Kobe City: “Children’s Mikoshi” created by local residents at Kobe Fashion

Press Release (September 6, 2024)
Kobe Commerce and Industry Trade Center, Inc. Kobe Fashion Mart
Every year, the RIC Summer Evening Carnival (Summer Festival) is held by the Rokko Island CITY Community Association to showcase the “Children’s Mikoshi” created by each town block (residential area) for each theme. This year, the festival was scheduled to be held on Saturday, August 31, but was cancelled due to Typhoon No. 10.
In response to a request from the Rokko Island CITY Neighborhood Association, we will hold the “Children’s Mikoshi Exhibition” at the Atrium Plaza on the first floor of Kobe Fashion Mart to provide an opportunity for local residents and many others to view the exhibit. Please come and take a look.

Contents of the exhibition

10 children’s portable shrines

Exhibition period

September 8 (Sunday) to September 29 (Sunday), 2024
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (until noon on the last day)
* Admission is free and you are free to visit.

Place of exhibition

Atrium Plaza, 1F, Kobe Fashion Mart (6-9 Naka, Koyo-cho, Higashinada-ku, Kobe)

For inquiries about the children’s portable shrines, contact

RIC Fureai Kaikan
Tel: 078-857-7375
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday (closed on Monday) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Others

・As part of efforts to create a lively atmosphere, （As one of the efforts to create a lively atmosphere, an exhibition of BMW vehicles is held at the same time with the cooperation of Motoren Hanshin Co.
Free rest areas are set up in the atrium plaza during off-peak periods.