Hiroo Horsehair Crab Festival

The Horsehair Crab Festival is held on the following dates and times.

Festival Date Time December 11th 2022 (Sunday) 09:00～13:00

The Horsehair Crab Festival is a once-a-year event that celebrates a variety of Hokkaido cuisine with the Horsehair crab at its center. Some of the more popular dishes are the boiled horsehair crab (perfect with some lemon zest) and the horsehair crab soup (perfect to complement the cold Hokkaido winter). Other high quality Hokkaido specialties such as shishamo, octopus, whelk, fresh salmon roe, and salmon roe are also sold at the festival.

Fresh Horsehair crabs are boiled in a massive, 2-meter pot and served in a hot soup. It’s by far the most popular attraction at the festival loved by both locals and tourists alike.

Horsehair crab is known for its sweet, juicy taste and firm meat. Its sold here in limited amounts so be sure to get there before its sold out.

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Although the main focus of the festival is the horsehair crab, visitors can taste a variety of other famous Hokkaido seafoods such as shishamo, salmon, octopus, salmon roe, etc.

Every vendor is so popular that there are lines that go for blocks — make sure to get there early if you want to eat!

Competitors eat crab out of a container as fast as they can, and the containers are weighed at the end to see who ate the most in five minutes.

Although there is no fee to participate, you must enter a lottery at 9:30 a.m. at the venue location and be chosen randomly to participate.

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Although general admission to the venue is free of charge, be sure to bring enough money to buy all the food you want to eat. Hot drinks are served free of charge which will be helpful against the cold.

There will be a large parking lot (~2500 cars) prepared for the event. Parking in this lot is free for all visitors.

The last time the event was held was in 2019 when it attracted about 15,000 visitors.

The 2022 event is expected to draw a large number of visitors, as it will be the first time the event has been held in three years.

The Hiroo Hairy Crab Festival is held at a special venue in Seaside Park Hiroo.

There are bus stops near Seaside Park Hiroo where the Hiroo Hairy Crab Festival is held, so we recommend taking the bus and walking to Seaside Park Hiroo.

Take the "60 Hiroo Line" bus and get off at the "Seaside Park Iriguchi" stop. After that, it is an 8-minute walk to the venue.

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