Toyooka Tsuiyama Port Crab Festival 2026

Dates & time: November 28, 2026 (Sat) 8:30–12:30
cost: Free admission (raffle: first 500 people, 500 yen each)
Venue & access: Former Kosei Elementary School, Toyooka By car, park at the temporary lots at Kehi-no-hama Beach or Oshima Quay, Tsuiyama Port, and take the free shuttle bus to the venue

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Why You Should Visit

A morning festival celebrating the catch of Tsuiyama crab (snow crab) landed at Tsuiyama fishing port. Grilled, live and boiled crab and processed products are on sale, along with a mini auction open to the public (Tsuiyama crab, fresh fish and Tajima beef), a rock-paper-scissors contest to win seko-gani crab, seko-gani grabbing, and a grand raffle for the first 500 people (500 yen each). Seko-gani soup and rice porridge are served free. Free admission.

Programs

Timetable & Map

NOTE

Other activities

Seko crab grab (free, for children up to elementary-school age)
Origami corner by M-Kikaku: fold a crab (free)
Port guided walk: a local guide leads a tour of sights in the Seto area, with a souvenir. First 20 people, ¥500; book with the Toyooka Tourism Association by Nov 20

Stalls

Live, boiled and grilled crab, crab sushi, crab okowa rice, grilled seafood, grilled chikuwa, fresh vegetables and more

Partner events

"Kani-san Letter" (a pop-up post office counter)
11th Minakore stamp rally (Oct 1 – Nov 29): collect stamps at designated restaurants and inns around the port and enter a prize draw

Parking and shuttle

Temporary car parks at Kehi-no-Hama Beach (Kehi, Toyooka) and Tsuiyama Port Kojima Quay (Kojima, Toyooka)
Free shuttle buses from each car park to the venue

*Times are approximate, read from the timetable chart on the flyer

*If severe weather is expected, the organizers decide three days before whether to cancel or change the program and announce it on social media

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出典: 豊岡市観光公式サイト（豊岡観光協会・一般社団法人豊岡観光イノベーション）

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FAQ

Is there an entry fee?

Entry is free. The prize draw costs ¥500 per person and the port guided walk ¥500.

Can anyone get the free crab soup and porridge?

Each is limited to the first 500 people. Free tickets are handed out at the event HQ in the gymnasium: from 8:40 for the soup and from 10:00 for the porridge.

Can I drive there?

Yes. Park at the temporary car parks at Kehi-no-Hama Beach or Tsuiyama Port Kojima Quay and take the free shuttle bus to the venue.