Spring of Flowers, Music, and Mystery Solving at Mojiko: [ROSARIAN MAKE MARCHE 2026 in MOJIKO] to be held April 25-26 at Mojiko Retro Central Square

On April 25 (Sat) and 26 (Sun), 2026, the rose-themed spring event 'ROSARIAN MAKE MARCHE 2026 in MOJIKO' will be held for two days at Mojiko Retro Central Square in Kitakyushu City.

Against the backdrop of the charm of roses spread across the city, including Green Park, this botanical event will feature approximately 30 contents that fuse flowers, music, and experiences, such as a gardening market, music stages, and interactive mystery-solving content.

■ Event Overview

Event Name: ROSARIAN MAKE MARCHE 2026 in MOJIKO

Dates: April 25 (Sat) & 26 (Sun), 2026

Venue: Mojiko Retro Central Square

Time: 10:00-16:00 (Event will be held even in case of rain)

Market Organizer: NOBLEROSE GARDEN.

Stage Organizer: Kitakyushu Rose City Project

Sponsors: Black Clover Ltd. | A’DIA Co., Ltd.

■ A Botanical Event Evolving in its Third Year, Resembling an Overseas Garden Market

This event marks its third year. This year, we have added new stage content, featuring diverse guests such as local dance teams, choirs, and artists, evolving into an even more enjoyable event.

The 'Rosarian Make Marche' is a garden event that provides an opportunity to enrich daily life while experiencing roses and other flowers, agricultural products, music, dance, and hands-on activities.

The event name embodies the desire to 'create rose enthusiasts,' providing an opportunity to discover your own unique 'garden life' by engaging with various gardens and lifestyles.

In a space reminiscent of an overseas garden market, approximately 30 contents will gather, including gardening centered on roses, pet-related items, and various workshops.

■ Mystery-Solving Quiz 'Find the Secrets of MOJIKO' to Explore Mojiko

We will hold an interactive event called 'Find the Secrets of MOJIKO', which involves touring the area around the Mojiko Retro stage.

Participation fee is 100 yen, or free if you follow the event's Instagram account. (Limited to the first 500 people)

Participants who answer correctly will receive non-losing prizes, such as tickets usable at the market, original goods, or a Danish waffle ticket for 'Cafe KOU.' at Mojiko Retro Kaikyo Plaza.

■ Stage Content Coloring Spring in Mojiko

Jazz performances, kids' dance, cheerleading, choir, and artist live performances are scheduled. The MC will be performed by Karin Matsumoto | Rinko (Kaori Kozono), ambassadors of the Kitakyushu Rose City Project.

Additionally, the 'first roses they ever grew,' which the two ambassadors have been cultivating in the 'Rosarian Mate Course' since December 2025, are scheduled to be unveiled.

■ Featured Vendors & Brands

• Suzuki no Bara (Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture) An organic rose garden exhibiting from Fukuyama, Japan's number one city for roses. They offer edible rose products such as rose sugar and rose salt.

• ROTHMAN (Fukuoka City) A community drink brand that creates new bases in seaside towns and islands. Centered on coffee, fruit tea, and wine, they create spaces where people, culture, and travel intersect.

• Yutchan Noen (Kama City, Fukuoka Prefecture) Specializing in heirloom and indigenous seeds. They turn vegetables grown using natural farming methods into artisanal pickles and preserved foods.

• Relieure Books A bookstore that delivers carefully selected books themed around plants, art, living, and stories.

• flannelflower & coffeedoll Produces original miscellaneous goods using homemade dried flowers made from naturally dried flowers grown from seeds.

In addition, about 30 markets will gather, including rose potting experiences that parents and children can enjoy together, workshops, food trucks, and relaxation services.

■ 'Kitakyushu Rose City Project,' a public-private partnership regional revitalization project utilizing Kitakyushu's rose resources

The Kitakyushu Rose City Project is a project that promotes Kitakyushu City widely as a 'Rose City' with the aim of improving regional appeal and promoting tourism.

While utilizing rose resources scattered throughout the city, such as the Former Moji Mitsui Club and Mitsui High-Tec, we are working to expand awareness through events, markets, and stage planning.

Centered on NOBLE ROSE GARDEN., which uses 'Living with Roses' as its brand theme, the project has held events and disseminated information through regional cooperation, attracting many visitors, mainly families and tourists. It is expanding its activities under public-private partnerships as a new regional branding centered on roses.

■ About NOBLEROSE GARDEN.

A specialty rose brand that operates mainly in Kitakyushu City and surrounding areas with 'Living with Roses' as its brand theme. As the initiator of the Kitakyushu Rose City Project, it promotes rose planting, cultivation, and regional outreach activities based in the Mojiko and Yahata Higashida areas. In addition to rose cultivation techniques and regional activities, it also handles information dissemination through illustration and design production, working to cultivate a culture of incorporating roses into daily life.

In 2024, it developed multifaceted activities to root roses in lifestyles, such as planning and selling garden cider under the concept of 'enjoying gratitude for diverse gardens.' It also manages the 'Rosarian Mate Course,' a rose cultivation class held throughout the year in the Mojiko and Higashida districts.

[Kitakyushu Rose City Project Inquiry Contact]

NOBLEROSE GARDEN.

noblerosegardendot@gmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noblerosegardendot/