Tamashin-sponsored Market "MERCADO RICO" to be Held on May 9

Tamashima Shinkin Bank (Head Office: Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture) will hold the specialty market "Mercado Rico" at Achi Terrace Kurashiki on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

The theme of this event is the cooperation of all credit unions in Okayama Prefecture (Okayama, Mizushima, Tsuyama, Bihoku, Kibi, Bizen Hinase, and Tamashima), with 14 "recommended stores" from each region participating. The event aims to transcend regional boundaries and create a day to rediscover the charm of Okayama through food.

Event Information

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Location: Achi Terrace Kurashiki Open Space

3-9-1 Achi, Kurashiki City, approximately 3 minutes walk from Kurashiki Station

Participating Stores

Shaved ice, yakisoba bread, kimbap bento, coffee beans, olive oil

100% raw rice bagels, hormone croquettes, grilled ayu with salt, grilled beef skewers, salt-baked roast beef sandwiches

Coffee, bread, Liaison collaboration curry bread, Ushimado shirasu (whitebait), pesticide-free and additive-free onigiri

Ohagi, cheesecake, various baked goods

*Menu and other details may change due to circumstances.

What is Mercado Rico?

In Spanish, Mercado means "market" and Rico means "rich, delicious."

It is a specialty market organized by Tamashima Shinkin Bank, regularly held since April 2022, gathering "delicious" and "good" products.

The initiative began with the desire to do something for the client restaurants that were severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is also held with the aim of revitalizing the use of the open space at "Achi Terrace Kurashiki," a complex facility for commerce, residence, public services, and medical care that opened in 2021, creating foot traffic from the Bikan Historical Quarter to the opposite side of the main street, and supporting restaurants located in "Achi Terrace Kurashiki" by creating vibrancy.