Why You Should Visit
A creator-led flea market held on International Women's Day (March 8) as part of the Yellow Giving festival. Artists, ceramicists, glass makers, indigo dyers, metalworkers, and graphic designers gather at the SMBC plaza to exhibit and sell their work, alongside food stalls and a jazz live performance.
Essentials
- location
- SMBC Building Plaza, Former Foreign Settlement
- period
- March 8, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 11:00–17:00
- cost
- Free admission
- NOTE
- Held in light rain; cancelled in severe weather. Program may change in light rain. Jazz Live: 13:00~/14:00~ asobiyoshi (Shoko Hirano vocal, Yugo Nagata piano) 15:00~/16:00~ Mutsumi Kuwahara (vocal), Tomoki Iwata (piano)
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