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On the middle day of the three-day holiday, the sound of rattles echoed through Hataji. Reporter Myojin Yasuyoshi: "It's a gloomy sky, but it's not raining. Here, in front of Nakamura Station, the dancers are performing right in front of the large crowd of spectators surrounding the rotary." Yosakoi Shimanto has been held since 2011. Approximately 2,500 dancers performed at six dance halls in the city. A total of 45 teams participated from within the prefecture and from Chugoku and Shikoku, the highest number of teams and dancers ever. Yonden Group Dancer: "There have been times when we couldn't participate in the main festival, so we want to do our best and think of this Shimanto as the main festival." Following the announcement of the Nankai Trough Earthquake Emergency Information "Massive Earthquake Warning," the Yonden Group declined to participate in the Yosakoi Festival held in Kochi City in August. Yonden Group Dancer: "We had so much fun dancing." Q: How is the dancing now? "A perfect 100 points!" The Shimanto City Dancers' Troop also performed. The team was formed for the first time this year with the aim of allowing everyone, children, adults, able-bodied and disabled, to enjoy dancing casually. Shimanto City Dancers' Troop Representative Mori Shuzo: "It's nice to be home. It's so relaxing. It really warms the heart." Other participating teams from the Hata region include Inan and Hata Maito... The 2024 Yosakoi Festival winning team will also add to the glamour. The finale will be a group dance at the famous Tenjinbashi Shopping Street. Both the dancers and the audience will be at their peak of excitement! Audience (from the local area): "It was great. 2,500 people was the most we've ever had so I was excited." Dancer (Hata Maito): "Some people didn't know Kochi, but some knew I was local so it was fun to enjoy it all together." Dancer (Truck): "The audience was really hyping it up so we were really close and it was fun." Audience (from Kochi City): "It would be so great if Kochi could become even more lively like this in more and more places, not just in the center of Kochi Prefecture." Yosakoi, which colored Nakamura, Little Kyoto, drew to a close in 2024 amid a flurry of excitement. Truck dancers: "Shimanto Yosakoi is crazy~~!!"