Why You Should Visit
An inclusive, barrier-free festival on the Kakogawa riverbed where everyone is welcome—people with and without disabilities, locals and visitors, adults and children alike. Spend the day exploring a sustainable market of crafts and handmade goods, a world food fest with dishes and sweets from many countries, live music and dance on stage, and an open-air art exhibition spread across the riverbed.
Hands-on workshops keep both kids and adults busy: build a free-form 'Future Kakogawa Town' out of cardboard and recycled materials, bake pizza in a real oven, paint plant pots, make T-shirts and bags, or try a disaster-prep pouch and a shooting game. The stage fills the riverbed with African music, Awa odori and Bon dance. A welcoming festival designed as a space where everyone can take part freely.
Essentials
- location
- Near Kakogawa Riverbed Doubutsu no Mori Plaza
- period
- June 7, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 10:00–16:00 (cancelled in case of rain)
- cost
- Free admission
- access
- Train: From the north exit of Kakogawa Station (JR Kobe Line), walk west along the railway for about 15 min (via Jikemachi shopping street)
Car: About 300 parking spaces on the north side of the venue - NOTE
Main Highlights
- Sustainable market & workshops (crafts and handmade goods from around the world)
- World Food Fest (international dishes, sweets, kitchen cars)
- Stage music & dance (African music by Benoit Milogo, Awa odori, Bon dance, local brass band and more)
- 'Future Kakogawa Town' build-it-yourself zone using cardboard and recycled materials (free)
- Pizza making in a real pizza oven (reservation priority)
- Free play & workshops (T-shirt and bag making, self-photo booth, plant pot painting, shooting game, etc.)
- Disaster-prep workshop (disaster pouch making, free for 30 people / reservation required)
- Wooden compost making (reservation priority, limited to 5)
- Open-air art exhibition 'Minna no Jibunten' (advance entry call for works)
Accessibility
Barrier-free toilets are provided. Visitors with strollers or wheelchairs can use the riverbed slope on the south side of the JR elevated tracks. Bringing your own eco bag and bottle is encouraged.
Note
Some content may change. Check the official Instagram (@tsukuru_to_deau) for workshop reservations, timetables, and the latest updates.