Kochi Street Market 150th Day-of-the-Week Anniversary Forum: Discussing and Tasting Street Markets

About this event

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Kochi's street market as a day-of-the-week market—a tradition continuing for over 300 years since the Edo period—a forum will be held to rediscover the charm of street markets. In this forum, through keynote speeches by researchers of street market culture and panel discussions featuring individuals from various backgrounds, the charm and future potential of street markets will be discussed from multiple angles. In addition to academic perspectives, viewpoints on the value of street market ingredients from culinary and educational fields, as well as perspectives on connecting street markets to the future as "places to protect and pass down culture," will be shared. Furthermore, a lunch buffet using ingredients from street markets and cooking demonstrations by food creator Shun, who shares recipes using seasonal vegetables, and the head chef of OMO7 Kochi are scheduled, making it an event where visitors can fully savor the charms of street markets by seeing, hearing, and tasting. Student presentations on initiatives to revitalize street markets will also be conducted, offering a glimpse into the passion of the younger generation working to energize the local area.

Venue

OMO7 Kochi by Hoshino Resorts

9-15 Kutanda, Kochi, Kochi 781-0832