Why You Should Visit
An autumn fair for tasting Tamba chestnuts, famed as Japan's largest, at the source during harvest. Chestnut farms, confectioners, restaurants and farm stands across Tamba-Sasayama and Tamba join in with seasonal mont blancs, chestnut rice, raw chestnuts sold direct and pick-your-own farms. A stamp rally across the shops and an Instagram campaign run alongside, and the dates overlap with the Tamba-yaki pottery festival, so the two pair well for a day out.
Essentials
- location
- Participating shops across Tamba-Sasayama and Tamba (chestnut farms, confectioners, restaurants, farm stands)
- period
- September 21, 2026 (Mon) - November 3, 2026 (Tue)
- Time
- Follows each shop's opening hours (chestnut picking Sep 21–Oct 12, raw chestnut sales Sep 26–Oct 18, food and sweets until Nov 3)
- cost
- Free to take part (food and purchases charged per shop; e.g. mont blanc ¥1,500, chestnut rice set ¥2,500, raw chestnuts at market price)
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- Central Tamba-Sasayama is about 15 minutes by Shinki Green Bus from JR Sasayamaguchi Station on the Fukuchiyama Line; for Tamba, start from JR Kaibara Station. By car, use the Tannan-Sasayamaguchi or Kasuga IC on the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway. The shops are spread across a wide area, so a car is the practical way round.
- NOTE
Period breakdown
- Chestnut picking: Sep 21 – Oct 12
- Raw chestnut sales: Sep 26 – Oct 18
- Food and processed chestnut products: Sep 26 – Nov 3
Main participating shops (Tamba-Sasayama)
- Chestnut dishes: Odagaki Mamedo, Tokusankan Sasayama, Sasarai, Yamayu, Hinihini and more
- Chestnut sweets: Suwaen, Rokushodo, Yukioka Ichirobei, Homei Shuzo Horoyoi Jokagura and more
- Raw chestnuts: Midorikan (JA Tamba-Sasayama), Kuromame no Yakata, Moriguchi Chestnut Farm and more
Tamba side
- Michi-no-Eki Tamba Obaachan no Sato sells raw chestnuts (Sep 26 – Oct 18) and roasted chestnuts (from around Oct 1)
Campaigns
- Stamp rally: buy at participating shops; 2+ stamps enter a draw for ¥2,000 prizes, 5+ for ¥5,000
- Instagram: follow @tambaguri_fair and post with #丹波栗フェア2026
- Survey: enter a prize draw via the official site
* Shops and items vary with stock. Chestnut sale dates shift with the harvest
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)出典: 丹波栗フェア 公式サイト
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