Shimanto City / Ashizuri-misaki
Combining unspoiled natural beauty with a tropical climate
The Shimanto River (四万十川, Shimanto-gawa) is the premier river in Kochi Prefecture. The 196-kilometer journey it winds...
Started in the 1950s as a way to liven up the town of Kochi during a recession, the Yosakoi Matsuri has grown to be one of Ja...
Located in Mt. Sampo, Ryugado Stalactite Cave (龍河洞) is one of the biggest three of its kind in Japan. Thought to be som...
Built on a bluff providing a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean, this memorial museum is dedicated to Kochi Prefecture’s mo...
Cape Muroto (室戸岬, Muroto-zagi) is located in the eastern part of Kochi Prefecture, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. With ...
While Shimantogawa is perhaps Shikoku's most famous river, the wonderfully clear waters of Niyodogawa hold the title of Japan...
A cape at the southernmost tip of the Ashizuri Peninsula in Shikoku, which juts out into the deep blue waters of the Pacific ...
The signs and ambience of the Kure Taisho-machi Ichiba shopping district in central Kure, Nakatosa-machi, evoke a feeling of ...
Otesuji is the main street in the town around Kochi Castle, where the warriors of Kazutoyo Yamauchi's clan once took leisurel...
Hirome Ichiba is an indoor market with a Latin atmosphere distinctive to Nankoku-Tosa. Around 60 stores are packed inside, in...
Shikoku Karst is a mountain plateau on the border of Ehime Prefecture and Kochi Prefecture with an altitude of around 1,400 m...