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Mihara Village

Surrounded by the rugged yet beautiful Shikoku Mountains, "Mihara Village" is a beautiful highland village where an overwhelming great nature and rustic Satoyama air miraculously remain as they were. Renowned as a production land for the premium brand rice "Mihara Rice" nurtured by pure mountain spring waters and crisp air, a magnificent golden rural landscape expands throughout in autumn. Furthermore, the artisan culture of "Tosa Suzuri" inkstones—boasting a unique tradition within the village—deeply lives on, highly evaluated by intellectually curious international travelers as a spot to observe and experience refined manual craftsmanship close up. Retaining an un-commercialized, natural silence, star-filled...

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Kuroshio Town

Fronting the grand Pacific Ocean, "Kuroshio Town" is a beautiful coastal city where a magnificent sand beach coastal line and idyllic Satoyama landscapes expand, accompanied by crisp, refreshing southern breezes. The beautiful white sand of "Irino Beach," continuing for about 4 kilometers, is globally celebrated as the stage for the "Seaside Gallery" (Sunahama Museum), a unique art project completely capturing international artistic and nature-loving travelers. Furthermore, Kuroshio Town stands as a sacred land for the masterly seared bonito "Katsuo no Tataki," with traditional straw-firing experiences dynamically baking over roaring flames being immensely popular among international tourists. Complete with traditional "Complete...

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Shimanto City

Expanding along the downstream areas of the "Shimanto River," praised as Japan's last pristine stream, "Shimanto City" is a central tourist city in western Kochi Prefecture where an overwhelming healing of great nature and deep historical romance merge comfortably. The Shimanto River flowing leisurely through the city features numerous traditional "Chinka-bashi" (sinking bridges) built without railings, creating an original landscape of Japan that thoroughly captivates travelers worldwide in harmony with surrounding lush green mountains. Historically established as the "Little Kyoto of Tosa" by high-class court nobles who fled Kyoto during the Onin War, a refined cultural air drifts through its...

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Sukumo City

Sukumo City, located at the southwestern tip of Kochi Prefecture and serving as a maritime gateway leading to Oita Prefecture and Kyushu, is an idyllic and lively coastal city surrounded by rich Sukumo Bay blessings and beautiful mountains. Sukumo Bay boasts an incredibly diverse marine ecosystem praised as a fish cradle, drawing international active anglers and divers as a premier sacred spot for fishing and diving in Japan. Furthermore, the beauty of the "Daruma Sunset," a mystical spectacular natural phenomenon seen in early winter mornings where the setting sun distorts into a shape like a daruma doll, is breathtakingly romantic....

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Hata District

Located in the southwestern part of Kochi Prefecture and consisting of Otsuki Town, Kuroshio Town, Mihara Village, and other municipalities, "Hata District" is the ultimate hideaway area where an overwhelming scale of great nature and rustic local culture remain deeply. Packed with spectacular scenic destinations that thoroughly captivate international outdoor racers and nature-loving travelers, it features the downstream areas of the Shimanto River—Japan's last pristine stream, the beautiful emerald green sea of "Kashiwajima Island" where boats look as if floating in mid-air, and endlessly continuous white sand beaches. Thriving indoor fruit horticulture yielding rich citrus fruits, pure ocean blessings, and...

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Ashizuri Odo Natural Recreation Forest

Ashizuri Odo Natural Recreation Forest

Spreading from Otsuki Town to Tosashimizu City along the rugged Odo Coast overlooking the grand Pacific Ocean, the "Ashizuri Odo Natural Recreation Forest" is a vast marine nature area where untouched, dynamic subtropical primeval forests expand. Housing pure forests of giant "Ubame-gashi" (Ubame Oak) designated as a National Natural Monument and mysterious oddly shaped trees resisting wind and snow, it stands filled with an overwhelming life force of great nature. Trekking along the beautifully maintained walking paths provides top-tier open views, letting you look out at the ultramarine blue ocean spreading below and sheer precipice cliffs exceeding 100 meters altitude...

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Farm Inn Kurousagi

Farm Inn Kurousagi

Farm Inn Kurousagi, sequestered deeply in the mountain valleys of Nakatosa Town, is a highly popular agritourism inn limited to one group per day utilizing a traditional folk house over 100 years old, where you can experience authentic, rustic Japanese country living. A warm local couple welcomes you like family, and stepping inside completely wraps you in a good old Japanese nostalgia with its irori fireplace and thick wooden beams. The top charm is the experience of harvesting fresh organic vegetables together in the backyard field, catching river fish in pure streams, and boiling a traditional Goemon-buro bath using firewood....

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Sukumo (Tanoura Fishing Port)

Sukumo (Tanoura Fishing Port)

Located in the southern part of Sukumo City facing the calm and beautiful Sukumo Bay, "Tanoura Fishing Port" is a hidden coastal town where a relaxed island time and Japan's rustic sea living breathe deeply. Surrounded by a highly transparent, rich sea, this port serves not only as a landing base for fresh marine products but also as an underground sacred site secretly loved by international cyclists, anglers, and divers. Especially in the winter season, it is famous as a magnificent viewpoint for the "Daruma Sunset (or Sunrise)," a fantastical natural phenomenon where the setting sun distorts into a shape...

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Kuroson River

Boasting outstanding transparency among numerous tributaries of the Shimanto River and selected among the "Top 100 Pristine Waters of the Heisei Era," the "Kuroson River" is a hidden ultimate retreat clear stream spot where untouched, primitive beautiful great nature remains perfectly. The crystal clear water shimmering in a magnificent "Kuroson Blue" where even patterns of stones at the river bottom can be clearly seen deeply purifies your mind and body the moment you step inside. The surrounding area is covered by one of Japan's largest vast primeval beech forests, turning into brilliant red and yellow during the autumn foliage season...

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Tatsukushi Coast

Tatsukushi Coast

The "Tatsukushi Coast" in Tosashimizu City is a premier geological odd-rock scenic destination in Japan, where tectonic wonder sculptures stretch across about 1 kilometer, carefully carved out by grand Pacific Ocean rough waves and tidal winds over immense timelines. Coastal rock layers of sandstone and mudstone have been uniquely eroded to create shapes looking exactly like giant bamboo joints, bamboo forests, or dragon scales, with its non-daily landscape gathering worldwide admiration as a "Natural Geological Museum" for adventurers and travelers. Walking paths are well-maintained, allowing for strolls with a feeling of exploring a mystical rock maze, alongside glass-bottom boats operating...

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Ryugahama Camp Site Snorkeling Experience

Ryugahama Camp Site Snorkeling Experience

Located just before Kashiwajima Island in Otsuki Town, "Ryugahama Camp Site" is a yearned-for ocean resort for domestic and international outdoor lovers, with a beautiful sea boasting an overwhelmingly high transparency spreading right before your eyes. The top charm of this place is the top-tier "snorkeling" experience available just by taking a single step into the sea from the beach. Because it is a warm marine area receiving the blessings of the Kuroshio Current, you can closely observe colorful table coral colonies and hundreds of varieties of colorful tropical fish like anemonefish swimming leisurely, allowing for a deep emotion as...

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Solt Bee Complete Solar-Drying Salt Making Experience

Solt Bee Complete Solar-Drying Salt Making Experience

Located along the beautiful coastline of Kuroshio Town, "Solt Bee" is a highly popular workshop facility where you can enjoy a real, fun experience of the traditional "Complete Solar-Drying Salt" manufacturing process under the grand Pacific Ocean's natural blessings. Here, entirely lacking fire equipment (kiln baking), you can observe up close the highly advanced techniques of craftsmen utilizing solely solar heat and pleasant sea breezes over many weeks to transform seawater into beautiful emerald green salt crystals. Actually entering the salt houses to harvest sparkling salt is top-tier entertainment for international tourists. Mineral-rich handmade salt condensing the ocean's rich blessings...

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Tosa no Shiomaru Salt Making Experience

Tosa no Shiomaru Salt Making Experience

Located in Kuroshio Town, "Tosa no Shiomaru" is a highly creative experiential spot where you can learn with all five senses about traditional "Complete Solar-Drying Salt Making" that crystalizes beautiful Pacific Ocean seawater naturally, utilizing solely the power of sun and wind without using fire at all. The sight of craftsmen gently massaging beautiful salt crystals every single day by hand inside wooden vinyl houses stands as the very pinnacle of Japanese craftsmanship. International tourists can not only learn about nature's mechanisms from the craftsmen's hot passion but also participate in workshops to actually harvest salt by themselves and create...

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Kitagawa Village

Kitagawa Village

Kitagawa Village, located deeply within the mountain valleys of eastern Kochi Prefecture, is a beautiful mountain village wrapped in rich forests and pure stream blessings, celebrated as the hometown of the great late-Edo hero Nakaoka Shintaro. The greatest surprise of this village is that it houses "The Garden of Claude Monet Marmottan in Kitagawa Village," which is the only garden globally officially permitted to replicate the Giverny gardens loved by the French impressionist master Claude Monet. Meticulous pond scenes of water lilies mirroring beautiful light and water are highly photogenic, drawing art fans from throughout the world. Furthermore, Kitagawa Village...

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Yasuda Town

Yasuda Town, located in the eastern part of Kochi Prefecture, is an idyllic and beautiful mountain town receiving the blessings of the grand Shikoku Mountains and the "Yasuda River," globally famous as Japan's premier pristine stream for sweetfish. Carefully preserved within the center of town is the "Yasudaza," a beautiful, retro wooden playhouse theater built in the Taisho period, conveying the nostalgia of good old Japanese mass culture to this day. Furthermore, it cradles the master brewery of "Minami," a representative premium sake of Tosa crafted using pure underground waters of the pristine Yasuda River, allowing you to deeply experience...

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Tano Town

Known as the smallest municipality in terms of area in Shikoku, "Tano Town" is a lively coastal town where deep history and a rich food culture are condensed within a compact area. Having historically flourished as a gathering base for the premium timber "Yanase Cedar" cut from the Shikoku Mountains, prestigious heavy red-brick storehouses and the beautiful Taisho-period architecture "Former Oka Residence" are carefully protected as historical legacies within the town. Furthermore, complete solar-and-wind powered "Complete Solar-Drying Salt Making" experiences that crystalize seawater pumped from the fronting Pacific Ocean entirely without using fire are immensely popular among international tourists. Nurtured...

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Aki City

Located in the eastern part of Kochi Prefecture, "Aki City" is a history-emotion rich, beautiful castle town embraced by the grand sea of the Pacific Ocean and rich green mountains. The "Doi Kachu" district, designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, deeply retains beautiful live hedges and heavy samurai residences with their Edo-period appearances intact, conveying the breath of the samurai era to this day. Furthermore, the town's symbol "Nora-dokei" (Field Clock), entirely hand-constructed by a local engineer during the Meiji period, stands as a highly photogenic landmark within idyllic rural landscapes. With thriving high-level...

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Geisei Village

Geisei Village, located in the eastern part of Kochi Prefecture, is a highly peaceful, beautiful coastal village where a vast Pacific Ocean spreads right before your eyes and idyllic rural landscapes comfortably harmonize with beautiful shorelines under warm climates. The greatest highlight is "Kotogahama Beach," where beautiful pine forests and white sands continue for about 4 kilometers, widely celebrated also as a famous destination for moon viewing, deeply healing international travelers' hearts at night with spectacular scenes of star-filled skies and beautiful moonlight mirroring over the sea surface with nothing blocking it. Indoor horticulture of specialty beautiful flowers and citrus...

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Nahari Town

Located along the eastern coastline of Kochi Prefecture, "Nahari Town" is a history-emotion rich coastal port town that has flourished since ancient times as a base for trading, receiving the blessings of the calm Tosa Bay sea and the pure Nahari River. Carefully protected in the center of town are prestigious old storehouses, merchant houses with beautiful white plaster walls, and private homes built from the Edo to Meiji periods, allowing visitors to deeply immerse themselves in former prosperity and traditional architectural aesthetics while slowly strolling the old streets. Furthermore, the sea of Nahari boasts a high transparency, serving as...

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Umaji Village

Umaji Village, located deeply in the mountains of eastern Kochi Prefecture with forests occupying about 96% of the village, is one of the beautiful "Most Beautiful Villages in Japan," where traditional Japanese Satoyama landscapes remain miraculously. The top pride of the village is the cultivation of highly fragrant "Yuzu" citrus fruits nurtured by pure mountain spring waters and crisp air. The yuzu processing factories inside the village are open as stylish observation spaces and direct-sales stores, whose experiences of tasting exquisite yuzu juice and ponzu sauce are immensely popular among international tourists. Walking the village, rich citrus scents drift through...

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Toyo Town

Toyo Town, located at the absolute northeastern tip of Kochi Prefecture along the border with Tokushima, is a premier marine resort in Shikoku sandwiched between the beautiful blue sea of the grand Pacific Ocean and lush green mountains. Especially "Ikumi Beach" hits year-round stable, high-grade waves, celebrating its name as a representative "Surfing Mecca in Japan" that draws surfers and beach lovers worldwide. White sand coastal lines continuous at Shirahama Beach offer highly substantial activities such as camping, sea kayaking, and SUP (Stand-Up Paddleboarding). Avoiding excessive commercialization, it stands as a hidden paradise where you can luxuriously savor relaxed southern...

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Muroto City

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...

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Muroto School-Aquarium

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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Kochi Castle Museum of History

Kochi Castle Museum of History

Standing right before Kochi Castle, the "Kochi Castle Museum of History" is a cutting-edge history museum housing and exhibiting about 67,000 pieces of high-class ancient documents and fine arts and crafts including National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties handed down to the prestigious Yamauchi family, lords of the Tosa domain. Within the beautifully refined modern interior, authentic samurai swords, armor, gorgeous Noh costumes, and genuine letters handwritten by Sakamoto Ryoma are displayed in an easy-to-understand manner, allowing international tourists to deeply learn the spirituality of Japanese samurai culture. The biggest highlight is the location from the 3rd floor observation lobby;...

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