The "2nd Yatsushiro TOMATO Festa" will be held on February 2nd in the Yatsushiro area of Kumamoto prefecture, which boasts the "largest production of winter tomatoes in Japan". At two locations, the "Honmachi Venue" and the "Hikawa Venue," the behavior of the "tomato pot", the tomato eating contest, and the sale of various tomato dishes are planned.

Yuru characters will also play an active role!
Yuru characters will also play an active role!

The Honmachi venue will be set up at Honmachi Arcade 1, 2, 3-chome (Yatsushiro City). At the "Garappa Square" in 1-chome and the event square in 2-chome, three kinds of "tomato pots" in Japanese, Western and Chinese will be served from 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00. There are also plans to sell tomato dishes and small items with tomato motifs.

On the stage, there will be a "Tomato Eating Contest", a "Tomato Quiz" where you can get tomatoes, and various performances.

On the other hand, at the Hikawa venue in Ryuhoku Road Station (Hikawa-cho, Yatsushiro-gun), tomato dishes will be served, tomato rice cake making experience and sales, and various dishes using tomatoes will be sold.

Sweet winter tomatoes full of flesh
Sweet winter tomatoes full of flesh

The holding time is from 10:00 to 15:00. At the time of the first event last year, about 20,000 people visited.