Hamasaka Port Crab Festival 2026｜11/21(Sat) Access & Fees

Dates & time: November 21, 2026 (Sat) 8:30〜12:30
cost: Seko crab soup is ¥300 a bowl (charged from this year; until sold out). Prices for the seko crab sales, Matsuba crab dining and local food corners are not listed on the flyer
Venue & access: Hamasaka Fishing Port auction market (Shin-Onsen) About 20 min walk from JR Hamasaka Station (San'in Line). Free parking for about 1,140 cars; no street parking

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Why You Should Visit

A morning crab festival held in the auction market of Hamasaka Fishing Port, where snow crab (Matsuba-gani) is landed. Its two main draws are a seko crab corner, where crabs are lowered by crane into a giant pot, boiled and sold on the spot, and a dining corner where the port's "crab sommeliers" prepare Matsuba crab. The stage runs through the morning with a local high school's Kirin Shishimai lion dance, dance performances and a seko crab meat-picking speed contest, closing with a mochi-maki rice-cake throw. A good fit for anyone who wants to buy and eat Hamasaka crab right at the port, or for families looking for a winter food festival.

Programs

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Corners

Seko crab giant-pot boil: crabs boiled in a crane-hung pot and sold on the spot
Matsuba crab dining corner: cooked to order by crab sommeliers and veteran chefs
Hot seko crab soup (from 8:45): ¥300 a bowl, until sold out
Local food corner: seko crab rice bowls, seko crab rice, seko crab croquettes, fried sweet shrimp and more
Seafood and local specialties corner (from 8:30): Matsuba crab, seafood, local products and food trucks
Pop-up footbath with Yumura Onsen hot-spring water

※All items are available in limited quantities

Free parking

Around Hamasaka Fishing Port: about 800 cars
Hamasaka Tourism Association: about 220 cars
Shin-Onsen Town Office: about 100 cars
Kabumoto Kensetsu Kogyo: about 20 cars

※Expect heavy traffic on the day

※In bad weather the festival may be scaled down or cancelled; changes are announced on the Hamasaka Tourism Association website three days ahead

※Pets are allowed on the grounds but not inside the food booth area

※No smoking at the venue (smoking area provided)

※Enquiries: Hamasaka Tourism Association, 0796-82-4580

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FAQ

What happens in bad weather?

The festival may be scaled down or cancelled. Any changes or cancellation are announced on the Hamasaka Tourism Association website three days ahead.

Can I bring my pet?

Pets are welcome on the grounds but not inside the food booth area.

When is the seko crab meat-picking contest?

The contest starts at 10:50. The 12 entrants are chosen at a draw at 9:45, and 100 draw tickets are handed out at the information desk from 9:00 on a first-come basis.