The 28th "Harakomeshi Festival Sunday, October 13, 2024 at Yuriage Port Morning Market! ～2,000 servings of Harakomeshi, a local dish, will be served free of charge.

Autumn in Yuriage. People gather from all over the country again this year in search of the taste of their hometown!

2024.09.17 10:00

ゆりあげ港朝市協同組合

Yuriage Minato Asaichi Cooperative Association (Head office: Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture; Representative Director: Hiroyuki Sakurai; hereinafter referred to as Yuriage Minato Asaichi) will hold its autumn event "Harakomeshi Festival" on October 13 (Sunday) in Yuriage, Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Event URL: https://www.yuriageasaichi.jp/post/harakofestival2024

Harakomeshi

Harakomeshi is a freshly made harakomeshi.

Background of "Harakomeshi Festival

Harakomeshi is the soul food of Yuriage, Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture. Harakomeshi has a long history, especially in the Yuriage area, where the warm scene of local residents serving handmade harakomeshi to each other was seen on a daily basis. With the desire to pass on this traditional taste to future generations, the Yuriage Port Morning Market has held the "Harakomeshi Festival" since 1990, and this year marks the 28th time the festival has been held.

After the Great East Japan Earthquake, this annual festival has become an important opportunity for people who have left Yuriage to gather together for a taste of their hometown. However, in recent years, the catch of salmon has been decreasing due to rising sea water temperatures, and the price of "raw harako" in particular has skyrocketed.

Despite these circumstances, this year we will offer traditional harako-meshi made with an abundance of the new autumn delicacy "Nohime rice" and cooked in a broth that concentrates the flavor of the salmon. We hope that all visitors will take this opportunity to enjoy the autumn flavors of Yuriage to their hearts' content.

How to make "Harakomeshi

1. simmer salmon meat and ara with sake, soy sauce and other seasonings

2. cook fresh rice in the broth

3. top the cooked rice with the cooked salmon meat and salmon roe.

Harakomeshi Festival Details

The first 2,000 people to arrive will be served free of charge warm harakomeshi rice cooked first thing in the morning!

Event start time

6:00 - Harakomeshi will be served free of charge to the first 2,000 visitors!

Up to 2,000 people on a first-come, first-served basis.

The event will end as soon as all the food is gone.

Other

Harakomeshi will be on sale at the on-site store. Please use them as souvenirs.

Attention】】Harakomeshi will be sold in limited quantities.

Please come early, as the number of harakomeshi is limited.

Please eat the Harakomeshi distributed at the event.

Please dispose of your garbage in the dedicated garbage cans on site.

Please drive safely on the day of the market, as it is expected to be very crowded.

Parking on the street around the morning market is prohibited by law.

Parking violations may result in towing.

One numbered ticket per person.

Harakomeshi Festival Outline

Date ： October 13, 2024 (Sun.) from 6:00 a.m.

Venue ： Yuriage Port Morning Market (3-5-1 Yuriage Higashi, Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture)

Participation fee: Free of charge

Number of meals distributed: approx. 2,000

Official website: https://www.yuriageasaichi.jp/

Sponsor ： Natori City Tourism and Products Association

　　　　　　 Sendai City Central Wholesale Market Sendai Suisan Co.

The event will end when all 2,000 servings are gone.

Outline of facilities

　About "Yuriage Port Morning Market" and "Yuriage Kitchen & Gallery Maple Kan

Yuriage Minato Asaichi is a popular morning market in Yuriage, Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, where fresh local seafood and vegetables are sold. Held every Sunday and national holiday from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the market is a lively place with about 50 stalls.

Yuriage Kitchen & Gallery Maple Kan is a wooden building located in Yuriage Port Morning Market. It has a food court where visitors can enjoy seafood rice bowls made with fresh seafood purchased at the morning market and dishes using local ingredients, as well as a souvenir sales corner and an exhibition space introducing the history and culture of the area.

＜Hours of operation

Morning market days (Sundays and holidays): 6:00-13:00

Weekdays and Saturdays (closed on Thursdays): 10:00-16:00

　　　　　　　　　　　　(Yuriage Kitchen & Gallery Maple Pavilion only)

Access

Car ： Approx. 38 minutes from JR Sendai Station, Approx. 15 minutes from JR Natori Station, Approx. 4 minutes from Natori IC

Train ： Take a shared-ride bus "Natori-go" or a cab after getting off at JR Natori Station.

Parking: Free parking available (200 cars in the west side parking lot, Memorial Park parking lot on the northwest side)

Google Maps： https://maps.app.goo.gl/r12wBP1W6SwC7WqY7

Outline of the Association

Trade name: Yuriage Port Morning Market Cooperative

Location: 3-5-1 Yuriage-higashi, Natori-shi, Miyagi 981-1204, Japan