Why You Should Visit
Two days when yokai take over GIORNO, the shopping complex connected to Sakai-higashi Station. Inside, the Yokai Marché gathers makers selling yokai-themed goods and crafts; out on the front plaza, the fox calligrapher Ichinoshin writes with a brush nearly as tall as he is, and Sho Tsuji — seen on NHK E-Tele's "Nihongo de Asobo" — cuts three-dimensional yokai out of paper. There is also a workshop where children draw and cut out their own yokai to build a night parade over 10 metres long across the building, and a digital stamp rally hunting for yokai panels hidden in the shops. Everything is free to join.
Programs
Timetable & Map
Participating Shops
Shop List & Map
Essentials
- location
- GIORNO — the plaza out front and spots throughout the building, Sakai-ku, Sakai
- period
- September 26, 2026 (Sat) - September 27, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 10:30–18:00, varying by programme (the Yokai Marché runs 11:00–18:00)
- cost
- All programmes are free. Purchases at the marché are paid separately.
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- Directly connected to Nankai Koya Line Sakai-higashi Station by covered pedestrian deck. By car: on-site car park (50 spaces, height limit 2.1 m, open 6:00–24:00, ¥220 per 30 min).
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No booking needed — just turn up. Last entry for the yokai drawing workshop is 12:30. The first picture-book reading, held at Sakaikko Hiroba, requires a Sakaikko Hiroba user card.
- NOTE
Stamp rally
- Find the seven yokai panels appearing around the building from Sept 1 and scan their QR codes to collect a seven-character keyword
- Everyone gets a yokai sticker, plus a go on the "yokai gacha" for yokai items or a ¥500 shopping voucher
GIORNO's original yokai
- An open call for a yokai design representing GIORNO (entries closed Aug 31); all entries are on display at the venue
- The winner receives goods printed with their own yokai plus a GIORNO gift voucher
Organisers
- Host: GIORNO / In cooperation with the Sakai Yokai Art Festival, reviving the old text "Sakai Kaidan Jikki"
- Greeting yokai: Akuyaku Rengo / Parade supported by the SEF Executive Committee
*Entry may be restricted when crowded.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 10 car parks within a 12-minute walk of GIORNO — the plaza out front and spots throughout the building, Sakai-ku, Sakai, and 2 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.
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