The most popular Japanese festival street food (yatai)
The top 3 according to 3 votes from people: Takoyaki · Frankfurter · Karaage. (Updated Sep 3, 2026.)
The top 20 of macaroni's reader vote on favourite festival stall foods: takoyaki and chocolate bananas fight for first place by a single vote.
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 20
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1
Takoyaki
No. 1. Octopus balls topped with sauce and mayonnaise.
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2
Frankfurter
No. 11. Grilled sausage on a stick.
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3
Karaage
No. 15. Juicy Japanese fried chicken.
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4
Chocolate banana
No. 2. A chocolate-coated banana with colourful sprinkles.
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5
Yakisoba
No. 3. Griddle-fried noodles with Worcestershire-style sauce.
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6
Cotton candy
No. 4. Fluffy candy floss, often sold in character bags.
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7
Kakigori
No. 5. Shaved ice with syrup.
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8
Candy apple
No. 6. An apple coated in red candy.
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9
Grilled squid
No. 7. Whole squid grilled with a sweet soy glaze.
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10
Baby castella
No. 8. Bite-sized castella-style sponge cakes.
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11
Pickled cucumber on a stick
No. 9. A whole lightly pickled cucumber on a stick, served cold.
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12
Anzu ame
No. 10. Apricot coated in starch syrup, served on a wafer.
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13
Grilled corn
No. 12. Corn grilled with soy sauce.
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14
Jaga butter
No. 13. Steamed potato topped with butter.
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15
Okonomiyaki
No. 14. Cabbage pancake with sauce and mayonnaise.
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16
Salt-grilled ayu
No. 16. Sweetfish skewered and grilled with salt.
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17
American dog
No. 17. Battered, deep-fried sausage on a stick.
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18
Yakitori
No. 18. Chicken skewers grilled with sauce or salt.
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19
Chilled pineapple
No. 19. Ice-cold pineapple on a stick.
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20
Imagawayaki
No. 20. Round griddle cake filled with red bean paste.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (6)
りんご飴、見た目もかわいい。
かき氷はブルーハワイ派。
たこ焼きは祭りの王様。
ベビーカステラの匂いがすると祭りって感じ。
チョコバナナのじゃんけんサービス懐かしい。
焼きそばのソースの香り、最高。