murmurAshizuri Matsuri (Tosashimizu Citizens' Festival)
Tosashimizu City · Central Tosashimizu (Chuo-cho shopping street) to Shimizu fishing port
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Ashizuri Matsuri Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sat, Aug 1, 2026 （Ended） Opening at 15:30, fireworks at 20:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- Announced each year Usually early August; postponed in stormy weather
- Venue
- Central Tosashimizu (Chuo-cho shopping street) to Shimizu fishing port
- City
- Tosashimizu City, Kochi
About
Every summer, Tosashimizu throws a festival for the whole city, wishing for prosperity and growing local industry. Taiko drumming opens the proceedings, then teams dance the Ashizuri Odori through the Chuo-cho shopping street. The classic version is set to the Ashizuri Ondo, a song local volunteers wrote to celebrate the city's founding, and its movements are said to show the rough waves of the Pacific; a newer tune is easier for younger dancers to pick up. There are food stalls and a treasure hunt, and after dark fireworks open directly overhead near Shimizu Port. Light rain does not stop the festival, but stormy weather postpones it.
Sources
- OfficialAshizuri Matsuri Executive Committee ashizuri-fes.com
- OfficialTosashimizu City www.city.tosashimizu.kochi.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.
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