- Dates & time
- September 19, 2026 (Sat) 19:00–21:00 (Nada Chuosuji street from around 17:00; Nada Central Market beer garden from 16:00)
- cost
- Free to enter; food and drinks are paid at each stall
- Venue & access
- Suidosuji & Nada Chuosuji shopping streets, Nada-ku, Kobe About a 5-minute walk west from the west exit of Oji-koen Station (Hankyu). The street has no dedicated parking; use coin parking nearby.
There are 2 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Suidosuji & Nada Chuosuji shopping streets, Nada-ku, Kobe. The map shows each with its walking time.
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Why You Should Visit
For two hours after dark, the Suidosuji shopping street in Nada Ward turns into a row of night stalls. It is run by Wakuwaku Nishinada, a local NPO, and in 2026 the Hidamari shopping association in Suidosuji 6-chome joins in on the same night, widening the stretch of stalls. Shopkeepers set up tables in front of their own stores, so it feels less like a tourist food street and more like a late-summer evening when the neighbourhood comes out to eat. The whole covered arcade is walkable end to end, and it is easy going with children.
Participating Shops
Shop List & Map
NOTE
New in 2026
- The Hidamari shopping association in Suidosuji 6-chome joins on the same night, extending the run of stalls
Nada Central Market beer garden (from 16:00)
- Shops inside the market run stalls; eat in the market or take away
- Stalls: Hanataba / Stand Suidosuji / Chataro / jinan / Uohei / Pazapa / Buckingham Palace / Fujiwara Shoten / Tonchinkan / Otadepa Delica / Suidosuji Ongakudo / Otani Shoten / Doi Shoten
- Prices on the flyer: highball 400 yen, blanched hamo (pike conger) 450 yen, hamo rice 450 yen, grilled squid 300 yen, popcorn 150 yen, frozen mandarin cup 150 yen, cheese cracker 50 yen
Night-market map
- The organiser has published the 2026 night-market map (PDF). Along Suidosuji 1–6-chome, Nada Central Market and Nada Center shopping street you will find games such as shooting galleries, yo-yo fishing, bouncy-ball scooping and lucky draws, plus stalls selling shaved ice, frankfurters, fried chicken and craft beer
On the day
- No car or bicycle parking; do not park at neighbouring shops
- The organiser warns of extreme heat and asks visitors to guard against heatstroke
- Cancellation or postponement is announced on the organiser's page
Nada Chuosuji Shotengai night market (around 17:00–21:00)
- The Nada Chuosuji arcade, which crosses Suidosuji, holds its own night market the same evening. It keeps alive the memory of stalls that once appeared here on days containing a 2 or a 7; 13 shops set up in front of their shutters
- Games for children: target shooting, ring-toss, a crane game and kaleidoscope making
- Hours vary by shop. Rain updates on the street's Instagram
Events
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10/17
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Kobe Motomachi Music Week (27th)
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10/10 - 11/30
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