- Dates & time
- October 31, 2026 (Sat) - November 1, 2026 (Sun) 11:00–16:00 both days (premium food tickets on sale from 10:00 each day at the plaza in front of Kodomo Hon no Mori)
- cost
- Free admission (food and goods sold separately). Premium food ticket: ¥1,500 worth for ¥1,000 (from 10:00 each day, first come first served, while stocks last)
- Venue & access
- Higashi Yuenchi Park About a 10-minute walk south from Sannomiya Station (all lines).
There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Higashi Yuenchi Park, and 2 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.
Why You Should Visit
A two-day food festival organized by Kobe City, bringing together the city's meat, Nada sake, and farm and sea produce in Higashi Yuenchi Park near Sannomiya. More than 40 booths serve local dishes such as Kobe beef rice bowls, freshly boiled whitebait bowls from Kobe's waters, and Kobe-style Western plates, paired with sake from the Nada Gogo breweries. Local farmers sell rice and vegetables directly at the market booths. The stage hosts chef talks and cooking demos, plus a food-and-music live show. Premium food tickets worth ¥1,500 sell for ¥1,000 from 10:00 each day, first come first served. Free admission.
NOTE
[Food-support specials] (all first come first served, while stocks last)
- Premium food ticket: ¥1,500 worth for ¥1,000, from 10:00 each day at the plaza in front of Kodomo Hon no Mori
- Discount bread set (Oct 31 only): with Kobe Confectionery School, ¥1,000 worth for ¥500
- Discount game dish: with venison restaurant Kanone Charyu Irifune, ¥800 worth for ¥400
Food & market
- More than 40 booths
- Kobe beef rice bowl, freshly boiled whitebait bowl, Kobe-style Western plate and more
- Sake from the Nada Gogo breweries
- Direct-sale booths of rice and vegetables by local farmers
Stage
- Sat Oct 31 “LIVING AUBERGE”: talk sessions by noted chefs and food experts on ingredients from Kobe's sea and hills, followed by a cooking demo with Kobe produce
- Sun Nov 1 “EATBEAT!”: a food-and-music stage by culinary pioneer Yusuke Hotta, with guests DJ Misoshiru & MC Gohan and Shinyaman of the “Mori, Michi, Ichiba” festival
※Held in rain; cancelled in severe weather
※Vendor list and stage times will be added once announced on the official site
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