The 3rd "Gravy Udon Stamp Rally" was held in Kumagaya, Saitama - All 25 stores in and outside the city participated.
In Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, the "Gravy Udon Stamp Rally" will be held from Friday, February 21, 2025 under the title of "KUMAGAYA NIKUJIRU UDON SPIRIT S". This third edition will run until Thursday, May 22.
Kumagaya City is one of the leading wheat producing areas in Japan, and its specialty is udon noodles made from locally grown wheat. In particular, "Kumagaya Gravy Udon" is a popular menu item that is eaten in warm gravy and goes well with rich dashi and glutinous noodles.
This time Stamp Rally A total of 25 stores, 20 in the Kumagaya area and 5 in the Saitama area, participated. Participants will collect stamps by obtaining a "Rally Book" at participating stores and eating gravy udon at each store. If you collect three or more, you will win prizes such as stickers, washcloths, and assorted udon goods by lottery. In addition to the rally book, you can use Kumagaya City's official LINE app "Kumabura" to collect digital stamps to increase your chances of winning.
A maximum of three draws are planned: the first semester (2/21~3/31) and the second semester (4/1~5/22) for rally book participants, and one after the stamp rally for bear book users.
The rally book has a total of 84 pages and contains the history of participating stores and Kumagaya udon. The Kumagaya City Tourism Bureau commented, "We would like to further spread Kumagaya's udon culture through the stamp rally that has been held twice so far and has been very well received."
