A Festival Celebrating Japan’s National Dessert, “Pudding” Local Pudding Festival: “Kobe Pudding Expo 2026” To be held for the first time at the Daimaru Suma Store in Kobe from July 8 to 14, 2026

Local Gourmet Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Taito Ward, Tokyo) will host the “Pudding Expo Kobe 2026” at the Daimaru Suma Store (Suma Ward, Kobe) for seven days, from Wednesday, July 8, 2026, to Tuesday, July 14, 2026, bringing together puddings from all over Japan under one roof.

Pudding Expo Main

[Event Overview]

Title: “Pudding Expo Kobe 2026”

Venue: Daimaru Suma Store, 1st Floor (Daimaru Suma Store, Suma Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture)

Access: About a 3-minute walk from “Myodani Station” on the Kobe Municipal Subway

Dates: July 8 (Wed) – 14 (Tue), 2026 (7 days total)

Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Closes at 7:00 p.m. on the final day, July 14, only)

Admission: Free

Pudding Expo Official Website: https://j-gourmet.jp/pudding

Participating Stores:

(1) “Otoriyose Pudding Collection” Booth

(2) Pudding Marche “Flaming Pudding Booth” (Chiba Prefecture, Chocolatier Roman-tei)

(3) Pudding Marche “Pudding à la Carte Booth” (Gifu Kawabe Ice Cream Farm)

Overview:

A gourmet festival featuring over 50 varieties of regional puddings and venue-exclusive pudding menus.

[About the Pudding Expo]

The Pudding Expo is a “pudding-themed food festival” centered on the theme of “delicious, joyful, and new encounters with surprising puddings.” It consists of the “Mail-Order Pudding Collection,” which sells regional puddings from all over Japan, and guest vendors such as specialty shops and live-cooking booths.

Despite being made from simple ingredients, puddings possess a wide variety of characteristics—from firmness and sweetness to texture—and we invite you to see, taste, and enjoy this vast diversity.

The “Pudding Expo” has been held in various locations across Japan, including Tokyo, Saitama, Nagoya, Osaka, Yamaguchi, and Fukuoka. This year’s venue is Kobe, known as the “City of Western Confectionery.”

(“Local Pudding Festival” and “Pudding Expo” are registered trademarks of the Local Gourmet Research Association)

[We Want the People of “Kobe,” the Kingdom of Sweets, to Enjoy It]

To delight the residents of Kobe—the “Kingdom of Sweets”—the Local Gourmet Research Association has carefully selected puddings from Hokkaido to Kyushu, offering a lineup of over 50 varieties during the event.

Additionally, at our guest booths, we’ll feature live demonstrations of a wide variety of pudding dishes, including the incredibly popular torch-flambéed “Flame Pudding”; “Pudding Can,” a pudding you shake and drink; “Pudding Fry,” frozen crème brûlée deep-fried in oil; Taiwan’s popular shaved ice dessert “Pudding Mianmian Bing (Pudding Menmenpin)”;and the surprisingly perfect pairing of “Pudding-Flavored French Fries,” among other diverse pudding items.

Organized by the same team that planned Japan’s first “Pudding Expo” in 2004, this event is one of the country’s largest and most historic pudding festivals, having attracted 40,000 visitors during its 2025 Saitama edition. This marks the first time the event has been held in the Kansai region in 15 years, since the 2011 Osaka edition.

[Participating Vendors]

(1) “Otoriyose Pudding Collection” Booth

A collection shop bringing together puddings from all over Japan under one roof.

Over 50 varieties of pudding will be available for purchase during the event.

“Otoriyose Pudding Collection” Booth

(2) “Flame Pudding” Booth [Chocolatier Roman-tei (Kamagaya City, Chiba Prefecture)]

The booth features a variety of unique items, such as the “Flaming Pudding”—a brûlée with fruit sealed inside—and the “Pudding Can,” which you shake before drinking.

“Flaming Pudding” Booth

(3) “Pudding à la Carte” Booth [Gifu Kawabe Ice Cream Farm (Kawabe Town, Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture)]

We offer a wide variety of pudding-themed items, including pudding soft-serve ice cream, “Pudding Fry” (frozen crème brûlée wrapped in batter and deep-fried), and Taiwanese shaved ice.

“Pudding à la Carte” Booth

[The Pudding Expo emphasizes “local character” in its puddings.]

In addition to puddings made with regional milk and eggs—such as Hokkaido’s “Furano Milk Pudding” and “Nagoya Cochin Retro Pudding”—we’ll feature puddings inspired by local nature and culture, like Fukui’s “Dinosaur Excavation Pudding,” Ehime’s “Dogo Pudding,” and Shizuoka’s “Deep Sea Pudding.”Furthermore, our lineup highlights the innovative shapes and evolution of pudding being pioneered by local shops, such as Hokkaido’s “Teshio ChuChu Pudding” and Osaka’s “Tirapuri.”

Main Products Available for Mail Order

▼ Pudding Expo Kobe 2026

Pudding Expo Official Website: https://j-gourmet.jp/pudding