Why You Should Visit
For one night the Ujibashi-dori shopping street closes to traffic as a co-hosted part of Kyo-no-Tanabata in Uji. Twenty breweries and bottle shops set up, drawn not only from Kyoto but from Tanba-Sasayama and Nagahama. Collaboration dishes with the street's own restaurants, a live music booth and a children's play area run by Kyoto Bunkyo University mean non-drinkers and families fit in too. At 20:08:08 everyone toasts with Uji tea, broadcast live by FM Uji from 14:00.
Participating Shops
Shop List & Map
The twenty breweries and bottle shops taking part on 8 August 2026, per the official flyer — from across Kyoto and as far as Tanba-Sasayama and Nagahama.
Essentials
- location
- Ujibashi-dori shopping street
- period
- August 8, 2026 (Sat)
- Time
- 16:00–22:00(歩行者天国は15:00–22:00)
- cost
- Free entry; food and drink are paid
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- The shopping street runs from just outside JR Uji Station on the Nara Line, closed to traffic from 15:00 to 22:00.
- NOTE
On the street
- Collaboration dishes with local restaurants
- A live music booth
- A children's play area run by Kyoto Bunkyo University
- Information desk and a challenge shop from the chamber of commerce
The 20:08:08 toast
- FM Uji 88.8MHz broadcasts live from 14:00 to 20:30
- At the same moment, the Uji tea toast takes place on Tou-no-shima
Notes
- Goes ahead in rain, cancelled in severe weather
- No alcohol is served to minors or to anyone driving
*Co-hosted with Kyo-no-Tanabata in Uji.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Ujibashi-dori shopping street, and 2 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.
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