On October 19, 2025, the autumn food festival “Agri Festa 2025,” the Agriculture and Forestry Promotion Division of Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture held the autumn food festival “Agri Festa 2025”.
Kameoka City has long been known as the “Kitchen of Kyoto,” supplying high-quality ingredients to the ancient capital and supporting Kyoto cuisine. Agri Festa is a gourmet festival where foods produced in Kameoka gather in front of JR Kameoka Station.
At this year’s Agri Festa, a vegan booth was set up, where a quiz about vegan food created by our organization, NPO VegeProject Japan, was conducted.
Visitors first read panels explaining how vegan food benefits the global environment, food security, animal welfare, and health, and then answered quiz questions to deepen their understanding of veganism.
Prizes were awarded by lottery to those who answered all questions correctly. In addition, vegan meatballs were offered for tasting at the venue.
Kameoka City is an environmentally progressive city, having declared itself Japan’s second ever “organic village” and enacted the country’s first ordinance banning the distribution of plastic shopping bags.
From an environmental perspective, Kameoka City has focused on vegan initiatives and has been taking concrete action since last year.
Related vegan initiatives that our organization has supported are available here:
・Showcased Vegan Food at Booth of Kameoka City (Kyoto)
・Joined as Lecturer for Vegan Catering Event by Kameoka City for Local Businesses
