Fireworks Displays this summer

Here is an information about fireworks displays this summer in Kochi.

Furusato Muroto Festival (Muroto City)
  Date: Sun. July 15, 8pm-9pm (In case of bad weather, postpone to July 16)
  Place: Seaside Station Toromu
  Scale of fireworks: 3000 shots
  Inquiries: 0887-22-5134

Kure Hachimangu Shrine Grand Festival

   The Kure Hachimangu Shrine Grand Festival is taking place from the 14th to the 15th of the 8th month in the lunar calendar and is one of the three major festivals of Kochi. The festival has been held since the Period of Warring States in Japan (16th century). The highlight of the festival is a magnificent procession called “Omikoku-san” where local men march through the night towards the shrine while carrying a large, 6-meter-high torch weighing about 1 ton.

Furusato Festival in Gohoku

Beating Japanese-style drums strongly

   Have any of you ever gone to summer festivals held in countryside of Kochi Prefecture?

   The festivals are just as fun as the festivals in Kochi city, but in the summer, it will be more of an unforgettable experience. The event I would like to focus on the most is the ‘’Furusato Festival in Gohoku’’.

Fireworks Display in Susaki Festival

When: Sat. Aug.6, 8pm-9pm (In case of bad weather, postpone to Sat. Aug. 27)
Where: Fujigahama, Hamamachi, Susaki City

Directions: 10 min walk from JR Susaki Sta.
Scale of fireworks: 2000 shots
Inquiries: 0889-42-2575

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Fireworks Display in Aki Summer Breeze Festival

Date: 7th August (Sun) 20:00 - 21:00 (In case of bad weather, postpone to 14th)
Place: The beach in front of Aki High School, Aki City
Access: 1 hour by car from Kochi City or 15 minutes walk from Aki Sta. on the Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Inquiries: Tel:0887-35-1011(Aki Summer Festival committee)
Number of shots: about 3,000 

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Furusato Muroto Festival

In the morning, there is a race, the "Tosa Muroto whale ship boat race meeting".At night, about 2,500 fireworks will be set off!!

Date: Sun. 17, July
Time: 9:00am ~ 8:30pm (Fireworks: 8:00pm)
Place: Muroto City, Cape Muroto-misaki fishing new port –Muroto-misaki Gyoko Shinko
Inquiries: 0887-22-5134

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Fireworks Display at Shimanto Shiminsai Noryo Hanabi Taikai

When: Sat. Aug. 27, 8pm-9pm (In case of bad weather, postpone to Sun. Aug. 28)
Where: River side under the Akatekkyo on the Shimanto River, Shimanto City
Directions: About a 20-minute walk from the Tosa-Kuroshio Line Nakamura Sta.
Scale of fireworks: 8000 shots
Inquiries: 0880-35-4171

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Fireworks Display at Kochi-shi Noryo Hanabi Taikai

When: Tue. Aug. 9, 7:30pm-9pm (In case of bad weather, postpone to Sat. Aug. 13)
Where: Yanagihara, along the Kagami River, Kochi City

Directions: 3 min walk south from Kenchomae tramcar sta.
Scale of fireworks: 4000 shots
Inquiries: 088-823-4016

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Fireworks Display in Shiminsai Ashizuri Festival

When: Sat. Aug.13, 8pm-9pm
Where: Kashima, Shimizu Port, Tosashimizu City
Directions: Get on a bus bound for Ashizuri at Nakamura Sta. on the Tosa Kuroshio Line and get off at Plaza Pal Mae bus stop, and then walk 5 min.
Scale of fireworks: 10,000 shots
Inquiries: 0880-82-5547

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