Kitchen Car Collection Is Coming to Sunshine Wharf Kobe Oct 10–12 with Pikachu Too

It looks like the “KOBE Sunshine Fest: Food Truck Collection Plus” will be held at Sunshine Wharf Kobe in Higashinada Ward, Kobe, from Saturday, October 10 to Monday, October 12 (public holiday).

Screenshot from the official TV Osaka Food Truck Collection website

KOBE Sunshine Fest: Food Truck Collection Plus

When is it?

Saturday, October 10; Sunday, October 11; and Monday, October 12 (public holiday), 2026, from 10:00 to 17:00
The event will go ahead in the rain but will be canceled in severe weather.

Where is it?

Sunshine Wharf Kobe

Here it is on the map ↓

The address is 1-2-34 Ogi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo.

What will be happening?

• From savory meals to sweets, 17 food trucks each day and 20 vendors in total 🚚
• Performances by the Hyogo Prefectural Police Band and Kobe City Fire Department Band, plus dance, baton twirling, and marching performances 🎵
• Captain Pikachu is coming! Lucky lottery winners can also have their photo taken with Captain Pikachu ⚡
• “Asobēru Aquarium,” a hands-on mobile aquarium where visitors can touch marine and river creatures 🐟
• A pickleball trial session and camper van exhibition 🏕️
• A stamp rally and prize draw. You might win some Takoru-kun merchandise 🎁

How much does it cost?

Admission is free
Food and some activities require an additional fee. (Admission to Asobēru Aquarium is ¥800 per person ages 3 and up.)

How to participate

No advance registration is required. Simply come directly to the venue on the day.

For event details, see here.

Finally

With food truck fare, stage performances, Pikachu, and even a mobile aquarium, this looks set to be three fantastic days for families with children. Sunshine Wharf Kobe is an easy trip from Ashiya by car or Hanshin train, so why not add it to your plans for the long weekend?

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