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The largest market in Kagoshima Prefecture ！ "Kawabe 2-Day Market" will be held

This shopping market is held every year on a Saturday and Sunday in February at the Kawanabe Kaiun Yume Dori Shopping Street, the main street of Kawanabe-cho Shopping Street.

It is one of the "three major fairs" in the prefecture and is a tradition that heralds spring in Minamisatsuma.

This market started in the Tenmei era of the Edo period (1600-1868) when farmers brought straw crafts and bamboo products to the market and has continued for over 230 years.

Date ・ Place
February 14, 2026 （ Saturday ）, 15th （ Sunday ）

14th （ Saturday ） ： 8am-6pm （ Traffic regulation ： 7am to 7pm ）

15th （ Sunday ） ： 8am to 5:30pm （ Traffic regulation ： 7am to 7pm ）

Kawanabe Kaiun Dream Street Shopping Street （ Kawanabe Shopping Street ）

Others
For more information, please check the following "Minami-Kyushu City Website （ Kawanabe 2-Day Market ）" or "Minami-Kyushu Commerce and Industry Association Website".

Minami-Kyushu City Home Page （ Kawabe Nikkaichi ）

Minami-Kyushu City Commerce and Industry Association Home Page

Contact
Minami-Kyushu City Commerce and Industry Association Kawabe Main Office
Telephone ： 0993-56-0247

Commerce, Industry and Tourism Division, Commerce, Industry and Fisheries Section, Minami-Kyushu City
Tel ： 0993-83-2511

Minami-Kyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture, is located in the southern part of Satsuma Peninsula, created by the merger of three towns, former Ei Town, former Kawabe Town and Chiran Town. It is a city blessed with nature.