Kouchi-matsuri Festival

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Events
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Town with a Rocket SpaceTown Kushimoto / Nachikatsuura Town
Area
Kansai Wakayama
Period
2023-07-22 13:00 - 2023-07-23 21:00
Venue
Mouth of Kozagawa River, Wakayama

The Kouchi-matsuri is a traditional festival, promoted and carried out by the five districts (Koza, Furuta, Takaikeshimobu, Utsugi and Tsukinose) alongside the Kozagawa-cho valley.

The Koza district situated at the mouth of the river has a community formed based on fishing, whereas the other districts situated between the mountains have communities formed based on forestry and agriculture. It is an almost unprecedented celebration "designated as a Japan Heritage", in which these districts with such different characteristics work together at the Kouchi Shrine (Deity Kouchisama) once a year to hold a festival in their own ways.

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