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

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. Fistbump 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 or Europe regions will be able to participate in the Handshake vs. Fistbump 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 Oban-yaki (lit. "large size fried (dish)"), which is common in the Kansai and Touhoku regions.
 * 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

Trivia

 * Alongside Handshake vs. Fistbump 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.