The popular event "Utsunomiya Gyoza Festival" in Utsunomiya City, known as "Gyoza City", will be held in November for the first time in three years.
The "Utsunomiya Gyoza Festival" is a popular event where about 150,000 tourists from inside and outside the prefecture visit every year, selling dumplings that are the pride of the stores that opened the stores, but for the two years until last year, the spread of the new coronavirus infection. was canceled due to
As a result of discussions by the executive committee regarding the holding of this event, it was decided to hold it for two days from November 5th, after thoroughly implementing infection control measures such as wearing a mask and measuring the temperature at the entrance. That's it.
On the other hand, due to the soaring cost of raw materials and fuel, the price of Gyoza, which had been offered at 100 yen per plate at each store until now, will be raised to 200 yen per plate.
Akihiro Suzuki, secretary general of "Utsunomiya Gyoza Kai" said, "The price increase is a difficult decision, but we want visitors to enjoy the uniqueness of each store."