Sakurazaka46’s Yui Takemoto speaks out on a variety show: 「I definitely want to be included in the next tour!」【Kanazawa Topics】

With GW approaching, the April 25th broadcast of 『Ametalk!』 (TV Asahi) featured 「Kanazawa-loving comedians」, and it seems to have had an economic effect mainly on the restaurants introduced in the program. The guest, Yui Takemoto of Sakurazaka 46, was very interested in the mascot of Kanazawa horse racing, 「Happy-kun」. He finally mentioned Sakurazaka’s tour, which excited the fans.

*Image from 『Yui Takemoto』 Instagram

In fact, she is good friends with a female jockey belonging to JRA.

Yui Takemoto called Naho Furukawa, a jockey who belongs to the Japan Central Horse Racing Association, to gather information before recording 『Ametalk!』 It was the mascot character of Kanazawa horse racing, 「Happy-kun」, that she was told about at that time. she was sure to talk about Happy-kun in the main story.

In fact, Takemoto Yui’s grandfather is a former horse racing trainer. He has a connection with horse racing and has been good friends with Naho Furukawa for several years.

*Image from 『Naho Furukawa』 Instagram

Curious about the appeal of Kanazawa’s favorite comedian.

In 『Ametalk!』 featured a total of six people, including Akira Kawashima (Kirin) and Ryota Yamasato (Nankai Candies), who are self-confessed 「Kanazawa-loving comedians」, and talked mainly about Kanazawa’s gourmet cuisine.

Yui Takemoto kept coming up with delicious food, so much so that she unintentionally remarked, 「I definitely want to include Kanazawa in the next tour!」

Fans who were watching the show were delighted.

Queues formed at restaurants introduced by the comedians.

The 「Kanazawa-loving comedians」 introduced their favorite conveyor-belt sushi restaurants, izakaya (Japanese-style pubs), curry stores, soba noodle shops, etc., and some of them were visited by people who saw the program on air and formed a line.

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