
- F1 official theme
- Mazinger Z
- Lilac
- and more (full programme to be posted on the official site)
About the band
- Community wind orchestra based in Kobe
- Members from teens to sixties, including office workers and students from across Hyogo
* Programme subject to change
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