Festival · Omotesando, Tokyo
Hokkaido Ji-Cheese Haku (北海道地チーズ博)
The Hokkaido Ji-Cheese Haku is a free fair of Hokkaido farm cheese at Omotesando Hills in Tokyo, run by the Hokkaido farm cooperative Hokuren. The 2026 edition, the eighth, ran from 12 to 15 February, with about 50 makers and 300 cheeses. The 2027 dates have not been announced.
- 2026
- 12 to 15 February
- Where
- Omotesando Hills B3F, Space O
- Entry
- Free
- Select 5 tasting
- ¥500
Dates
The next dates have not been announced yet. It last ran 12 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026.
What Happens
About 50 Hokkaido workshops and dairies sell their cheese directly, and you can ask the makers how to eat it. The most popular stand is Select 5: pick five cheeses from about 50, sorted into fresh and soft, hard and semi-hard, blue, white mould and pasta filata, and taste them for ¥500. Visitors vote in a Hokkaido cheese election, and there are cooking demonstrations, talks, cheese dishes made for the event, and Hokkaido wine, craft beer and sake for pairing.
2026 Hours
11:00 to 20:00, except the first day (13:00 to 20:00) and the last day (11:00 to 18:00).
Getting There
Omotesando Hills is at 4-12-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, on Omotesando avenue. Space O is on the third basement floor of the main building.
To try Hokkaido cheese in Tokyo the rest of the year, Hokuren also runs Milk Land Hokkaido in Jiyugaoka; see Tokyo cheese shops.
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Questions People Ask
When is the Hokkaido Ji-Cheese Haku?
Each February. In 2026 it ran from 12 to 15 February at Omotesando Hills; the 2027 dates are not out yet.
Is the Hokkaido Ji-Cheese Haku free?
Entry is free. The Select 5 tasting of five cheeses costs ¥500.
Official site: jicheese.com/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese festivals.