Sakai Yokai Festa 2026 at GIORNO

Dates & time: September 26, 2026 (Sat) - September 27, 2026 (Sun) 10:30–18:00, varying by programme (the Yokai Marché runs 11:00–18:00)
Price & booking: All programmes are free. Purchases at the marché are paid separately. 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.
Venue & access: GIORNO — the plaza out front and spots throughout the building, Sakai-ku, Sakai 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).

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.

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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

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.

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FAQ

Does it cost anything to take part?

The calligraphy and paper-cutting performances, story readings, drawing workshop, yokai parade and stamp rally are all free. Purchases at the marché are separate.

Do I need to book?

No booking is needed. Note that last entry for the drawing workshop is 12:30, and the first story reading requires a Sakaikko Hiroba user card.

How does the stamp rally work?

Find the seven yokai panels hidden around the building, scan each QR code with your phone and collect a seven-character keyword. Prizes are exchanged on Sept 26–27, 11:00–17:00, in front of the 1F main entrance. One entry per person.

Is it good for children?

It is held inside a shopping complex, with story readings and a drawing workshop aimed at children. Entry may be restricted when it gets crowded.