Shinagawa Yakiimo Terrace 2019, an event bringing together popular sweet potato specialty shops from across Japan, will be held at Shinagawa Season Terrace in Tokyo from January 28 to February 3, 2019.


The Shinagawa Yakiimo Terrace, which attracted 43,000 visitors during its previous event in early 2018, is now even more powerful. This year, for its third year, in addition to baked sweet potatoes, the event will feature gourmet dishes that expand the world of sweet potatoes. The venue will also feature the ever-popular "outdoor kotatsu" (heated table with a heater) so you can relax and enjoy your warm baked sweet potatoes. Other potato-related content to enjoy include a first-come, first-served "Imo Kuji" (Potato Lottery) game and a roasted sweet potato photo spot.

For three days from February 1st to 3rd, Kirishima City from Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan's top sweet potato producer, will be holding a product exhibition. "Nettabo (sweet potato mochi)," a local Kagoshima sweet made by mixing freshly pounded mochi with steamed Kagoshima sweet potatoes and sprinkling them with kinako (roasted soybean flour), will be served free of charge (first-come, first-served). There will also be tastings and sales of Kirishima City's specialty, "Kirishima Tea." Grown in a cool environment with severe temperature differences throughout the year, the tea has a mellow sweetness and richness that can be enjoyed.


Also, this event will feature a variety of baked sweet potatoes, some of them with first-time appearances and cooking methods.

Yakiimokoro, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, will be offering "Nantan Mitsuhime" (100g starting from ¥350, tax included), a rare variety grown only in Kushimoto Town, Wakayama Prefecture. Its juicy texture is unlike anything you've ever experienced before. "Moimoi-san" in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, will be introducing "Ayamurasaki" (from 1,000 yen per stalk, tax included), a purple sweet potato with a particularly rich and full-bodied flavor. It's hard to find on the market, so this event will be a rare chance to try it. Fifteen stores specializing in premium baked sweet potatoes from around Japan will be offering a unique selection of over 100 items, including the extremely sweet "Kin no Imo" (Golden Sweet Potato), developed by "SAZANKA, a baked sweet potato specialty store" in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, in collaboration with producers in Miyazaki Prefecture, and "Premium Salted Baked Sweet Potato" (from 300 yen per stalk, tax included) from "Nouka no Daidokoro" in Tachikawa City, Tokyo, which is slowly baked over lava from Sakurajima and then coated with mineral-rich Lorraine rock salt from France.


Also available: "Yakiimo Gourmet," exploring new possibilities for roasted sweet potatoes. The menu also includes the "Yakiimo Crepe" (¥700 each, tax included) from DoCo? Nibankan in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, which is topped with diced sweet potatoes topped with Yamagata-produced "Ao Kinako (green soybean kinako)" and plenty of whipped cream, the "Silk Sweet Bean Butter Spread" (¥750 each, tax included) from Kurataya in Kita Ward, Tokyo, which allows you to enjoy the soft and gentle sweetness of sweet potatoes and the rich flavor of honey, and hot drinks made with sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes, such as "Yakiimo Potage" (¥400 each, tax included), "Yakiimo Soup" (¥500 each, tax included), and "Special Purple Sweet Potato Latte" (price to be determined), all perfect for enjoying outdoors in the middle of winter.

Why not enjoy your roasted sweet potatoes to your heart's content on the vast lawn of Shinagawa Season Terrace?