Taste of Hida Draws Food Lovers to Takayama
The Hida Taste Festival, a long-running event that began in 1986, is held twice a year in spring and autumn and has become a popular attraction in Takayama. This autumn's festival features 22 vendors offering a wide variety of regional dishes, including grilled Hida beef skewers, mitarashi dango rice dumplings coated in a savory soy-based sauce, and salt-grilled ayu sweetfish. (News On Japan)
The Hida Taste Festival, an annual event held in Takayama since 1986, continues through October 4, attracting food enthusiasts with its diverse culinary offerings. This autumn's festival boasts 22 vendors showcasing local specialties such as grilled Hida beef skewers, mitarashi dango rice dumplings, and salt-grilled ayu sweetfish.
Additionally, vendors from neighboring Toyama and Fukui prefectures contribute to the event by providing seafood delicacies like Toyama's famous masu-zushi and Fukui's grilled mackerel. This year, the festival also features locally brewed sake from Hida region breweries, which has garnered considerable attention.
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