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Nippon Ichi no Imonikai Festival
For “Japan’s Best Taro Stew Party”, beef, taro, leeks, konjak, and various other locally produced ingredients are boiled together in a huge 6.5 meter diameter pot to make a stew to feed approx. 35,000 people. The delicious taste of the imoni stew produced with this heavy equipment is truly the best in Japan!
| Address | Mamigasaki riverbed, Yamagata City (near Sotsuki Bridge) |
| Date | Day before Respect for the Aged Day (September) |
| Fees | Fees apply |
| Car parking | Available (shuttle bus service from temporary car park) |
| Barrier-free facilities | Portable toilets (some barrier-free toilets available) |
| Inquiries | TEL：023-622-0141 HP：http://www.y-yeg.jp/imoni/ |
| Access | ・Yamagata Station ⇒ Venue (10 minutes by local bus) ・Shuttle bus service from designated temporary car park |
Recommended points/experiences
・Distribution of imoni (taro stew) (participants pay a minimum contribution of 300 yen/bowl)
・Imoni Chaya Zone: A special area where you can sit and eat your imoni (fees apply; reservation required)
Access from Yama-dera
[Senzan Line]
Yamadera Station ⇒ Yamagata Station (approx. 20 minutes) ⇒festival venue (approx. 10 minutes by local bus)
[Car]
Yamadera ⇒ designated temporary carpark
(Shuttle bus service from each temporary carpark)
Google Map
Nearby site/facility information
Please refer to the Yamagata City Tourism Association website.
TEL:023-647-2266
HP:http://www.kankou.yamagata.yamagata.jp/db/
| Restaurants, Eateries | Please refer to the Yamagata City Tourism Association website. TEL:023-647-2266 HP:http://www.kankou.yamagata.yamagata.jp/db/ |
| Hotels, Japanese-style inns | Please refer to the Yamagata City Tourism Association website. TEL:023-647-2266 HP:http://www.kankou.yamagata.yamagata.jp/db/ |