, ▁and ▁t su y u ▁sau ce . ▁ ▁Every ▁August , ▁A ki ▁City ▁holds ▁a ▁Y os ako i ▁( よ さ こ い ) ▁festival ▁and ▁para de ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁Since ▁Y os ako i ▁dance ▁origin ated ▁in ▁K ō chi ▁Pref ect ure , ▁many ▁cities ▁around ▁the ▁pre fect ure ▁hold ▁smaller - scale ▁festiv als ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁three - day ▁Y os ako i ▁festival ▁in ▁K ō chi , ▁which ▁draw s ▁groups ▁of ▁perform ers ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁Japan . ▁A ki ▁City ' s ▁festival ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁festiv als ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁Koch i ▁Pref ect ure , ▁and ▁takes ▁place ▁over ▁two ▁week ends ▁in ▁August . ▁Vari ous ▁groups ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁city , ▁nearby ▁cities , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁groups ▁from ▁Tok ush ima ▁Pref ect ure ▁and ▁E h ime ▁Pref ect ure ▁come ▁and ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁A ki ▁City ▁Y os ako i ▁festival ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁three - day ▁festival ▁in ▁K ō chi . ▁ ▁Another ▁well - known ▁festival ▁held ▁in ▁A ki ▁City ▁is ▁the ▁A ki ▁City ▁Cand le - Light ▁Festival ▁and ▁Ill um ination ▁Event . ▁This ▁event ▁takes ▁place ▁over ▁two ▁days ▁and ▁is ▁held ▁around ▁the ▁mid - end ▁of ▁December . ▁The ▁festiv ities ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁A ki ▁City ▁train ▁station ▁where ▁local ▁music ▁groups , ▁junior ▁high ▁school