Hiroshima T-SITE in Hiroshima City will hold "The 86th Hiroshima Mercato – The Shape of Eating: Sweets Garden" on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2026. Hiroshima Mercato aims to be a place that connects producers and consumers and considers the future of food. This time, it joins forces for the first time with Okashi Haku (Sweets Expo), where sweets, a symbol of happiness, gather under one roof. More than 50 vendors from inside and outside the prefecture will take part over the two days, including vegetable growers and makers of bread and sweets.
Visitors can talk directly with the vendors and learn about the thinking behind their ingredients and products at this outdoor food event. The "Sweets Garden" offers a chance to discover and enjoy a variety of foods.
Featured Vendors
Koalakko's fun
Based in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, this vendor makes baked sweets with seasonal ingredients. Cute baked sweets that lift the spirits at first sight will be on sale. Open on Saturday, November 14 only.
うちのおやつ
With the concept of "a shop loved by three generations," this vendor makes sweets with carefully chosen ingredients and no preservatives or additives. Visitors can enjoy sweets made from selected ingredients, including cakes made with seasonal fruit. Open on Sunday, November 15 only.
人々
This workshop on the Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture bakes tarts and scones. At this event, it will focus on a sweet potato rum cinnamon tart, a moist sweet potato tart gently scented with rum and cinnamon. Open on Sunday, November 15 only.
HIYORI WASANBON
From a small workshop in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, this vendor makes a variety of products with the wish that more people can feel closer to wasanbon. On the days of the event, a wasanbon-making experience using confectionery wooden molds will also be held.
Wasanbon-making experience
- Time: 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM (reception until 3:00 PM)
- Capacity: First 100 people each day
- Fee: ¥1,000 per person (tax included)
- How to join: Sign up at the booth on the day. Those who wish to take part should ask the HIYORI WASANBON staff. Reception closes once capacity is reached.
SUM CURRY
This vendor serves rich waterless curry that is slowly finished using the moisture of the ingredients. Only salt is used for seasoning, giving a deep flavor that brings out the umami of each ingredient.
しもみん農場
This farm in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, specializes in growing carrots. With the wish that children eat plenty of vegetables, it makes dressings, sauces, and other products using its "恋人参" carrots.
平飼い自然養鶏場 砂谷コッコ村
At the foot of Mt. Amida in Yuki-cho, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima, this farm raises chickens with careful attention to their feed and water. At this event, it will sell "hatsu-tamago" (first eggs), the eggs that young hens lay for the first time. They can be used in a wide range of dishes, from dashimaki tamago (rolled omelet) to sweets.
Full Vendor List (in No Particular Order)
Taruho (タルホ) / タルトアンドカヌレ / oshino-sweets / piece of cake! / DELAMER 焼き菓子店 / うちのおやつ / Koalakko's fun / 焼き菓子 ヒトツ. / No Wonder / おやつやHygge / 喫茶オメデトウ / じゆう / SIRO / 菓子屋ケレスコ / MCapartment / Remme焼菓子店 / 滋味菓子屋 / HIYORI WASANBON / 蒼橙 setouchi craft chocolate / S.tart.inn / Room:105 / サトユリノチーズケーキ / 人々 / oyatsuya KOTI / otto / 山の中のドーナッツ屋 さんわ堂 / morning. JUICE STAND / SILENT BAKES / タルタル卵サンド / Village Chaya / RAN BAO / SUM CURRY / 港町デリカテッセン / しもみん農場 / 美多ぶどう / fruitstomart / 台湾家庭料理 黄さんの家 / 奥八農園 / マーマレードマニア / 梨の幹。 / Koselig / marco chocolaterie / Baker theta / an bake / quatre heures / 山根酒・醤油店 / coffee natsu. / お弁当とお惣菜、時々おやつ journalier / やまゆか商店 / cafe Rin焼き菓子工房 / 平飼い自然養鶏場 砂谷コッコ村 / イオベーグル / Number8 / 田万里家 RICE DONUT / BookCafe Whisker
Participation days differ by vendor. For details, see the official Hiroshima T-SITE website.
Special Sponsor: UN DEUX PLANTS
The flower shop UN DEUX PLANTS, which handles the green coordination inside Hiroshima T-SITE, is a special sponsor of this event. On the days of the event, the venue will be decorated with dried-flower garlands to create the world of the "Sweets Garden."
On both November 14 and 15, the first 50 people each day who show the follow screen of the official Hiroshima Mercato Instagram account at the office booth in the venue will receive one flower. Adding a flower to a purchased item as a small gift is also a nice idea.
Event Details
The 86th Hiroshima Mercato – The Shape of Eating: Sweets Garden
- Dates: Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2026
- Hours: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (ends when items sell out)
- Venue: LECT, ground-floor flat parking lot
- Organizer: Hiroshima T-SITE
- Special sponsor: UN DEUX PLANTS
- Official page: https://store.tsite.jp/hiroshima/event/t-site/57380-1445141012.html
The content may change, or the event may be canceled, in rain or severe weather.
Venue Information
Hiroshima T-SITE
Opened in 2017, Hiroshima T-SITE is a lifestyle-focused commercial facility built around a Tsutaya Books store. It proposes a way of living happily and carefully through the themes of "food," "living," and "parents and children."
- Address: 2-1-45 Ogi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima 733-0831
- Hours: 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM
- Website: https://store.tsite.jp/hiroshima/
