Shinjuku Gourmet Park Daisakusen
新宿グルメパーク大作戦
A food festival project of about 100 days at Okubo Park in Kabukicho, with themed events one after another from autumn to Christmas and shops from across Japan.
Last orders at 20:45. Closed on the days between Ra-1 Grand Prix line-ups and on 2026/11/24, when the shops change. Hours for Garlic-risumasu in December are not yet announced.
〒 160-0021How to get there
西武新宿Seibu Shinjuku Line1 min walk from the station
Shinjuku Gourmet Park Daisakusen is a food festival project running for about 100 days at Okubo Park in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district. Its organizer, Blue's Mobile, describes it as a food theme park for autumn and winter: themed festivals follow one another at the park, with popular shops from across Japan. Food and drink are paid for with meal tickets.
The 2026 edition
The 2026 edition is made up of four events.
Tokyo Curry Expo 2026
11 September to 7 October 2026
Popular curry shops from across Japan come together, with establishments spanning European-style curry, spice curry and South Indian curry. In 2026 the event became a hands-on festival where visitors build their own curry plate.
Dai Tsukemen Haku presents Ra-1 Grand Prix
10 October to 15 November 2026
A fan-participation ramen event in which shops from across Japan compete for a top prize of 5 million yen. A web qualifier and a fan vote choose the shops that gather at Okubo Park. In all, 64 shops appear in eight line-ups, and visitors vote for the winner.
Machi Chuka & Gyoza Fes
17 to 29 November 2026
A festival combining gyoza with machi chuka (neighbourhood Chinese diner) culture, which has drawn renewed attention in recent years. More than 50 dishes are on offer, among them gyoza, fried rice, mapo tofu, Chinese-style noodles, fried chicken and fried noodles.
Garlic-risumasu
2 to 25 December 2026
A Christmas event built around the theme of "Japan's smelliest, most delicious Christmas". Aromatic garlic dishes such as ajillo, garlic steak and peperoncino are set to feature.
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