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Delicious to eat! Fun to photograph! Tastes of Autumn! The first "Sweet Potato, Chestnut and Pumpkin Festival" will be held at Okubo Park from November 8, 2012.

From roasted sweet potatoes to chestnut rice, this event is appropriate for the fall season of appetite!

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Bluesmobile, Inc. will hold the first "Sweet Potato, Chestnut and Pumpkin Fest" from November 8 (Fri.) to 24 (Sun.), 2024, at Okubo Park, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. A large variety of staple foods and sweets made from potatoes, chestnuts and pumpkins, representative of the autumn flavors, will be gathered. Delicious to eat! Fun to photograph! A photogenic and reflective menu will be available! This food festival is just right for the autumn season of appetite! An unlikely combination of food and drink will be served at this event!


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Outline of the event

Title : "Imo to Kururi to Kabocha no Fes" (festival of sweet potato, chestnut and pumpkin)

Period: Friday, November 8, 2024 - Sunday, November 24, 2024

        1st Stage : November 8 (Fri.) - 14 (Thu.), 2024

        2nd Stage: Friday, November 15 - Sunday, November 24, 2024

Hours: 11:00 - 20:00

Fee : Free admission, meal ticket system in increments of 200 yen

Venue : Okubo Park, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Official X : @ikkfes

Official Instagram : ikkfes

Sponsor : Bluesmobile Co.

Sponsor : PREMIUMWATER DREAMBEER Softbank

Planning & Management : Bluesmobile Co.



Highlights of "ikkfes: Sweet Potato, Chestnut and Pumpkin Festival

A large gathering of truly delicious autumn delicacies.

A variety of dishes that are not only delicious to eat, but will also make you want to upload them on social networking sites. Delicious to eat and fun to photograph! Fun to photograph! You will want to conquer all the menus at this gourmet event to enjoy the tastes of autumn!


Various menus


Not only sweets! You can also eat rice!


For example...

<The sweetest, most fantastic Beniharuka yaki-imo (baked sweet potato): 800 yen!

The sweetest and moistest baked sweet potato! You should definitely try it!


<Autumn Luxury Mont Blanc - Pumpkin & Purple Sweet Potato - 800 yen.

Special soft serve ice cream with Hokkaido butter pumpkin and purple sweet potato filling!


Autumn Luxury Mont Blanc - Pumpkin & Purple Sweet Potato


<Baked sweet potato brûlée - 600 yen

Smooth and moist baked sweet potato and crunchy brulee are a perfect match!


Yaki-imo Brulee (baked sweet potato)


<Pumpkin Curry: 1,000 yen

Curry with pork bone base soup and too much pork chashu pork! Too much pumpkin!


Pumpkin Curry


<Roasted chestnuts 600 yen

Large chestnuts with a sweet and mellow flavor are steamed and roasted using only the water content of the chestnuts! The flavor, sweetness, and aroma are all concentrated!


Grilled chestnuts


<Pumpkin/pudding/marron/pudding 600 yen

Three kinds of puddings: sweet potato, chestnut, and pumpkin


Kabocha/pudding/marron/pudding


<Sweet potato chips 400 yen

Crispy! You can also enjoy the aroma and sweetness of sweet potato chips.


Sweet potato chips


<Pure Mont Blanc Luxurious Tantanmen (1,600 yen)

The popular Mont Blanc tantanmen! No sugar is used and only Kasama chestnuts are used! The aroma and sweetness of the chestnuts, boldly squeezed, go perfectly with the tantanmen!


Pure Mont Blanc Luxurious Tantanmen


<Mont Blanc with roasted chestnuts

The most popular roasted chestnut Mont Blanc with plenty of roasted chestnuts!


Mont Blanc with roasted chestnuts


<Mochi-chiri sweet potato balls 600 yen

The sweet potato ball is soft and chewy with the aroma of sweet potato! The aroma and sweetness of the sweet potato spreads! The best bite-sized sweet!


Mottochiri-Sweet Potato Balls


<Highest Sugar Red Haruka Ice Cream Yakimomo-Maple Salted Butter 800 yen


Highest Sugar Red Haruka "Ice Cream Yakiimo" with Maple Salt Butter


<Highest Sugar Content Beniharu - Ultimate University Honey Imoimo - 800 yen

The best menu in the world of college sweet potatoes has been completed! It's so good that we named it "Ultimate"!


Highest Sugar Red Haruka Ultimate University Honey Potato


<Honey Potato Cheese Curry - 800 yen!

The cheese curry made by a French chef who knows all about sweet potatoes is superb!


Honey Potato Cheese Curry


<Yaki-imo Mont Blanc Lelato

The baked sweet potato Mont Blanc gelato created by a famous restaurant that won a special award at the National Yam Grand Prix! Many people are addicted to it!


Yaki-imo Mont Blanc Gelato


All prices listed are tax included.



Don't worry if it gets cold!

The seating area has tents and gas stoves, so it is not cold.

The venue is located between Shin-Okubo Station and Shin-Okubo Station!



The venue is located between Shin-Okubo Station and Shinjuku Station.

The venue, Okubo Park, boasts the best location: a 7-minute walk from Shin-Okubo Station, an 8-minute walk from Shinjuku Station, and a 1-minute walk from Seibu Shinjuku Station North Exit.

You can easily drop by on your way to explore Shin-Okubo or after shopping or watching a movie!