Held This Weekend! April 11-12, 2026: 4th Imo Fes! IN Shizuoka Sumpu Castle Park Exhibitors Announced
The 4th Imo Fes! IN Shizuoka Sumpu Castle Park will be held on April 11-12, 2026. Twenty-three stores will participate, featuring world-class award-winning baked sweet potato specialty shops.
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The exhibitors for the 4th Imo Fes! IN Shizuoka Sumpu Castle Park, the latest installment of the food event 'Imo Fes!' which has gathered over 420,000 people mainly in the Tokai region, to be held on April 11-12, 2026, have been announced. A total of 23 stores will be participating. The highlights center around the store that became the first in the world to win the Monde Selection Gold Award for baked sweet potatoes, and the store that won the Imo Fes! Grand Prize announced in December 2025.
The exhibitors are as follows.
1 Ruiida KITCHEN - Monde Selection Gold Award Winner! The world's first to win for baked sweet potatoes at Monde Selection. Imo Fes! Grand Prize Supreme Award. Grand Prize.
To an era where baked sweet potatoes evolve_. 'Aged baked sweet potatoes' are drawing attention as a symbol of that evolution. By aging sweet potatoes for a certain period after harvesting, starch turns into sugar, creating an surprisingly sweet and deep flavor. At 'Ruiida Kitchen', we offer aged 'Premium Baked Sweet Potatoes'.
2 Shizuoka Prefecture, Imoya Masaru
Uses carefully selected home-grown sweet potatoes, particular about soil preparation. Slowly baked using our own manufacturing method, the rich sweetness and umami stand out.
3 Enmusubi - Imo Fes! Grand Prize, Excellence Award, Gold Award
Aiming to be a 'baked sweet potato specialty store without a standard', we offer baked sweet potatoes you haven't tasted yet! In addition to sweets, we offer the 'Mitsurou' baked sweet potato, which has a one-year waiting list for reservations!
The exhibitors are as follows.
1 Ruiida KITCHEN - Monde Selection Gold Award Winner! The world's first to win for baked sweet potatoes at Monde Selection. Imo Fes! Grand Prize Supreme Award. Grand Prize.
To an era where baked sweet potatoes evolve_. 'Aged baked sweet potatoes' are drawing attention as a symbol of that evolution. By aging sweet potatoes for a certain period after harvesting, starch turns into sugar, creating an surprisingly sweet and deep flavor. At 'Ruiida Kitchen', we offer aged 'Premium Baked Sweet Potatoes'.
2 Shizuoka Prefecture, Imoya Masaru
Uses carefully selected home-grown sweet potatoes, particular about soil preparation. Slowly baked using our own manufacturing method, the rich sweetness and umami stand out.
3 Enmusubi - Imo Fes! Grand Prize, Excellence Award, Gold Award
Aiming to be a 'baked sweet potato specialty store without a standard', we offer baked sweet potatoes you haven't tasted yet! In addition to sweets, we offer the 'Mitsurou' baked sweet potato, which has a one-year waiting list for reservations!