2019 - 19th Annual Japanese Food & Sake Festival - All You Can Eat & Drink - Japanese Food, Japanese Sake & Beer, Tuna Cutting - Little TokyoNEW

Japanese Restaurant Association of America (JRA) announced that it will host the 16th annual Japanese Food Festival at Double Tree by Hilton Los Angeles, Little Tokyo.

Join us for a day of fun, food, beer, sake, and Japanese culture. This event is going to be exciting and delicious. There will be taiko drum performances, plenty of tasting, a sushi eating contest, a tuna cutting demo and much more!

Date
November 3, 2019 - Sunday

Time
11:00 am - 3:00 pm

What can/can't I bring to the event?
Everyone is welcome!
Sorry, tickets are non-refundable.

Event
Big Tuna Filleting Show
Sushi Eating Contest
Door Prizes

Food & Drinks
Sushi
Soba Noodle
Japanese Sake
Takoyaki
Sweets
Beer
Shochu
and more...

Event Description
The participants will discover new tastes of genuine Japanese foods in endless array of Japanese foods and drinks including sushi, sashimi, soba, takoyaki, yakitori, tempura, beer, sake, shochu, green tea, and much more. JRA also announced that it will sell Japanese original/imported seasonings and condiments at the site for the first time. Japanese Food and Culture Association (JFCA), co-organizer, will host its tasting pavilion for new Japanese ingredients and sake produced by manufactures from Kouchi, Fukusima and Ibaragi prefectures in Japan who are seeking to market their products in California.

Exhibitors will be demonstrating and presenting their finest products and assisting you to enjoy Japanese foods and cultures. Moreover, the event will include a whole tuna filleting show. Six-foot-long giant tuna will be cutting into fillets in front of the audience, which only highly trained sushi chefs can perform. Sushi eating contest and live Japanese music and dancing will be also included. Especially, as a special event, hip-hop and traditional dance combined "Yosakoi Dance" will be performed.

"We are very pleased that Japanese cuisine has been added to 2013 UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Southern California is the center for Japanese restaurants and there are 2,500 Japanese restaurants located here. Our organization will continue to promote to increase the awareness of Japanese food in the United States", said Isao Hatano, President of JRA.

Location
Double Tree by Hilton Los Angeles, Little Tokyo.

Ticket Prices
Adult Ticket: $60 (All you can eat and drink)

About JRA
Japanese Restaurant Association of America consists of restaurant owners and food related firms operating business in Southern California. Established in 1999, JRA's mission is to promote Japanese food and culture.