- Dates & time
- August 15, 2026 (Sat) - August 16, 2026 (Sun) Aug 15 (Sat): Bon dance 11:00–19:45 / Aug 16 (Sun): Kids' film festival 11:00–18:00
- cost
- Free admission (food and activities at the stalls and booths charged separately)
- Venue & access
- Kajiya-no-Sato Messe Miki (next to Michi-no-Eki Miki) By car: about 3 km (5 min) from the Miki-Ono IC (Sanyo Expressway) toward Akashi on Route 175; roughly 500 free parking spaces. By transit: from Ebisu Station (Kobe Electric Railway), take the Shinki Bus (Miki-Bessho sightseeing route, weekends only) about 20 min to the Michi-no-Eki Miki-mae stop.
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Why You Should Visit
The experiential traveling theme park 'Ennichi,' which brings people together, comes to Messe Miki for its summer 'noryo' festival. Day one features a bon dance around a tower; day two centers on movie screenings on a giant screen. Hands-on booths — a traveling aquarium and petting zoo, pony rides, an SL train — and food stalls line the venue, along with a prize raffle. The hall is air-conditioned, so families can eat, watch, experience, and play in comfort even on hot days. Free admission, in the Kita-Harima area.
NOTE
Aug 15 (Sat)
- Bon dance 11:00–19:45 (dance around the tower together)
Aug 16 (Sun)
- Movie day 11:00–18:00 (screenings on a giant screen)
Hands-on booths
- Traveling aquarium / petting zoo / pig petting
- Pony rides / SL train / bouncy castles
- Dinosaur maze / reverse bungee / bubble play
- Carpentry experience / tire-change experience / ennichi prince & princess
Summer raffle (garapon)
- 1st: Nintendo Switch / 2nd: USJ pair tickets
- 3rd: ¥10,000 gift voucher / 4th: ¥5,000 voucher / 5th: sweets (many)
Notes
- Take your trash home or dispose of it at the shop where you bought the item
- Park on the Messe Miki side or the temporary lot (parking on the Michi-no-Eki Miki side is not allowed)
* Details may change without notice
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