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Facing the beautiful Tosa Bay with its rich coastline, "Nakatosama Town" is a lively "Fisherman's Town" where the history of traditional skipjack bonito single-hook fishing continuing for over 400 years lives deeply. Within the "Kure Port Town," which is designated as a National Important Cultural Landscape, sits the retro and vibrant "Kure Taisho-machi Market," where gourmet experiences of selecting and eating tightly firm fresh bonito landed that very morning right on the spot are highly praised by international food-loving travelers. Wrapped in nostalgic old wooden streetscapes, hot springs looking out at the idyllic Pacific Ocean after a bath, and the warm, home-like hospitality of people living at the port, it is an area where you can fully enjoy the luxury of traveling as if living.

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Nakatosama Town

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6663-1 Kure, Nakatosa Town, Takaoka District, Kochi Prefecture
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https://www.town.nakatosa.lg.jp/kanko/
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