Yamagata’s Soul Food in a Large Pot: Yamagata’s famous The biggest IMONI festival
Yamagata Prefecture is located in the northeastern part of Japan. When autumn arrives, it is common to see families and friends happily gathering around a hot pot by the riverside. This is Yamagata’s autumn tradition of “Imoni-kai”.
The ingredients for Imoni are simple, with taro as the main ingredient, beef, konnyaku, green onions, and seasonings of soy sauce, sugar, and sake. The biggest IMONI festival is a major event where Imoni is lavishly cooked in a large pot with a diameter of 6.5 meters.
Imoni cooked on the largest scale in Japan
The festival is held every September on the riverside of Mamigasaki River, where 3 tons of taro, 1.2 tons of beef, 3,500 pieces of konnyaku, and 3,500 long green onions are cooked in a large pot 6.5 meters in diameter. 700 liters of soy sauce, 90 liters of sake, 200 kg of sugar, and 6 tons of water are used as seasoning, and 6 tons of oak wood is used to cook the food in an extravagant fashion.
For cooking utensils, construction machinery such as excavators and mobile cranes are repurposed! After disassembling and cleaning, they are customized for cooking oil instead of lubricating oil. The impressive sight of approximately 30,000 servings of Imoni being cooked all at once in a large pot with heavy equipment is truly unique in Japan.
Yamagata’s Soul Food in a Large Pot: Yamagata’s famous The biggest IMONI festival
Yamagata Prefecture is located in the northeastern part of Japan. When autumn arrives, it is common to see families and friends happily gathering around a hot pot by the riverside. This is Yamagata’s autumn tradition of “Imoni-kai”.
The ingredients for Imoni are simple, with taro as the main ingredient, beef, konnyaku, green onions, and seasonings of soy sauce, sugar, and sake. The biggest IMONI festival is a major event where Imoni is lavishly cooked in a large pot with a diameter of 6.5 meters.
Imoni cooked on the largest scale in Japan
The festival is held every September on the riverside of Mamigasaki River, where 3 tons of taro, 1.2 tons of beef, 3,500 pieces of konnyaku, and 3,500 long green onions are cooked in a large pot 6.5 meters in diameter. 700 liters of soy sauce, 90 liters of sake, 200 kg of sugar, and 6 tons of water are used as seasoning, and 6 tons of oak wood is used to cook the food in an extravagant fashion.
For cooking utensils, construction machinery such as excavators and mobile cranes are repurposed! After disassembling and cleaning, they are customized for cooking oil instead of lubricating oil. The impressive sight of approximately 30,000 servings of Imoni being cooked all at once in a large pot with heavy equipment is truly unique in Japan.
Enjoy Imoni in a special tent!
At the “Imoni Chaya,” a special place where you can eat Imoni in a large tent, you can enjoy Imoni with free refills from the large 6.5-meter pot.
Plan
This set includes Imoni (beef soy sauce Imoni + one serving of Soba noodles with Yamagata-pork dipping sauce), drink, and dessert. (Only the beef soy sauce Imoni can be refilled freely.)
In addition, a coupon (300 yen) is included, which can be used at the Imoni Chaya.
There are also special stores selling konnyaku ball, sake, souvenirs, etc. In addition, visitors can watch the Yamagata Hanagasa Odori, one of the four major festivals in Tohoku.
*Contents are subject to change.
Enjoy Imoni in a special tent!
At the “Imoni Chaya,” a special place where you can eat Imoni in a large tent, you can enjoy Imoni with free refills from the large 6.5-meter pot.
Plan
This set includes Imoni (beef soy sauce Imoni + one serving of Soba noodles with Yamagata-pork dipping sauce), drink, and dessert. (Only the beef soy sauce Imoni can be refilled freely.)
In addition, a coupon (300 yen) is included, which can be used at the Imoni Chaya.
There are also special stores selling konnyaku ball, sake, souvenirs, etc. In addition, visitors can watch the Yamagata Hanagasa Odori, one of the four major festivals in Tohoku.
*Contents are subject to change.
DATE / PLACE
2024.9.15 Sun
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. (Doors open at 9:30 a.m.)
13:00 – 14:30 p.m. (Doors open at 12:30 p.m.)
Please finish eating and drinking before the end of the session.
- Advance reservations will be given priority for entry.
- Seating will be assigned.
- Parking will be very crowded, so please arrive early.
(We expect parking lot congestion, especially for Afternoon session. Please come early.) - Tickets for Morning session and Afternoon session will be separate.
- Pets are not allowed in the event space.
North side of 6.5 meters large pot in The biggest IMONI festival
