On May 6(Wed., holiday), “Koshien Kids Festa 2026 spring” will be held!
This will be the event’s 10th time. When it was held last fall, about 18,000 people attended, making it one of Nishinomiya’s biggest kids’ events. Having Koshien Stadium right in the neighborhood really is such a luxury
Here it is↓
There is seriously so much going on. With fun content packed in everywhere, it’s honestly hard to decide where to go first…
This time, we’ll mainly introduce 4 attractions from “Koshien Kids Festa” that Nishitsu highly recommends, plus food info!
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[① Ground Tour] A special chance to enter parts of Koshien Stadium you usually can’t access
Actually standing on the huge Koshien Stadium field, the one you’ve only ever seen on TV… that’s a pretty big experience.
You can step into the infield artificial turf area (1st-base side) and the outfield warning zone.
You can also sit on the 1st-base side bench. This is a popular attraction that even gets adults genuinely excited, with people saying, “Just sitting on the bench gave me chills!”
There’s also a commemorative photo spot with the relief car. The moment your child poses like a Tigers player is sure to become a great memory!
You can even try an “AR Photo Frame” where Hanshin Tigers players appear in motion.
Being able to take a family photo on the Koshien field is just too rare!
- Fee: Adults (high school students and older) 2,500 yen / Children (ages 4 through junior high school) 2,000 yen
- Time: 2 sessions total (45 minutes each) ①15:15〜16:00 ②16:15〜17:00
- Reception: Near Gate 3 of Koshien Stadium
- First-come, first-served / advance reservation required (Lawson Ticket, until 14:55 on 5/6 (Wed., holiday)) It’s first-come, first-served, so if you’re interested, book early!
- Purchase tickets here
[② Tour Guide Experience] A rare chance for kids to guide people around the stadium as a job
This one is pretty amazing. Kids get to become tour guides at the Koshien History Museum and actually guide their moms and dads around as a work-experience activity. Kids suddenly get so serious with things like this, don’t they?
They’ll learn what stadium tour guides do from dedicated tour guides, then actually guide their guardians around.
Since they can also learn about the stadium’s facilities and history, by the end of the experience they might become a “Koshien expert”! This is the kind of thing where the kids end up knowing more than the adults
- Fee: Children (tour guide participants) 4,000 yen / Accompanying adult 2,000 yen / Accompanying child 1,400 yen
- Time: 2 sessions total (90 minutes each) ①11:00〜12:30(1st〜3rd graders) ②14:30〜16:00(4th〜6th graders)
- Capacity: 10 participants per session ← Not many spots, so book early!
- Reception: Outside Koshien Stadium, 3rd-base side
- First-come, first-served / advance reservation required (Lawson Ticket, until 10:30 on 5/6 (Wed., holiday))
- Purchase tickets here
[③ Mini Hanshin Train & Station Plaza Area] An area packed with play activities
The plaza in front of Koshien Station is filled with attractions kids love.
First up is the very popular Mini Hanshin Train.
