Festivals in Kochi
"Every year, from the 9th to the 12th of August, Kochi city erupts in a sea of music and dance as approximately 18,000 dances, as well as fans from other prefectures and countries, take to the streets to celebrate the energetic and powerful Yosakoi Festival."
- Kochi Guidebook
"This is a rice planting festival for the paddies of Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine." - Kochi Guidebook
[The first Sunday of each April, along with the previous Saturday and following Monday]
"In today's festival, a group of approximately 200 people wearing ancient costumes traverses three kilometers of mountain roads for six hours, dancing at five places along the way as they carry the deity in a portable shrine." - Kochi Guidebook
[February 11]
"This festival originated in Kyoto where every year a large Chinese character meaning 'big' is carved into a hillside and set ablaze." - Kochi Guidebook
[The 16th day of the 7th month of the old lunar calendar]
"This autumn festival, commonly called 'Omikoku-san,' begins before dawn on the 14th day of the 8th month of the old lunar calendar." - Kochi Guidebook
[The 14th and 15th days of the 8th month of the old lunar calendar]
"This is the biggest festival in southwestern Kochi Prefecture." - Kochi Guidebook
[November 22-24]
"The Ino Daikoku deity is celebrated twice a year in the autumn and the spring." - Kochi Guidebook
[Spring - the Sunday before the 22nd day of the 1st month of the old lunar calendar. Autumn - the 23rd day of the 11th month of the old lunar calendar]