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What is this called?
Kaiten-Yaki vs. Oban-Yaki vs. Imagawa-Yaki​

What is this called?
Kaiten-Yaki vs. Oban-Yaki vs. Imagawa-Yaki

File:S3 Splatfest Kaiten-Yaki vs Oban-Yaki vs Imagawa-Yaki.png

Teams	Kaiten-Yaki   Oban-Yaki   Imagawa-Yaki
Regions	Japan
Start	18 November 2023 at 00:00 UTC
End	20 November 2023 at 00:00 UTC
Length	48 hours

Kaiten-Yaki vs. Oban-Yaki vs. Imagawa-Yaki is an upcoming Splatfest event exclusive to the Japan region in Splatoon 3. 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 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

• Splatfest Sneak Peek: 10 November 2023 at 08:00 UTC to 17 November 2023 at 23:59 UTC
• Splatfest Main Event First Half: 18 November 2023 at 00:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC
• Splatfest Main Event Second Half: 19 November 2023 at 00:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC

Results will be announced in-game on 20 November 2023 at 02:00 UTC.

Dialogue

Announcement

Dialogue	Dialogue	Region
フウカ 「コレなんて呼ぶ⁈ 回転焼き vs 大判焼き vs 今川焼き〜‼︎」 (What is this called?! Kaiten-yaki vs Oban-yaki vs Imagawa-yaki~!!)	ウツホ 「天下分け目の戦いじゃー‼︎」 (It's a world-dividing battle-!!)
フウカ 「対決するんは､ホカホカの皮に あんこギッシリの ｢回転焼き｣と!」 (The participants in the showdown will be: Red bean paste tightly bound in a warm and crumbly crust: "Kaiten-yaki"! and)
	ウツホ 「ホカホカの皮に あんこギッシリの ｢大判焼き｣と!」 (Red bean paste tightly bound in a warm and crumbly crust: "Oban-yaki"! and)
	マンタロー 「エイ!(ホカホカの皮に あんこギッシリの ｢今川焼き｣でーす !)」 (Ay! (Red bean paste tightly bound in a warm and crumbly crust: "Imagawa-yaki"!))
フウカ 「って､名前以外 同じやないかーい!」 (They're all the same except the name!)	ウツホ 「どれもウマいのは変わらんのじゃ」 (Either way doesn't change how tasty it is.)
フウカ 「ウチ､｢回転焼き｣の店しか見たことあらへんで バンカラ街では それで通ってるんとちゃうの?」 (Personally, I've only seen "Kaiten-yaki" shops. Is that not how it is in Splatsville?)	マンタロー 「エ〜イ〜(そういえば､学校帰りに寄ってたお店は ｢回転焼き｣だったよね)」 (A~y~(Now that you mention it, the shop we'd stop by on the way back from school did use to say "Kaiten-yaki"))
	ウツホ 「ヤガラ市場には｢大判焼き｣の屋台があるぞ! ほれ､前にワシが持ってってやったじゃろ?」 (They have "Oban-yaki" stalls at Hagglefish Market! I brought you some from there before, remember?)
フウカ 「アレは｢大判焼き｣やったんか…」 (That was "Oban-yaki", wasn't it?)
	マンタロー 「エイエイ!(ザトウマーケットでは｢今川焼き｣売ってるよね! 冷凍食品だけど､あれ大好き!)」 (Ay ay! (You can buy "Imagawa-yaki" at MakoMart, you know! It's in the frozen foods section, but I like it!))
ウツホ 「マンタローん家の冷凍庫に いつも入っとるやつか? たしかにウマかったのう」 (Big Man, is that the kind you always have in the freezer at your house? Those were delicious, yeah.)
ウツホ 「モノは同じなのに 土地や店によって名前がちがうとは 不思議なもんじゃな」 (They're the same no matter the land or shop you get them at, but the names are all different, that's really weird, huh.)	マンタロー 「エーイ?(ていうか､みんな好きに呼んだらよくない?)」 (A-y? (I mean, wouldn't it be best if everyone called it what they wanted?))
フウカ 「何言うてんねん! 決められんコトに決着をつける､ それが｢フェス｣っちゅうもんや!」 (What are you saying?! Splatfests were made to decide on matters that can't be decided!)	ウツホ 「よく言った! それでこそリーダーじゃ‼︎」 (Well said! As expected of a leader!!)
	マンタロー 「エイ?(でも コレの名前､他にもいっぱいあるよ?)」 (Ay? (But, doesn't this have many other names?))
フウカ 「他の名前で呼んではったら､ごめんやけど こん中から ビビッ! ときたやつを選んでや〜」 (Apologies to anyone who calls it by other names Please choose the name that excites! you among these~)
ウツホ 「ワシのイチ押しは｢大判焼き｣じゃ! ほどよい甘さのあんこが たまらんぞ〜!」 (My number one fave is "Oban-yaki", then! Medium-sweet red bean paste is irresistible to me~!)
	マンタロー 「エ〜イ!(｢今川焼き｣だって､ほっぺた落ちるくらい 皮が香ばしくて おいしいんだよ!)」 (A~y! ("Imagawa-yaki" are so good they make my mouth water. I love how tasty and fragrant the crust is!))
フウカ 「そんなん｢回転焼き｣かて同じ…っちゅうか､ どれも同じやて言うとるやろが‼︎」 (Isn't it the same for "Kaiten-yaki"..? They're all names of the same thing!!)

Gallery

Team Logos

• File:S3 Splatfest Icon Kaiten-Yaki.png

  Kaiten-Yaki

• File:S3 Splatfest Icon Oban-Yaki.png

  Oban-Yaki

• File:S3 Splatfest Icon Imagawa-Yaki.png

  Imagawa-Yaki

Artwork

• File:S3 Splatfest Kaiten-Yaki vs. Oban-Yaki vs. Imagawa-Yaki Text.jpg

  JP official artwork

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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.