Crab, Crab, Crab Festival [Oshamanbe Hairy Crab Festival 2023] Choumanbe Town, Hokkaido

  • Hokkaido
Image courtesy of Oshamanbe Hairy Crab Festival Executive Committee
Oshamanbe Town is located about halfway between Sapporo and Hakodate. The town has developed as a strategic transportation hub since the Edo period. On Saturday, July 1 and Sunday, July 2, the "2023 Oshamanbe Hairy Crab Festival" will be held in this town for the first time in four years. At the venue, there will be a limited amount of tasty Oshamanbe hairy crabs for sale, fresh local vegetables for sale, and a large gathering of Oshamanbe's gourmet foods such as crab rice and scallops, which are Oshamanbe's specialty. Everyone's stomachs will surely be satisfied. Please come to the "Oshamanbe Hairy Crab Festival"!

Specialty of Nagamanbe Town: Kanimeshi (crab rice) lunch box

Image: "Crab rice" sold at a special price on the day of the festival

All Japan Crab Eating Contest

Image: "All Japan Hairy Crab Eating Contest," a very popular event
The stage events will be filled with a variety of exciting activities, including the annual "All-Japan Quick Eating Crab Competition" with a prize of 20 pies of hair crab, a "Big Eating Contest with Angela Sato," and a mini live performance by Tomoya Kaneko, a Hokkaido singer of the TV commercial song "Te wo Tsunago-go" (Let's Connect Hands)! For more details, please check the official website.
Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023 ▶Sunday, July 2, 2023
Time: Saturday 12:00-19:00
Sunday 9:30-15:00
Place: Nagamanbe-cho Fureai Park (next to Nagamanbe-cho Elementary School)
*Cancelled in case of rain or storm (events and time may change depending on weather conditions)
2023 Oshamanbe Hairy Crab Festival Official website is here
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