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Birthplace of Sakamoto Ryoma and Yosakoi festivals

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Kochi Top 10

  1. Yosakoi Festival
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    Yosakoi Festival

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  2. Kongofukuji Temple at Cape Ashizuri
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    Kongofukuji Temple at Cape Ashizuri

    Culture
  3. A Day at Katsurahama Beach
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    A Day at Katsurahama Beach

    Culture
  4. Searching for Ryoma 1: Katsurahama
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    Searching for Ryoma 1: Katsurahama

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  5. Kochi Prefecture's 'Sugi-no-Osugi'
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    Kochi Prefecture's 'Sugi-no-Osugi'

    Photostory
  6. Anpanman Museum
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    Anpanman Museum

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  7. Ekin Festival: Spooky Paintings by Candlelight
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    Ekin Festival: Spooky Paintings by Candlelight

    Culture
  8. Tengu (Goblin) Highlands
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    Tengu (Goblin) Highlands

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  9. Hirome Ichiba, Much More than Just a Market
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    Hirome Ichiba, Much More than Just a Market

    Food
  10. Dainichiji - Konan City
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    Dainichiji - Konan City

    Culture

Upcoming Kochi Events

Yosakoi Festival
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Yosakoi Festival

Aug 10th - Aug 11th

Yosakoi is a dance festival in Kochi every August. It is a Carnival-like kind of party with a unique Japanese influence only Kochi..

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Where to eat in Kochi

Mephistopheles Cafe
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Mephistopheles Cafe

Nate Hill

Stop by and at least enjoy the funkiest facade in Kochi, but if you're in need of a quiet rest and a decent cup of coffee, Mephistopheles..

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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 Sansuien
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Hotel Sansuien

Ekaterina Bespyatova

Stay at this upscale hotel in close proximity to Kochi Castle, where you can enjoy a hot spring bath and learn a few things about..

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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 City
Population 764,456
Area 7,103.91 km²

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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