- Dates & time
- August 24, 2026 (Mon) 10:00〜12:15頃(昼セリ終了後に解散)
- Price & booking
- ¥100 per child, ¥300 per adult Advance booking is required and places are limited to 15. Apply via the registration form by Thursday 20 August 2026.
- Venue & access
- 2F cooking room, Kobe City Fishery Hall, Tarumi Fishing Port About a 10-min walk south from Tarumi Station (JR / Sanyo Electric Railway). On the day, staff wait at the 1F entrance of Kobe City Fishery Hall to show you in. Drivers should use nearby car parks.
There are 5 car parks within a 12-minute walk of 2F cooking room, Kobe City Fishery Hall, Tarumi Fishing Port, and 2 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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Why You Should Visit
A hands-on programme for children at Tarumi Fishing Port: learn about fish, fillet them, eat them, then watch the midday auction. With the cooperation of the Kobe City Fisheries Cooperative, participants hear about the local sea and fishing industry, watch a filleting demonstration, then cook a simple fish dish for lunch. It ends with 10–15 minutes watching the day's catch go under the hammer. Open to children up to junior-high age with a guardian, capped at 15 people. Run as a summer-holiday special by the NPO Hito-Connect Hyogo's children's space "Uchiranchi".
NOTE
How the morning runs
- A talk on Tarumi's fish and fishing industry by the Kobe City Fisheries Cooperative
- A filleting demonstration to watch
- Cooking a simple fish dish and eating it for lunch
- Watching the midday auction (10–15 minutes)
Who it is for
- Children up to junior-high age, with a guardian
What to bring
- Apron, headscarf, mask, hand towel, something to write with, water bottle
*Depending on fishing and weather conditions on the day, the content and timing — including the auction viewing — may change.
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