The event, where you can enjoy the winter flavors of Toyama and the cold weather of Himi, was held on the 11th, postponed by three weeks due to the Noto Peninsula earthquake, and was crowded with many people, including locals and tourists.
This event is held every year in Himi Banya District, a tourist spot in Himi City, Toyama Prefecture, to promote the cold season.
This year's event was scheduled to take place on January 21st, but Himi City, which experienced a seismic intensity of 5+, sustained damage, so it was postponed and the event was held three weeks later, on the 11th.
The venue was crowded with people who sampled the kasu soup and tried a game of trying to guess the weight of the fish in the box.
In addition, at the Kanburi dismantling show, two employees of a fresh fish store cut down more than 10 kilograms of Kanburi with their practiced hands.
A 9-year-old elementary school student from Imizu City said, ``I took a lot of pictures of the demolition.I wanted to try my hand at dismantling it, too.''
In addition, a man from Hamamatsu City said, ``I want to help the disaster-affected area, but I don't know what to do, so I decided to help indirectly by coming to the area and spending a lot of money.Himi The Noburi is delicious,” he said.
Kazuhiro Omachi, director of Himi Machizukuri, which operates Himi Banyagai, said, ``We are grateful that we were able to hold this event thanks to the support of so many people.We would like to ask Himi City, the gateway to Noto, to help with the recovery. I want to continue," he said.