“SAKANA&JAPAN FESTIVAL 2024 in Tokyo Odaiba”, where you can enjoy seafood gourmet foods from all over Japan, will be held for four days from November 1 (Friday) to 4 (Monday, substitute holiday), 2024, at a special venue in Odaiba Aomi district, Koto-ku, Tokyo.
SAKANA & JAPAN FESTIVAL is one of the largest seafood gourmet festivals in Japan, held with the aim of revitalizing the nutritious “fish food” that is an important part of Japan's food culture, surrounded by the sea on all sides. A large variety of seafood such as tuna, nodoguro, salmon, saury, sea urchin, crab, salmon roe, etc. are gathered. In addition to traditional fishermen's meals and local dishes from all over Japan, such as kaisendon (rice topped with seafood and served on top of a bowl of rice), sushi, grilled skewers, and nabe (hot pot) using fresh, seasonal seafood, visitors can enjoy seafood ramen, seafood paella, and other Japanese and Western seafood gourmet dishes!
Last year's “SAKANA & JAPAN FESTIVAL” attracted a whopping 170,000 visitors over the four days! The total number of visitors since 2016 has reached approximately 1.9 million, making this a very popular event! We hope you enjoy the delicious food and Japanese “fish food”!
SAKANA & JAPAN FESTIVAL will start in February 2019 in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo. The first event was held in Odaiba, Tokyo, in November 2011, attracting approximately 170,000 visitors over four days; it was also held in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, in February 2012 and in Ogimachi Park, Osaka, in March 2012, attracting approximately 400,000 visitors at three venues. The total number of visitors to the festival, including its predecessor “Japan Fisherman's Festival - National Fish Market & Fish Market Festival,” which started in Hibiya Park, Tokyo, in 2016, has reached approximately 1.9 million people.
The waters off Fukushima Prefecture, where the Oyashio and Kuroshio currents collide, are a treasure trove of delicious seafood known as Joban-mono. The “HAKKEN! Fukushima Osakana Matsuri” is held to support the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant. In addition to seafood rice bowls made with fresh, seasonal seafood from Fukushima, such as nodoguro (northern bluefin tuna) and flatfish, local dishes such as sea urchin shellfish, grilled Pacific saury, and hokki rice, as well as paella, ramen, ethnic dishes, and more will be served. You can also enjoy local sake and wine from Fukushima.
*"HAKKEN! Fukushima Osakana Matsuri" is an initiative of TEPCO Holdings to promote the deliciousness and attractiveness of Fukushima Prefecture's products.
The Fish-1 Grand Prix is a fish festival that shines a light on Japanese marine products. Fish dishes using domestic marine products, such as “Pride Fish” selected by fishermen from all over Japan and local fish, are exhibited. The Grand Prix and other prizes will be decided by the votes of visitors and judges. Visitors can also enjoy a talk show by Sakana-kun and other stage performances, exhibitions, and hands-on events.
Tokyo Odaiba is a large area of approximately 17,000 square meters where various events are held. On the day of the event, the “Japan Dog Festa” and “Yosakoi Dance” will be held! Transportation is easy to reach from all directions, including “Daiba Station” and “Tokyo International Cruise Terminal Station” on the Yurikamome Line and “Tokyo Teleport Station” on the Rinkai Line. With popular spots such as the life-size Gundam in Diver City Odaiba and Fuji Television, the area is always bustling with people.
