Why You Should Visit
A free music-and-disaster-preparedness festival at Meriken Park, now in its fourth year. Live stages featuring Rake, d-iZe and KAY-I run alongside hands-on preparedness corners such as evacuation-equipment trials, CPR practice and disaster games. Vehicles from the Self-Defense Forces and police, a fire boat and heavy rescue machinery are on display, with around 20 food trucks on site.
Essentials
- location
- Meriken Park, Kobe
- period
- October 25, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 10:00–19:00 (planned)
- cost
- Free admission (food and goods sold separately)
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About a 10-min walk from Minato-Motomachi Station (Kaigan Line); about 5 min by car from the Kyobashi exit of Hanshin Expressway Route 3
- NOTE
Lineup: Rake / Shiki Kanata / KAY-I & d-iZe / d-iZe / KAY-I / ROYALcomfort
Program areas: MUSIC (live stage) / DANCE / FOOD (about 20 food trucks) / SPORTS / BOSAI (disaster-preparedness workshops)
Hands-on preparedness (by Yobodan): evacuation equipment, initial firefighting and CPR, emergency alarms, home preparedness, disaster games, pet preparedness
On display: Self-Defense Force vehicles, police vehicles, a Kobe City Fire Bureau fire boat, heavy machinery for disaster response
LIGHT UP KOBE: a blue-light finale (details of any giveaway are not listed officially)
※Hours, performers and content may change without notice
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 5 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Meriken Park, Kobe, and 4 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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