Toyooka Tsuiyama Port Crab Festival

Former Kosei Elementary School, Toyooka

location
Former Kosei Elementary School, Toyooka
period
November 28, 2026 (Sat)
Time
8:30–12:30
cost
Free admission (raffle: first 500 people, 500 yen each)
access
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

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

Essentials

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

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)

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.

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