Kurosengoku Business Cooperative (Chairman Takada Yukio, Hokuryu Town) will be opening a stall at the Northern Blessings Food Marche 2022/Eki Marche (Asahikawa City)!

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

"Northern Blessings Tabe Marche 2022" is an autumn gourmet festival to be held in Asahikawa City.

This year marks the 11th year of the event, and it will be held for the first time in three years, over three days from September 17th (Saturday) to September 19th (Monday, national holiday). Approximately 300 stores will gather at the venue, which stretches 1.7km in the city center!

  • venue:Asahikawa City Center (Asahikawa Station Square, Heiwadori Shopping Park, Shichijo Greenway)
  • Organizer:Northern Blessings Food Marche Executive Committee
  • Co-organized by:The Hokkaido Shimbun Asahikawa Branch

Food Marche/Station Marche (Station Square)

Participating booths lined up at the Heiwadori Shopping Park venue (photographed on the Asahikawa Station platform).

Participating booths lined up at Heiwadori Shopping Park
Participating booths lined up at Heiwadori Shopping Park
Participating booths lined up in front of Asahikawa Station
Participating booths lined up in front of Asahikawa Station

Opened a store inside Asahikawa Station

The Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association (Chairman Takada Yukio) from Hokuryu Town will be setting up a stall at the venue inside Asahikawa Station!

Our booth location within Asahikawa Station is booth 62 on the south concourse.

Asahikawa Station interior guide map
Asahikawa Station Guide Map (1)
Asahikawa Station interior guide map
Asahikawa Station Guide Map (2)

Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association

At the Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association booth
At the Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association booth

"This is the first station marche in three years. Please come and enjoy lots of nutritious and delicious Kurosengoku. We look forward to seeing you," said a smiling Chairman Takada Yukio.

Various Kurosengoku soybean products

The booth will be lined with a wide range of products, including Kurosengoku soybeans, Kurosengoku kinako (roasted soybean flour), Kurosengoku don, Kurosengoku flakes, Kurosengoku soy meat, Kurosengoku tea, Kurosengoku bean rice sets, Kurosengoku dressing, sunflower oil, and more.

Various Kurosengoku soybeans
Various Kurosengoku soybeans

Sunflower oil, dressings, etc.

Sunflower oil, dressings, etc.
Sunflower oil, dressings, etc.

Kurosengoku Soy Meat

Kurosengoku soybean meat (made by squeezing the oil out of Kurosengoku soybeans, then heating, pressurizing and drying at high temperatures). There are posters on display with detailed instructions on how to make it, how to prepare Kurosengoku soybeans, and original recipes.

Kurosengoku soybean meat (oil extracted from Kurosengoku soybeans, heated and pressurized, and dried at high temperature)
Kurosengoku soybean meat (oil extracted from Kurosengoku soybeans, heated and pressurized, and dried at high temperature)

Kurosengoku Soy Meat Recipe (Preparation and Cooking Examples)

Preparation and cooking example of Kurosengoku soy meat
Preparation and cooking example of Kurosengoku soy meat

Kurosengoku soybean sunflower oil dressing, sunflower oil

The characteristics, uses, and eating methods of Kurosengoku soybean sunflower oil dressing, first-pressed sunflower oil, and Sansan sunflower oil!

various sunflower oils
various sunflower oils

With the staff of Kita Sorachi Shinkin Bank

With the staff of Kita Sorachi Shinkin Bank
With the staff of Kita Sorachi Shinkin Bank

Chairman Takada and the other staff members were standing by with smiles on their faces!
I am so grateful for this wonderful encounter with nutritious and delicious Kurosengoku soybeans!!!

Chairman Yukio Takada talks to customers about the appeal of Kurosengoku soybeans

Chairman Takada explains the appeal of Kurosengoku soybeans
Chairman Takada explains the appeal of Kurosengoku soybeans

I was drawn to the Kurosengoku booth...

I was drawn to the Kurosengoku booth...
I was drawn to the Kurosengoku booth...

A station market where many people gather

A station market where many people gather
A station market where many people gather

With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers, we offer our heartfelt thanks to the "Northern Blessings Food Marche 2022," a food festival that will allow people to discover the charms of local food, encounter new foods, and connect with the passion of producers.

With heartfelt gratitude to the food festival "Tabe Marche 2022"...
With heartfelt gratitude to the food festival "Tabe Marche 2022"...

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