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Announcement of the “Hometown Tokyo Support Festival: Local Gourmet Meat vs. Seafood Festival in Ueno 2025”

The excitement of the Golden Week gyoza vs. fried chicken showdown is back!

The "Hometown Tokyo Support Festival: Local Gourmet Meat vs. Seafood Festival in Ueno 2025," a food festival that colors Tokyo's autumn, will be held for four days from Friday, October 10th to Monday, October 13th, 2025, at Shinobazu Pond and the outdoor stage in Ueno Park. Carrying on the excitement of the hugely popular "Gyoza vs. Fried Chicken Festival" held during Golden Week, this time the ultimate showdown between meat and seafood will be realized!

The wildly popular "Gyoza vs. Fried Chicken" battle during Golden Week has been scaled up to "Meat vs. Seafood" this fall! Juicy beef tongue steak skewers, cheese steak sandwiches, turkey leek, and other meat dishes made with carefully selected ingredients from all over Japan will all be on display, along with seafood delicacies like fresh tuna steak, grilled turban shells, and grilled squid. Whether you're a meat or seafood lover, or even someone who prefers ice-cold beer or highballs, there's a wide variety of local dishes to satisfy everyone! While enjoying this food battle with family and friends under the autumn sky, you can also enjoy live music and performances on the outdoor stage (see the Live Details page for details).

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[Event Overview]

Event name: Hometown Tokyo Support Festival Local Gourmet Meat vs. Seafood Festival in Ueno 2025

Venue: Ueno Park, Shinobazu Pond, Outdoor Stage (2-10 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo)

Dates: Friday, October 10th, 2025 to Monday, October 13th (National Holiday)

●Time: 11:00-20:00 (planned)

*The final day will be open until 7:00 PM.

*For details on the live area, please check the details page.

●Price: Free food and drink area (food and drink and special events will be charged), paid live area (planned)

(Please check the website for details)

●Organizer: Hometown Tokyo Support Festival Executive Committee (Chief: Good Choice Entertainment Co., Ltd.)

●Support Taito Ward

● Cooperation: Nico Co., Ltd.

● Planned number of stores: 20 stores (total of food, drinks, and desserts)

*This does not take into account the possibility of a decrease in attendance in the event of the event being cancelled due to bad weather or natural disasters.

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Beef tongue steak skewers

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Grilled scallops

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Miami Steak Cheese Sandwich

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Grilled squid

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