Why You Should Visit
For one day, this eight-shop yokocho right by the west exit of Hankyu Kobe-Sannomiya Station turns into a summer street fair. Alongside special menus from each restaurant there are old-school festival games — a string-pull lottery for shop coupons and candy, katanuki and chinchiro dice you can play by ordering a drink, and half-price drink windows triggered by a song. A group toast and colour-coded wristbands that signal you're happy to be talked to make it easy to strike up a conversation. Tables and chairs are cleared for a standing-room layout, drinks are paid for cash-on-order, and you can come and go freely between 12:00 and 23:00.
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Participating Shops
Shop List & Map
The seven participating shops listed in the press release. Check on site for which block serves which item.
Essentials
- location
- Sannomiya Yokocho (2F, under the JR elevated tracks)
- period
- September 6, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 12:00〜23:00
- cost
- Free entry (food and drinks paid cash-on-order at each shop; dishes from ¥500 per pack)
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- Right by the west exit of Hankyu Kobe-Sannomiya Station; about a 3-minute walk west from JR Sannomiya Station, on the 2nd floor under the elevated tracks.
- REGISTRATION
- No reservations are taken for the day. Anyone can walk in, though entry may be restricted when the venue fills up.
- NOTE
How the day works
- Tables and chairs are cleared for a standing-room layout (standing tables and stools provided)
- Drinks are cash-on-order, paid when you order
- Each shop prepares 3-5 dishes made only for this day, from ¥500 per pack
- Draft beer, highballs and chuhai, plus bottled Coca-Cola drinks for non-drinkers
- Lanterns and yukata set the summer-festival mood
- Sponsors: Shinohara Shuzo / various manufacturers / Coca-Cola
Festival games
- Senbonbiki string lottery: win coupons usable at the yokocho's shops, or candy — every string wins something
- Katanuki & chinchiro dice: play when you order a drink — win and it's free, lose and you get a double-size mega mug
- Surprise half-price windows: drinks are half price while a certain song plays
- Group toast: guests and staff toast together, posting with #三宮横丁
- Bottle-cap challenge: order a Coca-Cola product and flick the cap off to win Coca-Cola goods
- Entry wristbands: colour signals how social you feel — green = happy to meet anyone, yellow = either is fine, red = drinking with friends only, pink = looking to match
Sample menu on the day
- Yakitori from ¥180 (Block A)
- Grilled squid ¥600 (Block C)
- Hashimaki ¥500 (Block D)
- Three-piece kushiage set ¥500 (Block E)
- Soy-butter grilled corn ¥700 (Block F)
- Fried mandu ¥500 (Block G)
- Aged marinated bluefin tuna mini-don ¥1,000 (Block H)
* Menus and programmes may change without notice
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Sannomiya Yokocho (2F, under the JR elevated tracks), and 4 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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