Autumn flavors from Hyogo, right inside Osaka Station. On Sunday, October 18, 2026, JA Zen-Noh Hyogo holds “Minori Minoru Marche: Hyogo’s Harvest” at the Atrium Plaza on the 2nd floor of JR Osaka Station North Gate Building. The star attraction is a “Tajima green pepper grab” for ¥200 (tax included) a try.
Tamba-Sasayama black soybeans, chestnuts and Awaji onions
The marche is part of a regional-promotion partnership between JA Zen-Noh and JR-West that introduces farm products and specialties from around Japan. This edition is all about Hyogo Prefecture: Tamba-Sasayama black edamame (kuro-edamame), Tamba-Sasayama chestnuts, Awaji Island onions, Tajima green peppers, BE KOBE vegetables (komatsuna) and more are planned.
Tamba-Sasayama black soybeans and chestnuts are true autumn flavors, and many people in Kansai feel the season just hearing the names. The appeal here is picking them up and choosing in person, inside the station.
The highlight: Tajima green pepper grab for ¥200
The event’s main attraction is the “Tajima green pepper grab” (tsume-houdai, where you pack as many as you can into a bag). It costs ¥200 (tax included) per try. It is the kind of game where you quickly get serious about how much you can fit in, so it should be fun for families and friends.
Buy two items and get a pack of “Kenmin Yaki Bifun”
There is also a bonus for shoppers. Buy two or more items including a qualifying product and you get one pack of “Kenmin Yaki Bifun” from the sponsor, Kenmin Foods Co., Ltd. Qualifying products are Awaji Island onions, green peppers (the grab) and komatsuna. One pack per transaction, limited quantity, while supplies last.
Kenmin Foods is a rice-vermicelli (bifun) maker founded in Kobe in 1950. Kenmin Yaki Bifun, born in 1960 as the world’s first instant bifun, is certified by Guinness World Records™ as the longest-selling instant fried bifun brand. You can take home a signature product of a Hyogo company together with Hyogo vegetables.
Online after the marche, too
The Hyogo produce sold at the marche can also be bought at the JA Town online shop “Atsumete, Hyogo.” If you can’t make it on the day, you can still enjoy the flavors of Hyogo online: https://www.ja-town.com/shop/c/c5401/
Marche details
- Date and time: Sunday, October 18, 2026, 10:00–18:00 (ends when sold out). Held rain or shine; canceled in severe weather. Dates and times may change
- Venue: Atrium Plaza, 2nd floor, JR Osaka Station North Gate Building
- What’s on: sale of Hyogo-grown produce, Tajima green pepper grab (¥200 per try, tax included) and more
- Bonus: buy two or more items including a qualifying product and get one pack of “Kenmin Yaki Bifun” (one pack per transaction; limited quantity, while supplies last). Qualifying products: Awaji Island onions, green peppers (grab) and komatsuna
- Examples of products planned: Tamba-Sasayama black edamame, Tamba-Sasayama chestnuts, Tajima green peppers, Awaji Island onions
- JA Town “Atsumete, Hyogo” (Japanese): https://www.ja-town.com/shop/c/c5401/
- JA Zen-Noh Hyogo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ja_zennohhyogo/
