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) was a Splatfest event exclusive to the Japan region in. It was 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 took place concurrently with this Splatfest.

Details
This was 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 were able to participate in the Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug Splatfest as a combined group, which was 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.

The Tricolor Turf War stage for this Splatfest was Manta Maria.

Schedule
Results were 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

Halftime Report
At the halfway point in the Splatfest, Deep Cut revealed the team currently with the most overall Clout, and congruently announced that the mode Tricolor Turf War would be open.

Dialogue
Announcement

Introduction

Results

Trivia

 * Alongside Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug, Kaiten-Yaki vs. Oban-Yaki vs. Imagawa-Yaki was the first time a third Splatfest took 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.
 * After getting the final results announcement and receiving Super Sea Snails, the game automatically reloads back into the system language.
 * 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.
 * In the results dialogue, Big Man mentions Deep Cut's next concert venue being "Close to the home of the Imagawa-yaki". This likely refers to Tokyo, and was teasing that a Deep Cut concert would happen in the next Nintendo Live event, taking place in Tokyo in January 2024.