「Hashimaki」 is not just a food stall food in western Japan【Kanazawa Topics】

「Hashimaki」 looks like okonomiyaki wrapped around disposable chopsticks. I hear that it is often sold at festival stalls mainly in western Japan, but it is not completely unheard of in eastern Japan.

Hashimaki information is also available in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

Born and raised in Kanazawa. Ayaka Matoba, a reporter for Ishikawa TV and Kanazawa Cable, went to the Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival held in June 2022 for the first time in three years on SNS and posted, 「So many food stalls! I got so excited and ate Hashimaki~♪」 she posted.

Amane Shiona, a singer from Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, who mainly performs in the Kanto and Kanazawa regions, tweeted, 「I guess there are many people who don’t know about this… It’s a very popular menu item at our local food stalls, but it’s totally not available in Tokyo!」 She introduced.

Hashimaki topics in Kanazawa as seen on Twitter

So is Hashimaki common in Ishikawa and Kanazawa? Some people say they have 「never seen shimaki in Kanazawa while others」 say they have 「never seen it in Kanazawa…」. But there are tweets from a few years ago, so maybe it has increased recently.

The majority are in western Japan…but there seem to be a lot in Kanagawa Prefecture

Although the large number of people may have had something to do with it, there was a noticeable number of people who bought shimaki at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka. It seems to be a standard item in Kansai and Hiroshima.

Other people also enjoyed the Hashimaki.

Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival Information

Kanazawa Castle Park (1-1 Marunouchi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture), one of the points where stalls are set up

☆Kanazawa Information

・「Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival」 announced the roles of Toshiie Maeda and Omatsunokata for 2023. Controversial photo shooting NG was 【Kanazawa Event】

・Shiona Amane 「1.07」 Kanazawa Bushidan, 「1.14」 One-man from the opening ceremony 【Kanazawa Event】