murmurKomame Mizuabise (Seawater Dousing)
Otsuki Town · Komame district, Otsuki Town
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Otsuki Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Cancelled
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early January
- How the date is set
- Every year on January 2
- Venue
- Komame district, Otsuki Town
- City
- Otsuki Town, Kochi
About
On January 2, in the coldest part of winter, young people of the Komame district of Otsuki Town put on thin cotton yukata and go around the local shrine and several other spots, getting drenched with seawater at every stop. As they shiver and hold out, neighbors clap and cheer them on. It is said to trace back to a great fire that swept the district in 1662, and to have started as a prayer that no fire would break out in the coming year. Komame is about 35 minutes by car from Sukumo Station on the Tosa Kuroshio Railway. The 2026 event did not take place.
Sources
- OfficialOtsuki Tourism Association otsuki-kanko.jp
- OfficialOtsuki Tourism Association (2026 cancellation notice) otsuki-kanko.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.