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16th Simple Cup Show - About The Artists

October 30, 2025

2022 Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival, April 8-10, 2022

April 07, 2022

PRE-ORDER: Japanese Artisan Chocolates

December 10, 2021

Dragon Fest Food Walk, Saturday, June 26, 2021

June 24, 2021

2021 Wing Luke Museum Virtual Auction

March 18, 2021

C-ID Virtual Night Market, October 1st, 6-7pm

September 29, 2020

Hai! Japantown, August 20-30, 2020

August 20, 2020

Trunk Show: Sarah Wilbanks Jewelry, February 9th, 12-4pm

February 06, 2020

Upcycle Workshops with author and clothing designer Junko Matsushita, ***POSTPONED

January 27, 2020

KOBO New Year's Holiday Hours

December 30, 2019

New Year's Holiday Hours

Hasu-Seizo Handcrafted Knives from Osaka | December 21st 12-5pm | KOBO Japantown

December 14, 2019

Parekh Bugbee Trunk Show | December 14th 1:30-5pm | KOBO Japantown

December 14, 2019

Beginning this Friday, December 6th, slightly longer holiday hours at KOBO!

December 01, 2019

Both locations open 11-7, Sundays 11-6 pm.

Hasu-Seizo Japanese Handcrafted Kitchen Knives : Trunk Show

October 14, 2019

Hasu-Seizo Handcrafted Kitchen Knives Trunk Show

ForanSuon Ceramics at KOBO

October 07, 2019

ForanSuon Digital Ceramics — finding intersections between fine art and design, ceramics and architecture, traditional craft and technology.

KOBO - Both locations closed on Monday, Labor Day!

September 01, 2019

Bird Blankets | New work by James Brems

August 01, 2019

Stop by KOBO on the way to ART FAIR 2019

Two Floral Design Workshops with Delinger + Radovich in September

August 01, 2019

Flowers in a Shadow Box | September 14th | 10am-12pm
Flowers in a Heiando Lacquer Box | September 28th | 10am-12pm

Preserved Bonsai and Floral Designs by Delinger & Radovich + Heiando America

July 13, 2019

Meet the Designers
Saturday, July 13 | 12 - 6 pm
July 13 - 28, 2019
KOBO at Higo | Japantown

Exhibition dates: July 13 - 28, 2019

Floral Designs | Bonsai Landscapes

KOBO - Both locations closed on July 4th!

July 04, 2019

KOBO at both locations will be closed on July 4th. We will reopen on Friday, July 5th. Enjoy the holiday!
Photo: Japan cooling off with a water mist in the Ginza.

Japanese Vintage Textiles - June 1-9, 2019 - Kobo at Higo

May 22, 2019

An exhibit and sale of vintage Japanese textiles from the collection of Hella Berg. We will be honoring Hella with an exhibit showing her love of fashion design and Japanese textiles. For textile collectors, artists, designers, and those who love to make new from old.