On September 23(Tue., national holiday), “Koshien Kids Festa 2025 autumn” will be held!
The “Koshien Kids Festa 2025 spring” held in April drew a record-high 14,000 visitors.
The biggest highlight has to be getting to step into places you normally could never enter.
There will also be tons of hands-on activities, including “more than 15 working vehicles gathered in one place” and a “running class.”
This Nishinomiya’s biggest kids event, where the whole family can get excited together, will be held on September 23(Tue., national holiday).
Here it is↓
There is seriously so much fun packed in. Honestly, it’s hard to decide what to join…
So,
this time, based on Nishitsu’s very subjective picks, we’ll introduce our top recommended 5 attractions plus food info in an easy-to-understand way.
目次
- 1 【① Field Tour】Get special access to parts of Koshien you normally can’t enter!
- 2 【② Koshien History Museum Tour Guide Experience】Try a new job-experience activity?!
- 3 【③ Running Class】Hosted by Olympian Asahara, this one will make kids love running
- 4 【④ Working Vehicles Gathering】See, learn, and take photos! More than 15 vehicles is an impressive number
- 5 【⑤ Special Stage in the Infield Stands】Kawachan and the Electone will bring the excitement
- 6 Koshien-style food is full of things kids love
【① Field Tour】Get special access to parts of Koshien you normally can’t enter!
A rare chance to actually stand on the artificial turf of that huge field you see on TV, and in the outfield warning zone.
You can also tour the first-base-side bench and take commemorative photos with the relief car. You can even take a keepsake shot with players appearing in a moving AR photo frame. Isn’t that almost too rare?
- Fee: Adults 2,500 yen / Children (ages 4 to junior high school) 2,000 yen
- Reception: Around Gate 3 outside the stadium
- Advance reservation: Lawson Ticket (first-come, first-served)
- Tickets are here
Getting to experience Koshien from a pro player’s point of view is truly something you can only do now. The family photos will become lifelong memories.
【② Koshien History Museum Tour Guide Experience】Try a new job-experience activity?!
This is making its debut this time. Kids learn the job from a dedicated guide, then actually guide their parents through the experience.
That feeling of “I was able to guide them myself!” must be a huge confidence boost.
- Fee: Participating child 4,000 yen / Accompanying adult 2,000 yen / Accompanying child 1,400 yen
- Time: ①12:00〜13:30 (Grades 1〜3) ②14:00〜15:30 (Grades 4〜6)
- Reception: Around Stadium Gate 16
- Advance reservation: Lawson Ticket (first-come, first-served; card payment only)
- Tickets are here
Includes admission to the History Museum and a special experience at “BE-STADIUM KOSHIEN.” Open to children in grades 1 through 6.
【③ Running Class】Hosted by Olympian Asahara, this one will make kids love running
Top athletes from NOBY SPORTS CLUB will teach directly on the outfield artificial turf. It’s for ages 5 to 9, with sessions divided by age. It’s all about helping kids physically discover that running is fun.
- Fee: 3,000 yen per child
- Venue: Stadium outfield ground (artificial turf)
- Advance reservation: Lawson Ticket (first-come, first-served)
- Advance reservation page ※Slots and eligible ages apply
A figure who changed Japanese sprinting, Nobuharu Asahara, silver medalist in the 4x100m relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will be there. The class gets great reviews every time, with people saying, “Their form got better!” It’s first-come, first-served, so book early if you want a spot.
【④ Working Vehicles Gathering】See, learn, and take photos! More than 15 vehicles is an impressive number
Around the stadium exterior and the station-front plaza, fire trucks, police vehicles, garbage trucks, water trucks, large buses, excavators, and more working vehicles will be lined up.
There will also be uniform dress-up experiences and commemorative photos.
For Hanshin Railway fans, there will also be a Mini Hanshin Train (200 yen per ride, children only). Honestly, this Hanshin train is so rare that it’s bound to be exciting.
- Location: Around the stadium exterior, Koshien Station-front Plaza, and more
- Fee: Basically free (some attractions such as the Mini Hanshin Train require a fee)
The combination of dress-up × all kinds of vehicles is exactly what makes Kids Festa so much fun.
※Some vehicles may be changed due to circumstances.
【⑤ Special Stage in the Infield Stands】Kawachan and the Electone will bring the excitement
On the day, the infield stands will be opened free of charge for families with children.
FURUNO official ambassador “Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan”, who has appeared on Nishitsu many times and is hugely popular with kids, is scheduled to present the World’s Most Fun Fish Quiz Show.
There will also apparently be a photo session with Kawachan. It’s a chance to take photos with Koshien Stadium in the background! Numbered tickets for the photo session will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, so check the announcements on the day.
Plus, Puppuru, the popular character from Yamaha Music School at Shinkyo Gakki right in front of Koshien Stadium, will apparently be coming too.
Kenshin Tada and Miina Naganuma, familiar from Ohayo Asahi, will visit and are scheduled to perform an Electone concert.
Koshien-style food is full of things kids love
The food stands on the 2F concourse will be open.
There will be plenty of kid-favorite menu items, including Koshien Curry and Koshien Karaage, which you can only eat at Koshien Stadium, plus takoyaki, fries, and pizza.
In the infield stands,
