Why You Should Visit
A neighborhood summer festival at Shimoyamate Park, at the foot of Okurayama in Kobe's Chuo ward. Food stalls fill the park across two evenings, opening at 5pm on Saturday and 4pm on Sunday. The bon-odori around the yagura tower runs on the Saturday only, from 6:30pm to 8pm, and newcomers are welcome to join the circle. Play activities for children are also planned. It's a small, local affair — the kind of festival you walk to in a yukata.
Essentials
- location
- Shimoyamate Park
- period
- August 1, 2026 (Sat) - August 2, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- Stalls: Sat Aug 1, 17:00–20:30; Sun Aug 2, 16:00–20:00 / Bon-odori dancing: Sat Aug 1 only, 18:30–20:00
- cost
- Free admission (food and game stalls are paid).
- Links
- access
- About 4 min walk from Okurayama Station (Subway Seishin-Yamate Line), East Exit 2, or 10 min from Hanakuma Station (Hankyu).
- NOTE
- 【Two-night schedule】
・Sat Aug 1: stalls 17:00–20:30
・Sun Aug 2: stalls 16:00–20:00
・Bon-odori dancing: Sat Aug 1 only, 18:30–20:00
【Stalls】
・Local food stalls fill the park
・A children's play booth (Asobimori) is scheduled to take part
【Organizers】
・Host: Shimoyamate Furemachi Council
・Stalls run by "Nagomi"; dancing run by the Shimoyamate Women's Association
・Co-hosted by local youth, welfare and sports associations and the neighborhood associations of the Shimoyamate district
【Before you go】
・There is no bicycle parking at the park; the organizers ask visitors not to come by bike
・There is no dedicated car park either, so come on foot or by public transport
※Plans may change depending on the weather.
出典: 「下山手公園 夏祭り盆踊り大会 2026」チラシ(主催:下山手ふれまち協議会)/掲載:あそびもり Instagram
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