Why You Should Visit
Takatsuki's autumn food-and-music festival, now in its 18th year. Food stalls fill the Daiichi Junior High School grounds and the neighbouring Takatsuki Castle Park with Hokusetsu-area gourmet, Expo-inspired dishes, Takatsuki specialities and an American market. The stage runs for two days with jazz at its core plus funk, R&B, big band, taiko drums, Okinawan eisa, brass band and dance, and side acts like the Hanitan mascot dance show and a bodybuilding show. Kids get a bouncy castle, flea market, magic show, skateboarding try-outs, the codoma kids' department store and pony rides (Saturday only). Free entry.
Programs
Timetable & Map
Participating Shops
Shop List & Map
Essentials
- location
- Takatsuki Daiichi Junior High School grounds and Takatsuki Castle Park
- period
- October 17, 2026 (Sat) - October 18, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 10:00〜17:00
- cost
- Free entry (food and some activities charged)
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About 10 min on foot from Takatsuki-shi Station (Hankyu Kyoto Line), or about 15 min from JR Takatsuki Station. There is no parking at the venue, so come by public transport.
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No booking needed. See the official site for updates.
- NOTE
Kids & activities (Takatsuki Castle Park)
- Pony rides (Paka-poko Hiroba): Sat 17 only, 10:00–15:00
- Hanitan bouncy dome
- Magic show experience by Takatsuki performance circle hook
- Skateboard try-out corner by WOODS skateshop
- Kids Land by Child Heart
- Kids department store codoma
- Flea market: both days 10:00–15:00
- Art Forest
- Dog shelter "Inu no Gasshukujo in Takatsuki & with cats" (rescue-dog adoption): Sat 17, moved to Sun 18 if it rains
Stamp rally
- Collect every stamp in the venue for a prize. Cards are handed out at the "Social Contribution Plaza" in Takatsuki Castle Park
Daiichi Junior High School grounds
- Food stalls and food trucks, Takatsuki specialities, American Market (dishes using US ingredients), corporate PR and community booths
- Spark, official character of the USA Pavilion at Expo 2025, makes an appearance
- In front of the stage: standing area (no parasols) and table-and-chair area
Notes
- Cancelled in severe weather; any cancellation is announced on the official site and SNS around 7:00 on the day
- No pets on the school grounds (allowed in Takatsuki Castle Park)
- No parking at the venue. Bicycles and motorbikes go to the temporary bike parking in the school courtyard or in the park
- Drone filming without permission is prohibited
* Stalls and programme are as of 1 September and may change without notice
* Organiser: Food Culture Festival Executive Committee / Co-organisers: Takatsuki Johoku-dori Business Cooperative, Takatsuki City Tourism Association, Takatsuki Jazz Street Executive Committee, Takatsuki Machizukuri Co.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 1 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Takatsuki Daiichi Junior High School grounds and Takatsuki Castle Park. The map shows each with its walking time.
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