Meat Festival 'Meat Festival presents Hot Dog Grand Prix 2026' to be held!

A huge gathering of carefully selected hot dogs! From proud classic menus to event-exclusive menus. A heated battle will unfold to determine the top by the votes of visitors. Furthermore, meat dishes and sweets unique to the Meat Festival are also available. There will also be live stages such as live performances of the official song and DJs! Lots of content that families, couples, and friends can enjoy!

■ Venue MAP Released!

■ Introducing all 13 types of hot dogs entered!

Station Dog
Store Name: Hot Dog Cafe Stand STATION Tokyo
Based in the main store (Shinagawa Minami-Oi store) a 3-minute walk from 'Shinagawa Aquarium', they are opening stalls mainly at events and festivals in Tokyo and Kanagawa using a kitchen car. Please use the hot dog cafe stand 'STATION Tokyo' as a platform for your town, like a 'station' where various people gather. Our original sauce and cheese & basil are a perfect match! The flavor of onion, pickles, and mustard enhances the umami. Simple but one of a kind. It is the most popular menu in the store.

Honey Salt Cheese Hot Dog
Store Name: D's Cheese Steak
The best combination of juicy grilled beef and plenty of onions intertwined with rich cheese! A soul food originating in Philadelphia, USA, which has recently become a hot topic on SNS such as Instagram. A B-class gourmet popular all over America, affectionately known as Philly Cheese Steak!! Our highly recommended juicy original frankfurter is intertwined with plenty of rich cheese, and honey and salt create an exquisite harmony that becomes addictive♪

Neapolitan Pizza Dog
Store Name: DIVERTENTE
We offer freshly baked Neapolitan pizza and Italian food in a kitchen car equipped with a stone oven. The signature menu, Neapolitan Pizza Dog, is our original menu born as a Neapolitan pizza to enjoy at festivals. Please enjoy the chewy texture unique to pizza dough and our proud Italian flavor with one hand! A dog-shaped Neapolitan pizza from a pizzeria! Our one-and-only original, made by stretching carefully selected pizza dough, topping it with a long sausage full of umami, and baking it. We will serve it freshly baked from the stone oven!

Chili Cheese Dog
Store Name: HOTDOG'S CLUB
A kitchen car opening stalls in various places centering on Yokosuka. You can enjoy authentic hot dogs that are hard to taste in Japan. It has been well received by overseas customers as 'So good!', and we will deliver a fun and uplifting time with an American atmosphere! Our No.1 popular item! A luxurious taste where slowly simmered rich chili sauce full of umami intertwines with melting mellow cheese. If you bite into the hot dog finished with an overflowing amount, it is a dynamic American-style dish that spreads in your mouth. Please try it!!

Special Chimmy
Store Name: HOTDOG & FRIES TACHIBANAYA
We are a hot dog specialty store 'TACHIBANAYA' with a store in Soshigaya, Setagaya-ku. We will provide an exquisite hot dog with a South American essence, using a special linguica (Brazilian raw sausage) and carefully selected baguette. A juicy Brazilian raw sausage 'linguica' is sandwiched in a fragrant baguette. Topped with rich natural cheese, jalapeno, garlic, and sweet grilled onions. It is our highly recommended menu finished with pickles and homemade chimichurri sauce with a moderate acidity and gorgeous herb scent.

Horumon Yakisoba Hot Dog
Store Name: Manpuku Kitchen Car
Tottori's famous horumon yakisoba undergoes a major transformation! We offer our proud horumon yakisoba in a hot dog style! A dish with plenty of plump horumon and homemade miso sauce yakisoba on a hot dog! A new sensation triple combo of horumon x miso yakisoba x hot dog!

Avocado Salsa Dog
Store Name: biru
A phantom hot dog shop that opens irregularly and only on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in Chiba City. Particular about local production for local consumption, luxuriously using sausages from the nationally famous Chigusa Meat, which won the grand prize at the Chiba City 'Food Gift Selection', and bread from Kawashimaya, which has been loved in Chiba Prefecture for over 80 years. While keeping the convenience of a hot dog, we promise a premium 'mouthful of happiness'. A limited dog released at the B1 Altiri Chiba home game in March. The juicy sausage, the refreshing spiciness of the salsa, and the mellow sweetness of the avocado are a perfect match! A well-balanced hot dog where the green and red colors also shine.

Frank Dog
Store Name: BOULANGERIE le RASE
The kitchen car 'BOULANGERIE le RASE' offers a new sensation hot dog incorporating superfoods. We open stalls all over the country, mainly at music festivals and gourmet events, and many customers enjoy it. Please enjoy a special hot dog that can only be tasted here at the event venue. It is a hot dog using bread dough containing plenty of grains such as whole wheat, rye, oatmeal, and black rice, in addition to superfoods like quinoa and chia seeds, which are said to be good for beauty and health.

Hot Dog
Store Name: DOGTOWN
A classic American car food truck running in Shonan. What we offer is an authentic American-style hot dog. Added to that is the delicacy and quality unique to Japan. A one-and-only bite where dynamism and politeness intersect. That is DOGTOWN STYLE. A hot dog that is particular about the scent and texture using additive-free whole wheat bread. The sausage uses only domestic ingredients, resulting in a juicy finish that maximizes the umami. Furthermore, the toppings are a carefully calculated combination. While enhancing the goodness of the ingredients, it will not bore you until the last bite. It is a serious hot dog that cannot be deceived because it is simple.

Crazy Big Dog
Store Name: Crazy Big Dog
We operate 15 stores in the Kanto area, and currently operate a Korean restaurant called Tonton Pocha+ at Shiodome Yokocho in Caretta Shiodome. It is a very satisfying hot dog using a 180g juicy sausage stuffed with the same manufacturing method as authentic German sausages.

Classic Hot Dog
Store Name: STABLER
An American sandwich specialty store operated by the apparel brand 'STABLER'. The 'Shimokitazawa Meat Sandwich', which has frequently become a hot topic on TV, SNS, and magazines, is seasoned with original BBQ sauce and original grain mustard using the rare part 'sagari', which can only be taken about 1 kg from one cow. A classic hot dog developed exclusively for this event! Because it is STABLER, an American sandwich specialty store, we use thoroughly selected ingredients for the sausage and bread, and season it with ketchup and original grain mustard with honey as a secret ingredient! Coarsely chopped onions and pickles as an accent create a moderate texture.

Taco Cheese Dog
Store Name: Pork-tei
We are Pork-tei, mainly operating a kitchen car in the Kanto area. On the day, we will entertain visitors with an abundance of Okinawa, such as taco cheese dogs, Okinawa soba, and Agu pork bowls. All the staff and owners on the day are Uchinanchu who truly love Okinawa! All the staff are looking forward to seeing you from the bottom of our hearts! The taco cheese dog is a masterpiece developed when we were exploring whether we could make a hot dog that makes you feel Okinawa. By combining spicy taco meat with wiener, it has become a masterpiece with an outstanding eating response! Please relish it.

Ultimate Juicy Dog
Store Name: Irori Chaya Hishoko
You can tell by the smell even from a distance! The temptation of charcoal-grilled German sausage. With the far-infrared effect, the outside is crispy and fragrant, and the inside is surprisingly plump and juicy. We finished it into an authentic German thick sausage. Every time you bite into the sausage clad in the scent of charcoal, a rich umami overflows. Once you eat it, you will not be satisfied with other hot dogs. Please enjoy such a 'sinful deliciousness'.

■ Gourmet unique to the Meat Festival gathers besides hot dogs!
In addition to the main hot dogs, a variety of meat dishes unique to the Meat Festival are lined up. Gourmet foods that allow you to enjoy the charm of meat in various styles, such as juicy grilled items, satisfying rice menus, and fragrant fried foods, will color the venue. Furthermore, there is a lineup of sweets menus that will widely satisfy everyone from those who want to eat hearty meat to those who want to enjoy sweets!

■ Fulfilling stage contents!
Friday the 12th is 'DJ & BAND DAY' enlivened by DJs and bands. From the first day, we will enliven the venue with hot music, such as nostalgic Showa pop DJ time, band live performances, and the GET BILL MONKEYS stage.
Saturday the 13th is 'MUSIC DAY' where singers and artists gather. We will deliver live stages by notable artists, including Hazzie.
Sunday the 14th is 'DANCE DAY' where the venue goes wild with dance. In addition to dance shows and dance battle preliminaries and finals, dip BATTLES will appear as a special guest show! There will also be a hot dog grand prix award ceremony and BINGO!

■ Dance battle held!!
'Meat Festival Dance Battle 2026' will be held on Sunday the 14th! The passionate performances of kids who love dancing will further enliven the venue filled with the scent of meat!
The judges will be ATSUSHI, who choreographs for King & Prince, and ARU SAKURADA, a dancer currently attracting a lot of attention. Furthermore, Jillie Jay of dip BATTLES belonging to the professional dance league D.LEAGUE will appear!
The winning team in each category will receive a commemorative trophy and a supplementary prize of '10,000 yen worth of food tickets that can be used at the Meat Festival'!

■ 'dip BATTLES' appears in a special guest show!
The professional dance team dip BATTLES participating in the professional dance league 'D.LEAGUE' originating in Japan. With street culture as their roots, they are a notable dance team where dancers full of individuality fascinate with their polished skills and expressiveness. The team name contains the desire to deliver 'dreams' to people with 'strength' and 'passion' in their hearts, and on stage, as the name suggests, they will unfold an energetic and powerful performance.

■ Meat Festival Ambassador 'Mochida Koshihikari' visits! Let's take pictures at the Meat Festival photo spot!
Mochida Koshihikari, who is widely active as a talent and familiar to many people, will appear as the ambassador for Meat Festival 2026 in Todoroki Ryokuchi! While disseminating the charm of the event, she will further enliven the Meat Festival.
Furthermore, a very popular photo spot at the Meat Festival that makes you want to take pictures will also appear at the venue! Not only can you enjoy taking pictures with family and friends to commemorate your visit, but it is also recommended to share a photo unique to the event on SNS! Along with delicious gourmet food, you can fully enjoy making memories at the venue!

■ 'Kids Area' very popular with children appears!
We also have 'enjoyable contents' such as 3 units: Circus Slider, Wild West Carnival, and Kids Dragon!

▼ Event Overview
[Event Name] Meat Festival presents Hot Dog Grand Prix 2026
[Website] https://nikumatsuri.jp
[Dates] June 12 (Fri) - June 14 (Sun), 3 days
[Time] 10:00 - 18:00
[Venue] Central Square, 1-1 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0091
[Admission Fee] Free (Food and drink charges are separate)
[Payment Methods] Cash / Touch payment / Electronic money (Suica, iD, etc.) / 2D barcode (PayPay, Rakuten Pay, etc.)
[Organizer / Inquiries]
Meat Festival Executive Committee
Email: info@nikumatsuri.jp TEL: 03-6811-1135 (Weekdays 10:00 - 18:00)

■ Held simultaneously with 'Japan Wanko Festa 2026 in Odaiba'!
Under the concept of 'making the relationship between pets and humans flat', FLAFFY Inc., which handles one of the largest domestic pet media businesses with a total of 200,000 followers and one of the largest domestic pet festivals visited by tens of thousands of people, has decided to hold the event 'Japan Wanko Festa' where pets and humans can enjoy together, which was held in June last year and was a great success with about 100,000 visitors, as the 4th time in June this year. We would like to announce the exhibitors who will enliven this event together and the contents scheduled to be held.

■ 'Breed-specific off-line meetings', which are very popular every time, will be held at the dog run
The popular content 'Breed-specific off-line meetings', which many visitors participate in every time, is also scheduled to be held. Dogs of the same breed gather, and it can also be used as a place for information exchange and interaction among owners. We are also planning other participatory contents.
* Since the venue is a dog run, you need to purchase a dog run admission ticket to participate.

■ Stage contents are further enhanced with new projects
In the stage contents, which are well received every time, we are planning a variety of programs, including 'Bow-wow Name Bingo' held twice a day, the annual 'Deco Buggy Championship', and the new project 'Japanese Dress Off-line Meeting'. One of the charms of this event is that interaction among visitors and a sense of unity in the entire venue are born through projects that can be enjoyed with pet dogs. Please participate and enjoy the time unique to the event.

■ Photo spots where you can leave memories with your pet dog
This time as well, we have prepared many photo spots where you can leave memories with your pet dog. At the photo spot of the rental housing 'Hebel Maison PAWTNER', which aims for a home where you can live comfortably and safely with your pet dog, a design that allows you to enjoy a commemorative photo with your pet dog with a shrine torii motif is adopted. A huge monument and panel where you can take a commemorative photo with the event character 'Fluffy-kun' will also appear, and we will also install a self-photo machine and a 'dog ID photo machine' that are well received every time. Please drop by with your pet dog and use it to commemorate the event.

■ You can make an original pet dog card