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Located at the eastern tip of Kochi Prefecture and projecting dynamically into the Pacific Ocean, "Muroto City" is a marine city designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark, where you can experience the earth's powerful life force with all five senses. Rugged coastline landscapes of giant unusual rocks like "Cape Muroto" and mystical caves where Kobo Daishi Kukai achieved enlightenment present untouched, dynamic natural environments that fascinate international history and nature enthusiasts. In recent years, unique cultural developments like the hugely popular "Muroto School-Aquarium" renovating a former school are also gathering attention. Complete with health experiences utilizing deep seawater and exquisite gastronomy using fresh golden eye snapper, it is a supreme remote secret area where you can refresh wrapped in wild great nature's energy.

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Kochi Eastern Tourism Council

Muroto City

Address
6939-4 Murotomisaki-cho, Muroto City, Kochi Prefecture
Website
https://www.muroto-kankou.com/
Operator
Muroto City Tourism Association

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Muroto School-Aquarium
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Muroto School-Aquarium

Muroto School-Aquarium, located in Muroto City, is a unique, nostalgic aquarium that has gathered worldwide attention, boldly renovating an elementary school building closed due to declining birthrates. Stepping inside, original vaulting horses, desks, and blackboards are utilized as exhibition fixtures, allowing you to touch a nostalgic aspect of Japanese school culture. The biggest surprise is the outdoor 25-meter swimming pool turned into a giant water tank, where you can closely observe sea turtles, sharks, and large fish swimming leisurely. Hand-washing areas have also been converted into touch pools, allowing direct interaction with local marine life from Muroto's sea. It is...

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Cape Muroto
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Cape Muroto

Cape Muroto, sharply projecting at the southeastern tip of Kochi Prefecture, is a magnificent spectacular scenic spot certified as a UNESCO Global Geopark where you can closely observe the dynamic history of the earth's crustal movements. Rugged odd rocks and giant rocks carved by rough waves of the Pacific Ocean line the coastline, with exotic landscapes featuring subtropical trees towering throughout expanding. Mysterious caves such as "Mikurodo," where Kobo Daishi Kukai once trained and achieved enlightenment, are located here, receiving high accolades from Western history and nature探訪 enthusiasts. From the pure white, Taisho-period lighthouse standing at the summit of the...

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