{"id":174993,"date":"2025-12-15T13:53:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T04:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=174993&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:39:57","slug":"hakko-fes07","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/hakko-fes07\/","title":{"rendered":"100-Person Tsukemono &amp; Fermentation Festival vol.7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fermentation producers from across Kyushu gather in Itoshima for this locally rooted festival. Twenty-nine vendors will offer a wide range of fermented products, including miso, soy sauce, bread, and plant-based fermented butter\u2014each shaped by the climate and culture of its place of origin.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174983\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C932&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"100-Person Tsukemono &amp; Fermentation Festival vol.7, 100\u4eba\u6f2c\u7269\u00d7\u767a\u9175\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9 vol.7\" width=\"1400\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Dec 20, a large-scale workshop invites 100 participants to make miso, kimchi, and Jomon-style pickles alongside expert fermenters. Participants can take home their handmade ferments to age and enjoy later. The event is an opportunity to explore how fermentation connects food, the body, environment, and traditional knowledge through the unique culture of Itoshima and Kyushu. Meeting local producers and fellow enthusiasts is also part of the appeal.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174984\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"100-Person Tsukemono &amp; Fermentation Festival vol.7, 100\u4eba\u6f2c\u7269\u00d7\u767a\u9175\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9 vol.7\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-002.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fermentation Festival<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 12\/21 (Sun.)<br \/>\n\u2022 10:00~16:00<br \/>\n\u2022 Free entry<br \/>\n\u2022 Fukae Kanko Hotel Uminoie<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/CDYv1TXzHzxcHCtJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">21258-1 Nijo-Fukae, Itoshima City, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hakko_fes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hakko_fes\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>100-Person Tsukemono<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 12\/20 (Sat.)<br \/>\n\u2022 9:00~17:00<br \/>\n\u2022 Entry fee: \u00a517,000~ (Lunch, and ingredients included\uff09<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/kamoterra.official.ec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application required (~12\/17)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174986\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-004.jpg?resize=1400%2C373&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"100-Person Tsukemono &amp; Fermentation Festival vol.7, 100\u4eba\u6f2c\u7269\u00d7\u767a\u9175\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9 vol.7\" width=\"1400\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-004.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-004.jpg?resize=300%2C80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-004.jpg?resize=1024%2C273&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-004.jpg?resize=768%2C205&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fermentation Navigator<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Awauta <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/awauta_brownrice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@awauta_brownrice<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Kamoterra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kamoterra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kamoterra<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Kamura Shoten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hideakikamura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@hideakikamura<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Peaceman Style <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hiromi.masuda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@hiromi.masuda<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Cococu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cococujp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@cococujp<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Fermentation Farm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jah_mura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jah_mura<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 21 \u2013 Fermentation Festival Vendor List<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Asacoromo<\/strong> (Fukuoka) Spice seasonings and plant-based sweets<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asacoromo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asacoromo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vegebliss<\/strong> (Oita) Fermented foods made with the bounty of the Kunisaki Peninsula<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vegebliss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@vegebliss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yui no Hi<\/strong> (Miyazaki) Homemade yeast bread, wild herb pastes<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yuino.hi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@yuino.hi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Natural Junkfood<\/strong> (Kumamoto) Plant-based fermented butter and more<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/naturaljunkfood.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@naturaljunkfood.jp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SAKURA HOUSE<\/strong> (Fukuoka) Plant-based sweets, cakes, and more<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_sakurahouse_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@_sakurahouse_<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Futokoro<\/strong> (Saga) Fermented curry, enzyme drinks<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eysk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@eysk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fuku8do<\/strong> (Oita) Fermented honey from Japanese honeybees<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fuku8do_yoshitake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@fuku8do_yoshitake<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kajiwara Farm<\/strong> (Oita) Rice, vegetables, rice-flour bread<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yuj_111\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@yuj_111<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fermentation Workshop Inadama<\/strong> (Kumamoto) Fermented sweets, fermented zenzai (sweet red bean soup) , koji<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inadama.hakkou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@inadama.hakkou<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yukuta<\/strong> (Fukuoka) Vegan fermented bento and obanzai made with homemade koji<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yukuta_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@yukuta_<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Itoshima Share House<\/strong> (Fukuoka) Original beer, gin, and non-alcoholic drinks<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itoshimash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@itoshimash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frame<\/strong> (Fukuoka) Vegetable muffins, rice-flour granola, baked goods<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yakigashi_frame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@yakigashi_frame<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Certain Bar<\/strong> (Fukuoka) Fermented cocktails and fermented non-alcoholic cocktails<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/certainbarkokura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@certainbarkokura<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cococu<\/strong> (Miyazaki) Miso, nukadoko (rice bran pickling bed) , natto<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cococujp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@cococujp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Small Grain &amp; Vegetable Workshop Morineco<\/strong> (Fukuoka) Natural yeast pizza bread, rice-flour stollen<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morineco3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@morineco3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fermentation Farm<\/strong> (Kumamoto) Vegetable kimchi, miso, pickled plums<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jah_mura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jah_mura<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kamoterra<\/strong> (Itoshima) Three-year aged sun-dried salt<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kamoterra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kamoterra<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kamura Shoten<\/strong> (Fukuoka) Wooden-barrel pickles, vegetables<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hideakikamura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@hideakikamura<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Awauta<\/strong> (Itoshima) Pickled plums, brown rice koji<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/awauta_brownrice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@awauta_brownrice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peaceman Style<\/strong> (Fukuoka) Farm-made miso, Japanese black tea<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hiromi.masuda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@hiromi.masuda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cafe Wara<\/strong> (Fukuoka) Warm fermented rice dishes and soups<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cafe_wara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@cafe_wara<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Korean Home Cooking Kenari<\/strong> (Kumamoto) Gochujang<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kenari.since2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kenari.since2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yaso Bouzu<\/strong> (Itoshima) Wild herb tea<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yasou_bouzu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@yasou_bouzu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tsukemonoya Tokumaru<\/strong> (Kumamoto) Aso takana pickles, nukazuke daikon<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aso_tsukemon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aso_tsukemon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Koji Specialty Shop Red Clover<\/strong> (Fukuoka) Fermented pork miso soup, fermented zenzai, ginger-koji drinks<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nagao_kouji_cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@nagao_kouji_cafe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Itoshima Fermented Onigiri Yuyu.<\/strong> (Itoshima) Fermented rice balls, fermented rice bowls, miso soup<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itoshima.yuyu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@itoshima.yuyu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cho-Otaku Foods<\/strong> (Kumamoto) Sweets that nourish gut bacteria<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cho.otaku\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@cho.otaku<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nukadoko Chizuka<\/strong> (Fukuoka) 200 years of rice bran<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174985\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_fermentation-festival_2025_cl-003.jpg?resize=1400%2C990&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"100-Person Tsukemono &amp; 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