The Yosakoi Festival is a Tosa carnival held every year on August 9 to 12 at nine competition venues and seven dance performance venues around Kochi City, with approximately 200 teams, roughly 19,000 dancers, performing in thoughtfully designed costumes and with wooden naruko clappers in hand, and elaborately decorated Jikatasha trucks.
The dancers perform to a wide variety of music, from traditional pieces to rock band performances. The festival never lets the crowd get bored, with dance styles ranging from samba to rock and to classical.
Event Dates | Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative) |
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Event Details | Saturday, August 9, to Tuesday, August 12, 2025 |
Official site | http://www.cciweb.or.jp/kochi/yosakoiweb/ |
Location (venue) | Stages within the city of Kochi |
Address | Otesuji, Kochi-shi, Kochi |
Region | Shikoku |
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Category | 踊り, Processions and parades, Dance |
Event organizers may change the date and time. Please check the official website.
update: May.23.2025