Yokimono Japanese Summer Market
Explore traditional and contemporary Japanese food, culture, arts and crafts at a pop-up market over two days this summer.
Yokimono (meaning ‘good things’ in Japanese) Market is a Japan-themed market taking over Level 2 of the Royal Festival Hall as part of ESEA Encounters.
Carefully selected Yokimono Market traders offer vintage kimono, ceramics, illustrations, antique Ukiyo-e prints, comics and books, paper crafts, stationery, clothing, jewelry and much more – all made in Japan or created by Japanese artists in London.
And after you’ve inevitably worked up an appetite browsing, enjoy a variety of delicious Japanese treats, including onigiri rice balls, wagashi, mochi and matcha.
On Sunday 20 July, there are DJ sets from DJs MARI and SHINTARO, and the following demonstrations:
- Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement): Sogetsu school of Ikebana, London branch
- Furoshiki (Japanese fabric wrapping): with Tamakurya co-founders, Maurya Brady and Takako Ledger
- Traditional kimono dressing by Lisa Dawson, with kimonos provided by Sonoe
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty and diversity of Japanese culture.
Yokimono Market is curated by Sonoe Sugawara, an East London-based Japanese kimono dealer from Furuki Yo-Kimono Vintage.
Need to know
There will be approximately 13 stalls on Saturday 19 July and 30 stalls on Sunday 20 July. Some stalls are to be confirmed.
Onigiri Yamada (rice balls, Japanese snacks)
Fruit Mochi NANAKA (Wagashi sweets: fruit mochi)
Furuki Yo-Kimono Vintage (vintage kimonos and folkwear, objects)
Sato Hisao (papercrafts)
AMAMAMA (handmade children’s clothing and accessories)
Kei Tominaga (handcrafted jewellery)
Wagumi (homeware, kitchenware, lifestyle goods)
HanaMizuki (handmade hair accessories)
Tamakurya (furoshiki clothes and accessories)
NIWAKI (garden tools and accessories, clothing and kitchen utensils)
JP Books (books, stationery)
SN Crafts/connyz Japan (handcrafted balls, papercraft)
Ezen Japan (antique prints & artworks, prints)
Fruit Mochi NANAKA (Wagashi sweets: fruit mochi)
Zen Musubi (rice balls, Japanese snacks)
Tokyo Bakery (Wagashi sweets: fruit mochi)
Drumsco (sushi, Inari sushi)
TENCHA (tea, teaware)
Onigiri Yamada (rice balls, Japanese snacks)
Sakura Junction (Wagashi sweets: nerikiri & mochi)
Furuki Yo-Kimono Vintage (vintage kimonos and folkwear, objects)
Sato Hisao (papercrafts)
Nyank Pots (ceramics)
Kaoru Pottery (ceramics)
Sieces Glass (handmade glass jewellery)
Onomatopee (handcrafted jewellery)
Wagumi (homeware, kitchenware, lifestyle goods)
NiMi Projects (homeware, kitchenware, lifestyle goods)
Tamakurya (furoshiki clothes and accessories)
connyz Japan (papercraft, stationery)
NIWAKI (garden tools and accessories, clothing and kitchen utensils)
JP Books (books, stationery)
Ezen Japan (antique prints & artworks, prints)
Mystic Forms (handcrafted jewellery)
Akitchen (Japanese fermented foods)
IKUKO Iwamoto (ceramics)
AMAMAMA (handmade children’s clothing and accessories)
Koneko London (handmade paper jewellery
SAKI (prints, original artworks)
Kei Tominaga (handcrafted jewellery)
Reiko Kaneko (ceramics, tableware)
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For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.