Kaiten-yaki vs. Oban-yaki vs. Imagawa-yaki

回転焼き vs 大判焼き vs 今川焼き (Kaiten-yaki vs. Oban-yaki vs. Imagawa-yaki) is an upcoming Splatfest event exclusive to the Japan region in. It will be the third Splatfest to take place during Drizzle Season 2023 and was announced on social networks on November 8 2023.

The Americas/Oceania and Europe regions exclusive Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug Splatfest will take place concurrently with this Splatfest.

Details
This is the first Splatfest in Splatoon 3 to differ by region: players who have selected the Japan region will be able to participate in this Splatfest, whereas players who have selected the Americas/Oceania, Europe, or Hong Kong/South Korea regions will be able to participate in the Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug Splatfest as a combined group, which will be held at the same time.

The Splatfest question is about the name of a dish most commonly known as imagawayaki, which is a dessert made from dough filled with sweet red bean paste cooked in a special enclosed pan. The dish is known for being referred to with a large number of different names; imagawayaki's Japanese Wikipedia article lists more than 50 different regional or brand-related names for the dish.

The teams represent the three most common names for the dish in Japanese:
 * 回転焼き Kaiten-yaki (lit. "spun fried (dish)"), which is common in the Kyūshū region.
 * 大判焼き Ōban-yaki (lit. "large size fried (dish)"), which is common in the Kansai and Touhoku regions. "Ōban" is also the name of an Edo-period Japanese coin, which this dish resembles in shape.
 * 今川焼き Imagawa-yaki (lit. "Imagawa-style fried (dish)"), which is common in most regions of Japan; this name for the dish is derived from the historical Imagawa Bridge in Kanda where the dish was first sold in the 18th century.

Schedule
Results will be announced in-game on 2023-11-20 at July 27, 2024.
 * Splatfest Sneak Peek: 2023-11-10 at July 27, 2024 to 2023-11-17 at July 27, 2024
 * Splatfest Main Event First Half: 2023-11-18 at July 27, 2024 to July 27, 2024
 * Splatfest Main Event Second Half: 2023-11-19 at July 27, 2024 to July 27, 2024

Dialogue
Announcement

Trivia

 * Alongside Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug, Kaiten-Yaki vs. Oban-Yaki vs. Imagawa-Yaki will be the first time a third Splatfest will take place within the same season.
 * Kaiten-Yaki vs. Oban-Yaki vs. Imagawa-Yaki is the first Splatfest event in which all teams have near-identical icons.
 * Since this Splatfest is exclusive to Japan, the related dialogues for Anarchy Splatcast are not available in languages other than Japanese.
 * When the system language is set to English or other European languages, the game starts normally in the selected language, but the Splatfest-specific dialogues are displayed in Japanese.
 * When the system language is set to Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese or Korean, the game is forced to reload into Japanese.
 * This was the fourth Splatfest in Splatoon 3 to have a food theme, with Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour being the first, Dark Chocolate vs. Milk Chocolate vs. White Chocolate the second, and Vanilla vs. Strawberry vs. Mint Chip the third.