"Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2026 beyond" Announces 14 Additional Participating Artists for the Second Wave ~ Early Bird Passports Go on Sale April 1st (Wed.) ~

Rokko Mountain Tourism Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nada Ward, Kobe City, President: Akiteru Senoo) will hold the contemporary art festival "Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2026 beyond" on Mt. Rokko from Saturday, August 29, 2026, to Sunday, November 29, 2026.

We are pleased to announce that 14 new invited artists have been decided. Combined with the invited artists announced in the first wave, a total of 20 artists will participate. This year, approximately 60 artists, including public call artists, are scheduled to exhibit.

Additionally, various viewing passports will be sold at an early bird price, more affordable than the regular price, from Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to Sunday, May 31, 2026.

Furthermore, Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" is on special loan and has been available for preview since March 14, 2026, at the SIKI Garden ~Sound Promenade~ within the ROKKO Mori no Oto Museum, which serves as the base for this art festival.

※Please see the separate sheet for the profiles of each artist.

※Public call artists will be recruited until Sunday, April 5, and announced on Monday, June 1.

For more details, please check the official website (https://www.rokkomeetsart.jp/).

【Second Wave Invited Artists】※In Japanese syllabary order, titles omitted

Daiken Ito, Yukihisa Ito, Ryo Inoue, Seiya Kaji, Kazuyoshi Furumaki, Keiichi Sato, Kenichi Shimo, Yasuto Suzuki, Koji Tanada, Junrei Naka, Nobuko Nakano, Misa Funai, Hiroshi Miyasaki, Miki Wanibuchi

◆ Early Bird Viewing Passport

【Ticket Types】

(1) Day & Night Pass... Admission to paid venues + "Hikari no Mori ~Night Art Walk~" venue

(2) Day Pass...... Admission to paid venues

(3) Night Pass...... Admission to "Hikari no Mori ~Night Art Walk~" venue

【Sales Period】

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 – Sunday, May 31, 2026

【Sales Locations】

eplus, Ticket Pia, asoview!, Lawson Ticket, ArtSticker, HHcrossTOWNS, Triplabo, Rakuten Travel Tourism Experience

"Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2026 beyond" Event Overview

【Period】Saturday, August 29, 2026 – Sunday, November 29, 2026

【Venue】Museum Area (ROKKO Mori no Oto Museum, Rokko Highland Botanical Garden, Shin-ike Pond), Rokko Garden Terrace Area, Natural Observation Deck Rokko Shidare, Tenrandai, and other various locations on Mt. Rokko.

"Hikari no Mori ~Night Art Walk~" Event Overview

【Period】Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays from Saturday, September 19, 2026, to Sunday, November 29, 2026

【Venue】ROKKO Mori no Oto Museum, Rokko Highland Botanical Garden

【Admission Fee】

【Organizer】Rokko Mountain Tourism Co., Ltd., Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

【Co-organizer】Rokko Maya Tourism Promotion Council

【Special Subsidy/Sponsorship】Kobe City, Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

【Subsidy】The Kobe Foundation for Arts and Culture

【Subsidy/Cooperation】The Kobe Citizens' Cultural Promotion Foundation

※Information as of March 2026.

※Information updates and changes will be announced on the official website.

Reference Materials:

d5180-3574-eaa9c398348e9ac1a4a1f4121aad4eda.pdf

Rokko Mountain Portal Site https://www.rokkosan.com/

Release https://www.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/release/2026/03/8c6e422135e9a5f1f84aee2f20dadf410c72f190.pdf

Issued by: Hankyu Hanshin Holdings

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