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Kochi Prefecture · Shimanto Town (From Tokyo: approx. 1 h 20 min–1 h 40 min · flight time only)

Following the name of the water deity festival passed down in Kojō

Kojō Suijin Festival

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Kochi Prefecture・Shimanto Town(From Tokyo: approx. 1 h 20 min–1 h 40 min · flight time only)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
Last updated
2026/10/19

The Kojō Suijin Festival is a folk event passed down in Shimanto Town, Kochi Prefecture. Shimanto Town’s cultural property information introduces it as intangible folk culture from the Towa area.

About Kojō Suijin Festival

The Kojō Suijin Festival is a local folk event passed down in Kojō, Shimanto Town, Kochi Prefecture.

In the information on cultural properties published by Shimanto Town, it is listed as “intangible folk culture” from the Towa area.

Details about the festival and the day’s proceedings are not available in the information that could be confirmed.

Source: 四万十町役場 | 四万十町所有文化財情報

Location and access

Address

Shimanto Town

Host municipality 高知県四万十町

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Origins and History of Kojō Suijin Festival

In Shimanto Town’s list of cultural properties it owns, the festival is listed as intangible folk culture from the Towa area, dated October 1 in Showa 57.

No other historical changes or details about how it has been passed down have been established.

Official information

The Kojō Suijin Festival is listed as intangible folk culture in Shimanto Town Hall’s “Shimanto Town Information on Cultural Properties.”

The area listed is Towa.

Details such as the date and venue need to be confirmed separately.

Kojō Suijin Festival at a Glance

The Kojō Suijin Festival is a festival recorded as intangible folk culture from the Towa area of Shimanto Town.

It is listed in Shimanto Town’s information on cultural properties it owns, dated October 1 in Showa 57.

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Article updated: 2026/10/19

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