Why You Should Visit
For two evenings, the lawn plaza right outside Shimin Hiroba station on the Port Liner turns into an open-air cinema. Saturday screens The Secret Life of Pets and Sunday screens Sing — both family-friendly animations. Gates open at 17:30 and films start around 18:30 once it gets dark. Admission is free, and food trucks and gourmet booths are on site, so you can eat outdoors while waiting for the show in the evening breeze. Easy to enjoy even with small children.
Essentials
- location
- Port Island Shimin Hiroba (Central Plaza)
- period
- September 19, 2026 (Sat) - September 20, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- Gates 17:30 / screening from 18:30 (Sat: The Secret Life of Pets, until 20:00 / Sun: Sing, until 20:20, tentative)
- cost
- Free admission (food and drinks sold separately)
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- Right outside Shimin Hiroba Station on the Port Liner
- NOTE
Films
- Sep 19 (Sat) The Secret Life of Pets, 18:30–20:00 (tentative)
- Sep 20 (Sun) Sing, 18:30–20:20 (tentative)
Food on site
- Food trucks and gourmet booths planned
- The organizer's Kobe Portopia Hotel booth gives free popcorn to the first 50 visitors each day (from 17:30, while supplies last)
*Times and program may change
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 3 public restrooms within a 8-minute walk of Port Island Shimin Hiroba (Central Plaza). The map shows each with its walking time.
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