Why You Should Visit
Part of the Kobe Festival, the Nagata edition takes over Wakamatsu Park beneath the towering Tetsujin 28 statue. The Tetsujin Stage hosts a wide multicultural lineup — folk dance, taiko, hula, samba, taekwondo, samulnori, belly dance, kagura and cheerleading. Over twenty stalls in the adjacent Food & Play Zone serve local favorites like Nagata's signature beef-tendon bokkake curry, shirasu rice bowls, and Kashima tamagoyaki. Vissel Kobe's mascot Movi is also scheduled to appear.
Essentials
- location
- Wakamatsu Park (Tetsujin Hiroba & Food / Play Zone)
- period
- May 23, 2026 (Sat)
- Time
- 11:00–16:00 (canceled in case of severe weather)
- cost
- Free admission (food and goods sold by each stall)
- access
- About 5 min walk southwest from Shin-Nagata Station (JR / Kobe Subway Seishin-Yamate or Kaigan lines), or 10 min walk southwest from Nishidai Station (Sanyo Electric Railway). No on-site parking — public transport is recommended.
- NOTE
Tetsujin Stage program (with sign-language interpretation)
From 11:00
- Opening ceremony
- Folk-dance group performance (Nagata Women's Association)
- Taiko (Nagata Jingu Mishin Taiko)
- Kids' choir (Misumaru Nursery)
- Choir performance (Kinden Kindergarten)
Around 12:00
- Kung fu demonstration (Joshoukiryu)
- CPR demo (Nagata Fire Brigade)
- Mascot appearance (Vissel Kobe Movi)
- Dance (ZAP)
Around 13:00
- Samba (Bloco Tucanos)
- Dance (Servant K)
- Hula (Le'a Le'a Aloha Hula) ※no photography
- Dance (LOO+)
- Taekwondo (KICK ARTS)
Around 14:00
- Hula (Laua'e Hula Studio)
- Samulnori — Korean traditional performance (Studio Nagata Kyobo)
- Dance (Kopan Sports Club Shin-Nagata)
- Dance (Da Cream Kawanishi-dori Kids)
Around 15:00
- Dance (Papillonner)
- Belly dance (hitomiya Bellydance)
- Dance (Studio Eccentric)
- Kagura performance (KOBE◆KATSU)
- Cheer (Kobe Tokiwa Arena Kids Rabbits) ※no photography
Photography & viewing rules
- Front-row seats are reserved for performers' family and friends
- Tripods and parasols are not allowed in or around the seating area
- Stage photography is allowed by smartphone only
- Groups marked "no photography" above cannot be photographed without prior permission
Food & Play Zone — 20 stalls in total
- Kobe-Nagata beef-tendon bokkake curry (M.C.C. Foods)
- Shirasu rice bowl & fried squid (Nagata Komahama Fishermen's Group)
- Kashima tamagoyaki, crepes, karaage and more (Nagata Shrine-mae Shopping Street Association)
- Curry rice (Nagata Festival Committee)
- Gimbap, chijimi, yangnyeom yakitori, tteokbokki sausage (same)
- Shaved ice, caramel popcorn, balloon fishing (same)
- Ice-monaka, fill-your-bag tea candy (same)
- Yakitori & drinks (Nagata Women's Association)
- Raffle & super-ball scoop (same)
- Frankfurter & drinks (same)
- Bazaar (same)
- Ethnic food (FM Waiwai)
- Chocolate banana, single-origin coffee (Nagata Self-Reliance Council)
- Ring toss (Agro Garden Kobe Komagabayashi)
- Origami shuriken ninja park & balloon art (Kobe Tokiwa Junior College)
- Naa-tan gacha (Nagata Ward Office) — free; follow official Instagram and like a post to play
- Lucky-draw with official match balls (Vissel Kobe)
- Tray-making workshop & upcycled goods (Kaiko Kobe / Marco)
- Toy scoop (Kobe Tokiwa University)
- Cotton candy (Nagata Rehabilitation Aid Women's Association)
Canceled in severe weather. For same-day status, check the Kobe City Contact Center (0570-083-330 / 078-333-3330) or the official site.