▁bands , ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁bands ▁perform ▁while ▁various ▁local ▁restaur ants ▁set - up ▁st alls ▁to ▁sell ▁food , ▁drink s , ▁and ▁other ▁local ▁products . ▁The ▁event ▁takes ▁place ▁around ▁the ▁birth day ▁of ▁I was aki ▁Y atar ō ▁and ▁is ▁thus ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁festiv ities . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁display ▁of ▁hand made ▁cand les ▁set ▁up ▁around ▁the ▁station , ▁and ▁nearby ▁residence ▁often ▁particip ate ▁by ▁setting ▁up ▁Christmas ▁" ill umin ations " ▁and ▁elaborate ▁light ▁displays . ▁ ▁Since ▁K ō chi ▁Pref ect ure ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁sh odo ▁( 書 道 ) ▁or ▁call ig raph y , ▁the ▁A ki ▁City ▁Call ig raph y ▁Museum ▁holds ▁a ▁nation wide ▁call ig raph y ▁contest ▁every ▁May , ▁and ▁another ▁contest ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁every ▁July / August . ▁Call ig raph y ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁Japan ▁is ▁sent ▁in ▁to ▁be ▁jud ged ▁by ▁highly ▁regarded ▁call ig raph y ▁teachers ▁from ▁the ▁pre fect ure , ▁and ▁later ▁displayed ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁exhibition . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁this ▁contest , ▁A ki ▁City ▁also ▁holds ▁a ▁general ▁arts ▁( ph ot ography , ▁painting , ▁drawing , ▁sculpt ure , ▁wood - work ) ▁contest ▁every ▁September / Oct ober ▁in ▁the ▁A ki ▁City ▁Sh um ink a ikan . ▁ ▁Other ▁than ▁these ▁larger ▁events , ▁A ki ▁City ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁host ▁to ▁various ▁small ▁festiv als , ▁local