The 72nd Tanuki Festival, held at the Tanukikoji Shopping Street in Sapporo, will be held from July 18th (Fri) this year, but the highlight is the Night Bargain Sale on July 26th (Sat)! Each block will have its own plan, with 200 yen beer, festival stalls, children's events, raffles, and plenty of fun for the whole family. In addition, the Tanuki Hachitoku Annual Festival will be held on August 2nd (Sat). This is a must-see event where you can enjoy the summer in Sapporo.

The Tanuki Festival, held every summer in Tanukikoji Shopping Street, is a historic event that will be celebrating its 72nd anniversary this year. The arcade is decorated with lanterns and other decorations, and the entire shopping street is enveloped in festival mode. The main events are the Night Bargains (July 26th from 5pm) held in each block, and the Tanuki Hachitoku Annual Festival (August 2nd), where a portable shrine is paraded around the streets. It is a Sapporo summer tradition that is very popular with local residents and tourists alike.

This event is synonymous with the Tanuki Festival! The "Night Bargain Sale" will be held from 5:00pm on Saturday, July 26th, and will feature unique events such as a festival, live music, a raffle, and 200 yen beer and 50 yen coke in each area of Tanukikoji 1-chome to 7-chome. There will also be stalls from various restaurants in Tanukikoji, as well as the annual bargain sale! There will be a wide variety of events that can be enjoyed by both children and adults.

Tanukikoji 1-chome: Drink! Eat! Live music! (From 17:00)

The Tanukikoji 1-chome food stalls, a Night Bargain speciality, will be back. They'll be full of delicious food, including beer, sake, yakisoba, frankfurters, and edamame! There will also be street performances by musicians.

Tanukikoji 2-chome: Park Golf Tournament! (From 17:00)

We will be holding a park golf event that everyone can enjoy, from adults to children! It costs 100 yen per round (2 balls) and if you can hit the ball into the hole you aimed for, you will receive a luxurious prize.

Tanukikoji 3-chome: The annual can-picking contest and mini festival! (From 17:00)

Participation fees start from 100 yen per round. The person with the highest can stacking score will receive a luxurious prize.

Tanukikoji 4-chome: Drink and eat at 4-chome! (From 13:00)

Food stalls offering charcoal-grilled steaks and steaming takoyaki balls while enjoying a drink are on the rise.

Tanukikoji 5-chome: 200 yen beer and 50 yen cola (from 17:00)

Sapporo Classic is available for 200 yen per glass! Other Coca-Cola products such as cola, orange juice, and grape juice are also available for only 50 yen!

Tanukikoji 6-chome: Fresh Food Gacha Festival 500 yen Big Raffle! (From 17:00)

There will be a gacha lottery where you can win Hokkaido-grown Yumepirika rice, melon, or watermelon! Draft beer will be available for 200 yen per glass, and refills for 100 yen. As a pre-event, there will be a mochi-pounding competition held twice, from 15:00 to 16:00. (Cooperation: Furen Town, Nayoro City)

Tanukikoji 7-chome: Famous delicious food stalls, great deals, and fun live performances at stores! (Opening in order as stores become ready)

There will be stalls from each unique store, free items for sale from retail shops, and a live jazz performance in front of the Suntory Jigger Bar.

*All sales will end as soon as the planned quantities are sold out.

Then, on Saturday, August 2nd, the "Tanuki Hachitoku Annual Festival" will be held. Inside and outside the Tanukikoji Arcade, there will be tanuki drum performances and a parade of children's mikoshi and tanuki mikoshi.

Tanuki Festival is an annual summer event in Tanukikoji that is both fun and affordable. This one-day-only night sale is packed with beer and gourmet food, as well as stage shows and festivals that both adults and children can enjoy. Why not come and enjoy Sapporo's summer at the Tanuki Festival?

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