Region 11
SHIKOKU
Shikoku
A dancing summer where the whole city becomes the stage.
Tokushima · Kagawa · Ehime · Kochi
Tokushima
Awa Odori
A traditional performing art of Tokushima said to have more than 400 years of history. For four days over Obon, the centre of Tokushima City is given over to dance.
Typically: Annually for four days, August 12–15
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Kochi
Yosakoi Matsuri
Kochi's summer festival, begun in 1954, in which dancers holding naruko clappers dance their way through competition and performance venues across the city.
Typically: Annually over four days: August 9 (eve), August 10–11 (main days) and August 12 (closing festival and national competition)