🏮 Hanatori Odori
花取り踊り
Sakawa, Kochi (Various Locations in Sakawa Town) · Every year on 12 November
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Hanatori Odori is a traditional event passed down in Sakawa Town, Kochi Prefecture. Held every year in the center of Sakawa Town, it is a festival praying for the town's freedom from illness and a bountiful harvest. A distinguishing feature is the sight of dancers holding beautiful flower hats and dancing to a unique rhythm, and the whole town is wrapped in a festive atmosphere.
Getting there
About 10 minutes by car from Kochi Station on the JR Dosan Line and Tosa Kuroshio Railway, or from Kochi Station take a Tosaden Kotsu tram, get off at Harimayabashi, and walk about 10 minutes.
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