Kawasaki Ward Kosodate (Parenting) Festa 2026 at Kawasaki City Hall on Sunday, Oct 25: a first-ever DJ booth, a police car and city bus, and a cardboard maze

A parenting fair for families with little ones at City Hall

This is an event where young children and parents can play while learning useful parenting information and meeting people who support families in the community. The venue is the Kawasaki City Hall main building (1 Miyamoto-cho, Kawasaki Ward), using the atrium, the 2nd floor hall, and meeting rooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors.

• Play: a cardboard maze and jumping slide (children's culture centers in Kawasaki Ward), a corner where kids dress up as police officers and take photos with a police car (Kawasaki Police Station and others), and a chance to sit in a city bus driver's seat and check the spots the driver cannot see (the city Transportation Bureau).
• Crafts: making an original pouch with the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, making accessories with the Kawasaki City Museum, making balls from milk cartons and more.
• Watch and listen: the children's DJ booth, new this year, plays everything from children's songs to music that parents will remember. There is also a wind instrument "instrument festival" and a musical picture book concert.
• Also: a PR booth for the 15th anniversary of the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum (photos with Doraemon), an Ikuta Ryokuchi PR corner, a mini skill challenge by the Liverpool FC soccer school, and a game using "Rintan," the Rinko Bus character, at the "Noroute KAWASAKI" booth.
• There is also a "sticker rally": visit the booths, collect stickers and get a prize.

Talk to nursery staff and public health nurses

Staff from Sukusuku Hiroba and children's culture centers, chief child welfare volunteers, nursery teachers and public health nurses will be there, so you can ask directly about parenting programs, nearby places to get advice and local activities. At the diaper-changing corner, a local midwife clinic shows a photo exhibit, and you can talk to a midwife about parenting.

There will also be a nursing room, a rest area with one free drink, and a corner where children can play freely.

For families with young children living in Kawasaki Ward

According to the Kawasaki Ward announcement, the event is for "infants and toddlers living in the ward and their parents or guardians." The announcement does not say whether families living outside Kawasaki Ward, such as in Saiwai Ward, can take part. If you are unsure, ask the contact below.

Hosted by the ward's parenting fair committee

The "Kawasaki Ward Kosodate Festa Executive Committee," made up of the Kawasaki Ward Office, children's culture centers, childcare facilities, the ward social welfare council and others in the ward.

At the City Hall main building

The venue is the Kawasaki City Hall main building (1 Miyamoto-cho, Kawasaki Ward). Use the map button at the top of this article to find it.

Bicycle parking is limited. People who live nearby are asked to avoid coming by bicycle if possible.

If a weather warning is in effect in Kawasaki City at 7 a.m. that day, the event is automatically canceled.

Contacts

Contact the Community Care Promotion Division, Community Watch Support Center, Kawasaki Ward Office (phone 044-201-3210).