Kochi

Kochi

Kochi is blessed with natural beauty and a strong sense of tradition. Walk along the peaceful Shimanto River, visit the coastal views of Katsurahama, and learn about Sakamoto Ryoma, a hero of Japan’s modern history. Taste katsuo no tataki (seared bonito) and other local dishes. Kochi’s lively spirit and pristine nature make it unforgettable.

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Otoyo Town
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Otoyo Town

Located in the northeastern part of Kochi Prefecture along the borders with Ehime and Tokushima, "Otoyo Town" is a mountain town full of outdoor thrills and mystical histories, embraced by rugged Shikoku Mountains and the pure stream of the grand Yoshino River. The Yoshino River area flowing through Otoyo Town is globally celebrated as a mecca for fierce, world-class rafting and kayaking, drawing adventure-loving hikers and paddlers worldwide. Furthermore, the town houses the mystical "Sugi no Osugi," a giant tree ancient structure exceeding 3,000 years of age designated as a National Special Natural Monument, allowing you to experience the earth's...

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Okawa Village
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Okawa Village

Located in the northernmost part of Kochi Prefecture within a mountain valley of the grand Shikoku Mountains, "Okawa Village" is globally known as the "municipality with the absolute lowest population in Japan" excluding remote islands, standing as an idyllic, beautiful ultimate hideaway Satoyama village. Situated upstream of Lake Sameura—boasting western Japan's premier water storage, deep forests occupy about 90% of the village. An overwhelming silence completely unrelated to city hustle expands throughout, where an untouched, natural warm Japanese country living breathes deeply. Branded high-class gastronomy such as phantom "Okawa Kuroushi" wagyu beef and highly fragrant Okawa yuzu can be enjoyed,...

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Otsuki Town
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Otsuki Town

Located at the southwestern tip of Kochi Prefecture, "Otsuki Town" is an attractive coastal city facing the grand Pacific Ocean and the beautiful rias coastline of the Uwa Sea, rich in dynamic great nature and premier ocean resorts. The greatest highlight is "Kashiwajima Island," a beautiful sea boasting an overwhelmingly high transparency where boats look as if floating in mid-air, drawing active travelers worldwide as one of Japan's premier sacred spots for diving and snorkeling. Furthermore, it features the Odo Coast where ruggedly beautiful precipice cliffs continue endlessly and outdoor thrills at the Ryugahama Camp Site, fully packed with spots...

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Nankoku City
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Nankoku City

Located adjacent to the eastern side of Kochi City, "Nankoku City" is a history-emotion rich, lively destination spreading with idyllic rural landscapes and beautiful coastal lines, housing "Kochi Ryoma Airport"—the aerial gateway of Kochi Prefecture. Cradling the "Okoh Castle Ruins," which once served as the military base for Chosokabe Motochika, a master commander of the Sengoku period, it conveys historic samurai romance to this day. Furthermore, along the coastline overlooking the Kuroshio Current of the Pacific Ocean stands the "Maehama Bunker Group," a heavy concrete war legacy constructed during World War II, serving as a highly popular landmark among international...

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Shimanto Town
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Shimanto Town

Shimanto Town, located in the southwestern part of Kochi Prefecture, expands across the mid-stream areas of the "Shimanto River"—termed Japan's last pristine stream—standing as a popular destination rich in outdoor adventures and cultural aesthetics of sea, mountain, and river blessings. Beyond enjoying canoeing, rafting, and cycling along the river, it houses "Iwamoto-ji Temple"—the 37th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, globally famous for its pop-art ceiling paintings inside the main hall, comfortably intersecting traditional Buddhist culture and cutting-edge contemporary art. Being a treasure trove of gastronomy yielding branded rice, fresh sweetfish, river shrimp, and specialty juicy yuzu and pork, it is...

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Tosa City
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Tosa City

Fronting the Pacific Ocean and the mouth of the Niyodo River, "Tosa City" is a lively southern coastal city where rich ocean blessings and idyllic pristine stream landscapes comfortably merge. The "Yokonami Kuroshio Line" driving course running along the coast is celebrated as one of Shikoku's premier spectacular scenic drive and cycling routes where you can look down at the rough Pacific Ocean panorama and the calm Uranouchi Bay simultaneously, strongly drawing international travelers. Furthermore, it houses "Seiryuji Temple," the 36th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage boasting about 1,200 years of history, allowing visitors to experience spiritual history and culture...

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Ino Town
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Ino Town

Adjacent to Kochi City, "Ino Town" is a beautiful town located in the mid-stream area of the miracle pure stream Niyodo River, where rich great nature and traditional culture live deeply. It is globally known as the birth land of "Tosa Washi," a top-grade traditional Japanese paper crafted since ancient times, praised as "Kagerou's wings" due to its incredible thinness and sturdiness. At the "Ino Town Paper Museum," you can not only observe the highly advanced skills of craftsmen but also actually enjoy traditional paper-making experiences by yourself, which is immensely popular among international tourists. Also cradling the mystical waterfall...

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Niyodogawa Town
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Niyodogawa Town

Located in the northwestern part of Kochi Prefecture along the border with Ehime, "Niyodogawa Town" is a beautiful town wrapped in the blessings of rich great nature and pure streams, with forests occupying about 90% of the town, praised as the hometown of "Niyodo Blue." Housing Japan's premier canyon beauties like "Anui Gorge" and "Nakatsu Gorge," the world-class canyoning and hiking experienced within its untouched, primitive nature thoroughly captivate international travelers seeking adventures. Additionally, beautiful tea plantations of specialty "Tosa tea" color the mountainsides alongside original Japanese landscapes of idyllic terraced fields remaining as they were. Blown by refreshing mountain...

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Ochi Town
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Ochi Town

Ochi Town, located in the mid-western part of Kochi Prefecture, is an outdoor sacred destination rich in untouched Japanese original landscapes, embraced by the pure stream of the beautiful Niyodo River and the rugged yet rich Shikoku Mountains. Housing "Mt. Yokokura," a botanical sanctuary deeply loved by world-class botanist Dr. Tomitaro Makino where precious fossils from about 400 million years ago are discovered, and the mystical "Hijiri Shrine" standing along a sheer vertical cliff, its hand-constructed dynamic natural environments and mountain faith history thoroughly captivate international travelers. Furthermore, it serves with high convenience as a base for camping, canoeing, and...

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Hidaka Village
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Hidaka Village

Located about 30 minutes via car from Kochi City, "Hidaka Village" is a beautiful village where rich great nature and idyllic Satoyama landscapes comfortably merge along the flow of the miracle pure stream Niyodo River. The top entertainment of Hidaka Village is the caving experience at "Saruda Cave," an authentic limestone cave exploration advancing through a pitch-black underground world lacking any lights with just a helmet, thoroughly captivating international active travelers seeking genuine adventures. Furthermore, unique local gastronomy such as the "Omurice Street" luxuriously utilizing fresh tomatoes grown inside the village is highly popular. Enjoying canoeing and SUP along the...

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Mihara Village
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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
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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
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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
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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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Kitagawa Village
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Susaki City
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Susaki City

Saijo City (※Kihoku Town / ※Susaki City), located in the central part of Kochi Prefecture, embraces the beautiful rias coastline of Susaki Bay and is a lively coastal port town surrounded by rich fishing grounds and magnificent mountains. Walking the town reveals a pleasant scent of tide drifting alongside idyllic fishing village landscapes expanding throughout. The premier gourmet specialty of Susaki is the nationwide famous "Nabeyaki Ramen," whose exquisite flavors of rich soy-sauce based soup served hot inside clay pots alongside thin noodles completely captivate international noodle fans. Furthermore, the pure Shinto River (Shinjo River)—where the Japanese river otter was...

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Sakawa Town
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Sakawa Town

Sakawa Town, located west of Kochi City, is a history-emotion rich cultural town that flourished during the Edo period as a castle town for the Fukao family, chief retainers of the Tosa domain, where beautiful white plaster-walled merchant houses and old sake breweries line up orderly. Housing the master brewery of "Tsukasa-botan," a premium sake boasting one of Japan's oldest histories and having won global accolades, you can experience the deep history and craftsman culture of traditional Japanese sake making firsthand. It is also famous as the birth land of world-renowned botanist Dr. Tomitaro Makino, with a beautiful spirit loving...

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Nakatosama Town
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Nakatosama Town

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...

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Kami City
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Kami City

Kami City, located in the eastern part of Kochi Prefecture, is a city where mystical history and culture breathe, nurtured by rugged Shikoku Mountains and the Monobe River boasting one of Japan's premier beauties. The biggest highlight is "Ryugado Cave," counted among Japan's top three limestone caves, where a magnificent timeline of about 175 million years created an grand underground art space. Adventures advancing through the fantastically light-up cave are immensely popular among international tourists. It also features the "Yanase Takashi Memorial Hall" as the hometown of Takashi Yanase, the creator of Anpanman, alongside deeply retaining the craftsman culture of...

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Konan City
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Konan City

Konan City, located in the mid-eastern part of Kochi Prefecture overlooking the Pacific Ocean, is a lively city where warm southern climates and beautiful seas, mountains, and rivers are all compactly gathered. Marine sports are thriving along the coastline where the rich Kuroshio Current crashes, while idyllic rural landscapes expand along the Monobe River and the untouched nature of Mt. Sanbo. It also houses "Ekingura," which exhibits numerous shocking folding screen paintings by Ekin, a genius artist of the Edo period, allowing visitors to touch an eerie yet beautiful artistic culture expressing traditional Japanese ghost stories and history. Being a...

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Motoyama Town
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Motoyama Town

Motoyama Town, located in the northern part of Kochi Prefecture, is a rich mountain town wrapped in outdoor thrills and beautiful landscapes, embraced by the pure stream of the grand Yoshino River and rugged Shikoku Mountains. The biggest highlight is the "Yoshinobu Terraced Fields," globally famous as the "Terraced Fields in the Sky" layered tightly along the mountainsides at about 600 meters altitude, whose overwhelming sculptural beauty woven by traditional Japanese rice-growing culture fascinates international tourists. It also serves with high convenience as a base for authentic outdoor activities such as fierce rafting, kayaking, and mountain biking along the Yoshino...

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Tosa Town
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Tosa Town

Tosa Town, located in the central part of Shikoku within the Reihoku region, is a nature-rich mountain town surrounded by the magnificent Shikoku Mountains, where the beautiful waterscapes of the giant "Lake Sameura" (Sameura Dam)—boasting the largest water storage in western Japan—expand. Located upstream of the Yoshino River, original landscapes of traditional Japanese agriculture are still carefully protected today, such as the beautiful "Aikawa Terraced Fields" utilizing pure water nurtured by rich forests. Furthermore, gastronomic charms are fully packed, featuring the branded "Tosa Akaushi" beef raised with this pure water and crisp air, and long-established breweries crafting the premium sake...

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Kochi City
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Kochi City

The prefectural capital of Kochi Prefecture, "Kochi City" is a highly energetic tourism city representing Shikoku, where a rich history and culture continuing from ancient times comfortably merge with urban convenience. In the center stands the grand "Kochi Castle," one of the "12 Existing Original Tenshu" with its Edo-period main keep remaining intact, conveying historical samurai romance to this day. It is also famous as the birth land of the "Yosakoi Festival" held in summer, with its dynamic energy wrapping the entire town in enthusiasm being another charm. Boasting food sanctuaries like the high-level "Hirome Market" where you can taste...

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Tsuno Town
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Tsuno Town

Tsuno Town, located in the mid-western part of Kochi Prefecture, is a nature-rich town wrapped in the blessings of lush green mountains and beautiful pure streams within the grand Shikoku Mountain range. It is globally known for housing the headwaters of the Shimanto River, termed Japan's last pristine stream, drawing many nature hikers seeking the very first drop welling up from the mountain of longevity. It also cradles the "Shikoku Karst (Tengu Plateau)" expanding along the ridge at about 1,000 meters altitude, where you can enjoy spectacular scenery drives and cycling within a different-planet landscape as grazing cattle walk among...

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Yusuhara Town
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Yusuhara Town

Yusuhara Town, located within a deep mountain valley of the Shikoku Mountain range with forests occupying about 90% of the town, is a beautiful mountain village praised as the "Town Above the Clouds," where beautiful wooden architectural structures by world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma melt into rich great nature. Nurtured by Yusuhara's rich wooden culture, Kuma designed architectural masterpieces such as the "Gallery Above the Clouds" and the "Yusuhara Town Library," whose artistic beauty merging traditional wood-framing techniques and cutting-edge modern design fascinates architecture fans globally. Additionally, the historic path where Sakamoto Ryoma ran through during his domain-exile and the original...

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Tosashimizu City
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Tosashimizu City

Located at the southernmost tip of Shikoku, "Tosashimizu City" is a dynamic coastal city wrapped in rugged precipice cliffs carved by fierce waves of the grand Pacific Ocean and the rich blessings of the Kuroshio Current. Housing "Cape Ashizuri," the highlight of Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park, its pure white lighthouse standing at the absolute edge and the vast horizon panorama allow visitors to experience the earth's curvature firsthand, completely overwhelming international tourists. Furthermore, geological wonder landscapes stretch across the "Tatsukushi Coast," and the latest "Ashizuri Kaiyogukan SATOUMI" provides substantial spots to learn about marine ecology. Enjoying exquisite delicacies like specialty fresh...

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Kochi Prefecture
Kochi

Kochi Prefecture

Located in the southern part of Shikoku and spreading in a fan shape facing the grand Pacific Ocean, Kochi Prefecture is a vast tourist destination charming for its overwhelming great nature, unique history and culture, and warm human nature. Blessed with water environments boasting some of the highest transparencies in Japan, such as the Niyodo River—praised as the "Miracle Pure Stream"—and the Shimanto River, termed Japan's last pristine stream, supreme river activities and canoeing fascinate international tourists. Also known as the hometown of Sakamoto Ryoma, a hero of the late Edo period, historical romance lives throughout the towns. It also...

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