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Colorful “Shibai-e Byobu” Along the Shrine Approach You may remember the “Ekin Festival” in Akaoka, Kochi—a unique summer event where dramatic folding screens called shibai-e byobu line the streets and glow under candlelight. But did you...

Blood-splattered art lit by candlelight—have you heard of the Ekin Festival? Every year on the third Saturday and Sunday of July, the small town of Akaoka in Konan City, Kochi Prefecture, hosts the Tosa Akaoka Ekin Festival. Known simply...