Tamba Sasayama Inoshishi Matsuri

The Only Wild Boar Festival in Japan

Benjamin Stock Jan 29, 2013 - ใช้เวลาอ่าน 1 นาที

This giant boar head greets you as you approach the festival area.

The race track for three little piglets is not very long.

Children and adults alike were happy spectators.

Some of the tenderest pork you will ever taste

A variety of boar souvenirs are available.

The Tamba Sasayama Inoshishi Matsuri is an annual festival that takes place in late-January in Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture and which has been celebrating the wild boar since 2003. Festival stalls serve a variety of boar dishes, including a pig roast and burgers made especially for the event, and the area's local delicacy, botan nabe, a wild boar hotpot dish.

The main event is several races in which three young wild boar race down a short, cage-like track. Place your bets, start saving a seat early, and be ready for a very quick race!

Benjamin Stock @benjamin.stock

I enjoyed living in Japan for nearly seven years. After studying Journalism and Japanese studies in Chicago, I first went to Japan in 2005 and taught English for two years. I returned to the States, but I soon found myself back again. My second time in Japan was only for one year, which I spent w...