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Kochi

Birthplace of Sakamoto Ryoma and Yosakoi festivals

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Kochi Top 10

  1. Yosakoi Festival
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    Yosakoi Festival

    Culture
  2. Hirome Ichiba, Much More than Just a Market
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    Hirome Ichiba, Much More than Just a Market

    Food
  3. Searching for Ryoma 1: Katsurahama
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    Searching for Ryoma 1: Katsurahama

    Activities
  4. Tengu Kogen
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    Tengu Kogen

    Activities
  5. A Day at Katsurahama Beach
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    A Day at Katsurahama Beach

    Culture
  6. Kochi Castle Tour and History
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    Kochi Castle Tour and History

    Culture
  7. Kongofukuji Temple at Cape Ashizuri
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    Kongofukuji Temple at Cape Ashizuri

    Culture
  8. Kengo Kuma Exhibition
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    Kengo Kuma Exhibition

    Culture
  9. Anpanman Museum
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    Anpanman Museum

    Activities
  10. Chikurin Temple in Kochi
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    Chikurin Temple in Kochi

    Culture

Upcoming Kochi Events

Kazuyuki Takezaki Exhibition
Culture

Kazuyuki Takezaki Exhibition

Oct 25th - Dec 20th

Kazuyuki Takezaki is a Kochi-born painter who lives and works in Kagawa Prefecture. A special exhibition taking place at the Kochi..

¥370
Kengo Kuma Exhibition
Culture

Kengo Kuma Exhibition

Nov 3rd - Jan 3rd

A special exhibition taking place at the Kochi Museum of Art looks at the works of renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma from a..

8 ¥1,300
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Where to eat in Kochi

Ocho 8
Cafe

Ocho 8

Nate Hill

Ocho 8 is a lovely cafe with modern comfort brought to an old traditional Japanese house--opposite of what would be expected in..

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Places to stay in Kochi

Kuroshio Honjin Onsen
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Kuroshio Honjin Onsen

Nate Hill

Kuroshio Honjin is southwest of Kochi City in a town called Nakatosa. Onsen and ryokan lovers should add this to their must visit..

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Hotel Nahari
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Hotel Nahari

Ekaterina Bespyatova

Reasonably priced hotel with delicious food and a beautifully designed bath on the Pacific coast of Kochi Prefecture.

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Latest Kochi Reports

Kochi Ryoma Airport
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Kochi Ryoma Airport

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The Kochi Ryoma Airport is named after Sakamoto Ryoma, one of Japan's most popular historical figures who was born in the prefecture...

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Yusuhara

Yusuhara

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Yusuhara, Kochi Prefecture, is a small mountainous town with truly special natural landscapes dotted with unique architectural wonders..

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About Kochi

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Shikoku
Island Shikoku
Capital Kochi
Population 764,456
Area 7,103.91 sq. km

Located in the Shikoku region, Kochi Prefecture (高知県, Kōchi-ken) is perhaps best known for being the birthplace of the legendary Japanese revolutionary Sakamoto Ryoma, one of the most important figures in modern Japanese history; his statue on Katsurahama Beach is arguably the Mecca for Ryoma fanatics.

Kochi Castle is one of the oldest castles in Japan still standing, while the beautiful Shimanto River is said to be “Japan’s last fresh stream.”

Two notable activities in Kochi include whale-watching and the famous Yosakoi Dance Festival every August. If you're on a long vacation (and want to get some exercise), try the Shikoku O-henro, a pilgrimage of 88 temples that runs through Kochi (16 of the temples are located within the prefecture) and covers all of Shikoku, spanning 1200 km long. And while you're in Kochi, be sure to try katsuo tataki, seasoned and lightly grilled bonito sashimi.

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