- Dates & time
- July 25, 2026 (Sat) - July 26, 2026 (Sun) 10:00–17:00
- Price & booking
- Free admission. Limited sweets and festival games require a "Otanoshimi" ticket (¥200 incl. tax each). Bring a receipt of ¥1,000+ (incl. tax) from July 13–26 to get one free (up to 4; up to 2 can be bought on the day). Bingo is free for everyone, no ticket needed No reservation needed. Bingo cards are handed out from 11:00 and the game starts at 11:30 on both days
- Venue & access
- Mamemugi Marche (1F, Maruyanagi HQ) About an 8-minute walk from Shinzaike Station on the Hanshin Main Line. Parking is available but limited, so the organizer recommends coming by train, bicycle, or on foot
There are 7 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Mamemugi Marche (1F, Maruyanagi HQ), and 1 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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Why You Should Visit
Maruyanagi Ogurayama, a Kobe maker known for steamed beans and tsukudani, hosts a two-day summer festival at Mamemugi Marche on the ground floor of its Higashinada headquarters. Expect sweets made only for these two days — baby castella with barley flour, chilled barley zenzai, soft-serve topped with beans — plus old-school festival games like string-pull lottery and toy scooping. A free bingo game starts at 11:30 on both days, and the shop runs special discounts on its regular products. A small, neighborhood-scale summer festival that works well with kids.
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Limited summer sweets
- Chewy baby castella with barley flour (Hyogo-grown barley)
- Chilled barley zenzai (domestic organic barley)
- Mame Fururu ice (vanilla ice cream and "Mugi no Suke" on "Mame Fururu")
Festival games
- Senbonbiki string-pull lottery (every string wins)
- Toy scooping
Schedule
11:00 Bingo cards handed out
11:30 Bingo starts
Special sale
- Special price on "Hyogo-grown barley"
- Bulk-buy deals on "Mugi no Suke" and "Mame Fururu"
*Held rain or shine
*Details may change without notice
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