Machiasobi Game of Life in Kobe Motomachi

Essentials

location

Kobe Motomachi Shopping Street (meet at Kobe Machizukuri Kaikan)

period

November 8, 2026 (Sun)

Time

11:00–16:30（受付は11:00〜14:00の6回制、所要約2時間30分、最終ゴール受付16:30）

cost

Free (advance application, lottery)

Links

• Official Website

Kobe · Gluten-free

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access

About 5 min on foot from Motomachi Station (JR / Hanshin); the meeting point, Kobe Machizukuri Kaikan, is on Motomachi-dori 4-chome

There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Kobe Motomachi Shopping Street (meet at Kobe Machizukuri Kaikan). The map shows each with its walking time.

Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.

TICKETS / REGISTRATION

Advance application by lottery. Apply via the Google Form from Sep 12, 12:00 to Oct 12, 17:00 (no phone entries). One application per team; duplicates under different names are disqualified. Results are emailed from Oct 20. Rules and notes (PDF)

NOTE

Entry conditions

• Teams of 2–6; solo entries not accepted
• Elementary-age and younger must be with a guardian

Check-in / start

• Six check-in slots; pick two preferred slots when applying

①11:00–11:30 ②11:30–12:00 ③12:00–12:30 ④12:30–13:00 ⑤13:00–13:30 ⑥13:30–14:00

• Teams start in turn after check-in; meet at Kobe Machizukuri Kaikan

The game

• About 2.5 hours, roughly 2.4 km on foot
• Final goal check-in 16:30; shopping and eating in the arcade along the way is fine
• Prizes for top teams (contents revealed on the day)
• Wear comfortable clothes and shoes

Organizers

• Kobe Motomachi Shopping Street Federation, with Takara Tomy and NPO Izumo Machiasobi Lab

*Held in rain, cancelled in severe weather

TAGS

Motomachi Nankinmachi Family Free Cheap Shopping Half Day

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