Western Japan Yakitori Festival 2026

Start/End Dates:September 12, 2026(Sat) ～ September 13, 2026(Sun)

Organizer: West Japan Yakitori Festival Executive Committee

Famous "local yakitori" restaurants gather in Nagato!

The 2026 event will be held on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13!
Famous local yakitori restaurants from across Western Japan will gather in Nagato City, Yamaguchi—one of Japan's six major yakitori towns and a "holy land of yakitori"—for the Western Japan Yakitori Festival 2026. Please come and join us for Nagato City's biggest summer event!
[Event Overview]
Date & Time: September 12 (Sat) 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, September 13 (Sun) 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Venue: Yamaguchi Prefecture Fishery Cooperative Minato fish market
Nearest Station: JR Nagato City Station (8-minute walk to the venue)
Parking: Available near the venue (Free)

Basic Info

Venue	Yamaguchi Prefecture Fishery Cooperative Minato fish market
Location	Higashifukawa, Nagato City, Yamaguchi 759-4101
Access	45 minutes drive from Mine IC on Chugoku Expressway 5 minutes walk from Nagato City Station on JR Sanin Honsen Line
Parking	Minato Fishing Port Parking Lot (free)

Contact

(Nagato City Tourism & Convention Association
Roadside Station Senza Kitchen Tourist Information Center YUKUTE, 4297-1 Senzaki, Nagato, Yamaguchi 759-4106
Phone Number: 0837-27-0074

Map

View on Google Maps

Situation on the day of the event

Please check the Western Japan Yakitori Festival Executive Committee Instagram account, where updates on the local situation will be posted regularly.

Stores (planned)

・Yakitori Bancho [Ueda City, Nagano]
・Gen-o [Marugame, Kagawa]
・Imabari Yakitori Maruya [Imabari City, Ehime]
・Yakitori and Jingisukan Sankei [Tottori City, Tottori]
・Torigoya [Miyoshi City, Hiroshima]
・Yakitori Ichiriki [Ube City, Yamaguchi]
・Yakitori Teppo [Kurume City, Fukuoka]
・Oretachi no Kizuna [Kurume City, Fukuoka]
・Miyazaki Jitokko Specialty Store Gunkei Hontei Kakuregura [Miyazaki City, Miyazaki]
・Zenshoku Hontei [Naha City, Okinawa]
・Sakura Shokudou [Nagato City, Yamaguchi]
・Nagato Yakitori Yokocho Liaison Council [Nagato City, Yamaguchi]