Kagawa Prefecture Tourism Association
A large collection of delicious food from Kagawa and Okayama facing Bisan Seto! “Kagawa x Okayama Connecting Food Expo” will be held, offering gourmet food, product sales, stage events, workshops, panel exhibitions, and more!
Venue: Sunmesse Kagawa (Large Exhibition Hall, First Outdoor Exhibition Hall) Date and Time: June 22nd (Sat) and 23rd (Sun), 2024 10:00-16:00 *Free admission
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To commemorate the 90th anniversary of Seto Inland Sea National Park designation, 68 delicious food booths from Kagawa and Okayama will gather!
This year marks the 90th anniversary of Seto Inland Sea National Park, which was designated as Japan’s first national park. To commemorate this milestone, an event will be held where delicious food from Kagawa and Okayama prefectures, which face Bisan Seto, will be gathered together.
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[Image 2: https://prtimes.jp/i/62688/40/resize/d62688-40-9fbe4fffd4fd1d032d8c-0.jpg&s3=62688-40-2d3fe041fcfce8266d67e18d8f5bee4a-1241×1754.jpg] In addition to the booths of 68 stores where you can enjoy gourmet foods representative of both prefectures, a variety of stage events are planned, including the “Remi Hirano Cooking Show” and the “Prefectural Product XX Quiz” by comedians who live in Kagawa and Okayama. There will also be workshops such as “Wasanbon Dried Sweets Making” and “Kibi Dango Making”, making it a lively two-day event where you can eat, see, and experience.
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・Kagawa x Okayama Connecting Food Expo
[Date and time] Saturday, June 22, 2020, Sunday, June 23, 10:00 to 16:00 [Location] Sunmesse Kagawa Large Exhibition Hall, First Outdoor Exhibition Hall [Admission Fee] Free
[Inquiries] “Kagawa x Okayama Connecting Food Expo” Management Office TEL: 090-2564-2895
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We also hold a variety of stage events that you can enjoy at any time. A variety of shows and events will be held on both days on a special stage at the venue. The schedule is packed both in the morning and in the afternoon. You can enjoy it no matter when you come to see it. Additionally, you can play at any time of the day at the “Fuwafuwa Takamatsu Castle,” a playground equipment modeled after Takamatsu Castle’s castle tower. The castle dome will captivate children. Held on 6/22 (Sat)
・Opening Ceremony [Kagawa] Takushinta [Okayama] Uraja Enbu (10:05 AM~)
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Held on 6/23 (Sun)
・Kids dance show (11:00 AM~)
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[Kagawa & Okayama] Live comedian Tsuyoshi Kaji / Akiyoshi Enishi Prefectural products ○ × quiz
(22nd (Sat) 13:00~ / 23rd (Sun) 14:00~)
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・Let’s play in the fluffy Takamatsu Castle! ! (Permanent)
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[Kagawa] Making Wasanbon dried sweets
“Wasanbon” is an elegantly sweet treat with a 200-year tradition. Fill your favorite wooden mold with Wasanbon sugar and make your own original dried sweets!
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Time required: about 30 minutes
Estimated price: 1,000 yen/1 person
Contents: Wasanbon dried confectionery making experience
◎About 6 pieces per person (you can take them home)
[Okayama] Making millet dumplings
Kibidango is one of the representative sweets from Okayama Prefecture. Let’s make millet dumplings with a soft texture, slightly sweet, and simple taste!
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Target age: 5 years old and above
Time required: About 1 hour
Estimated price: 500 yen/1 person
Contents: Millet dumpling making experience
◎About 5 pieces per person
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