Japan’s biggest fish festival returns to Tokyo's Yoyogi Park after 4-year hiatus
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- 17 Feb 2023
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The 4th annual Sakana & Japan Festival 2023 is set to take place in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward from February 23 to 26. This event is the sister event of the Japan Fisherman's Festival, which is held annually in November at Hibiya Park in Chiyoda Ward and is considered the largest fish food event in Japan.
The 3rd Sakana & Japan Festival was held in 2019 but the ones in 2020, 2021, and 2022 were canceled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Now, to the delight of seafood lovers in the Tokyo area, after a four-year hiatus, the annual festival has finally returned!
The festival will feature around 70 booths offering a variety of fish and seafood dishes from all over Japan, including tuna, salmon, ikura (salmon roe), sea urchin, and crab. Visitors will have the opportunity to taste fresh seafood bowls, local specialties, fisherman's meals, seafood ramen, and seafood paella.
Details are still to be announced, but according to the press release, some of the must-try food items at the festival will include things like:
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