Event

If you’re in the area, you should check out the Rokko Island Halloween and Harvest Festival.  This festival is one of the largest in the Hanshin region, and it occurs just across Kobe on Rokko Island at the River Mall. Grab your kids, friends, and family, put your best costumes on and head over to the Halloween celebrations. With a parade, costume contest, pumpkin carving, a haunted house, performances, various food booths, and trick-or-treating, there is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy at this exciting annual event! Costume Parade: Whether you’re wearing a costume yourself or not, seeing the parade is undoubtedly worth your while. Over 2,000 participants take part in this parade that kicks off the festival weekend with an exciting opening display of all of the fun ways people get into the Halloween spirit. The parade begins at 11:30 a.m., but if you’re planning on joining make sure you arrive early because registration starts at 10:30 a.m. It’s free to participate as long as you’ve got a costume on! Also, bring the kiddos because the first 700 kids to sign up will receive a special holiday treat! Costume Contest: After the parade winds down, head over to…