Everyone's Clean-Up Mission in Kobe Motomachi Aioibashi 2026

Dates & time: October 18, 2026 (Sun) 10:00〜12:00ごろ（受付10:00〜10:20ごろ）
Price & booking: Free No advance registration. Check in at the meeting point from about 10:00 to 10:20 on the day (capacity 100).
Venue & access: Around JR Kobe Station and Harbor Road (meet at the circular bench behind the D51 steam locomotive) A short walk from JR Kobe Station (meet behind the D51 locomotive in front of the station)

There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Around JR Kobe Station and Harbor Road (meet at the circular bench behind the D51 steam locomotive), and 5 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

A neighborhood clean-up walk starting from the D51 steam locomotive preserved in front of JR Kobe Station and looping around Harbor Road while picking up litter. No registration is needed and it is free; trash bags and work gloves are provided. Children who collect keywords at two checkpoints on the route get a small gift, and after the walk you can step inside the fence and help polish the D51. From around 11:00 there are photo opportunities with Kamomen, Chuo Ward's mascot. Aimed at people who live or work around Kobe Station, and easy to join with kids.

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Clean-up route

Start: circular bench behind the D51 steam locomotive
Checkpoint A: near Kirara Hiroba
Checkpoint B: near Sun TV / Kobe Hotel Juraku
Goal: the D51 locomotive

Keyword hunt

Children who collect both keywords (A and B) get a gift (a set of limited D51 roof-tile crackers and a Kobe Tartan mini handkerchief, first 50 sets)

D51 polishing

Step inside the fence and polish the locomotive; vinyl gloves are provided
Oil stains do not wash out, so wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty
The D51 preservation group polishes the engine monthly with volunteers and is always looking for supporters

Aioibashi

Japan's first wooden railway overpass, built to reconnect the Saigoku Kaido road after the railway opened in 1874; removed when the tracks were elevated in 1931

* Held in light rain, cancelled in rain. Any cancellation is posted on the organizer's Instagram (@motomachi_harbor) at 8:00 that morning

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FAQ

Do I need to register?

No. Check in at the circular bench behind the D51 locomotive from about 10:00 to 10:20 on the day.

Do I need to bring any equipment?

Trash bags and work gloves are provided, and vinyl gloves are handed out for the D51 polishing.

Is it held if it rains?

It goes ahead in light rain and is cancelled in rain. Any cancellation is posted on the organizer's Instagram (@motomachi_harbor) at 8:00 that morning.

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Everyone's Clean-Up Mission in Kobe Motomachi Aioibashi

Why You Should Visit

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