Hokkaido & Tohoku Local Soul Food 'Sujiko' Rice Balls Will Be Provided Again This Year at the 2026 Aomori Sakura Marathon!

Okamura Foods Co., Ltd. (Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, President & CEO: Koichi Okamura), which operates a vertically integrated business centered on salmon from aquaculture to processing and wholesale, will sponsor the "2026 Aomori Sakura Marathon" to be held in Aomori City on Sunday, April 19, 2026. For finishers, we will once again provide "Sujiko Onigiri (Salmon Roe Rice Balls)" using the "Ikizukuri Ichiyazuke (freshly prepared overnight pickled)" Sujiko sold at our directly managed store "PORT". In the previous tournament, we received comments such as "The texture is pop and delicious," and it was well received by the runners. This year, we will deliver this product with a newly designed package sticker.

Providing Hokkaido and Tohoku Local Soul Food "Sujiko" Rice Balls to Finishers On the day of the tournament, at the finish venue (Aoi Umi Park), we will provide finishers with rice balls using "Sujiko," which is popular mainly in the Hokkaido and Tohoku regions, including Aomori Prefecture.

This provided item is co-produced with Marutaka Takahashi Kamaboko Store Ltd., which manufactures bento and side dishes, and the Aomori Sakura Marathon Executive Committee. Using our proud "Ikizukuri Ichiyazuke" Sujiko and 100% Aomori-grown rice, you can enjoy a flavor unique to Aomori.

*At the "Food Supply Booth" near the finish line, one rice ball will be provided per finisher. *We will prepare an amount equivalent to the number of participants, but please forgive us if we run out of stock.

About the Directly Managed Store "PORT" The Sujiko used in this product is a product of our brand "PORT". "PORT" started as our mail-order department in 1988, and currently operates a directly managed store in Aomori City. We handle processed seafood products such as Aomori Salmon® as well as Sujiko. Among them, "Ikizukuri Ichiyazuke" is characterized by its rich flavor, made by importing fresh salmon roe from farms in Denmark, pickling it in a seasoning liquid that utilizes the flavor of bonito flakes and kelp broth, and letting the flavor blend in thoroughly. Currently, it is also sold in vending machines at Aomori Airport and inside the Shinkansen ticket gates of JR Shin-Aomori Station, and is loved as a taste of Aomori by tourists and business visitors. The Sujiko is processed at a factory in Aomori using eggs from Danish salmon trout as raw materials.

- PORT Aomori Store Address: 1-6-12 Yaeda, Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, 030-0912 Business Hours: 10:00-17:00 *Closed: Wednesdays, Sundays, and public holidays TEL: 0120-20-74(Truncated)