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Year-round
Market Shikoku K
Every Sun
Kochi Sunday Market
Otesujii, Kochi City, Kochi
Every Sunday morning, the boulevard leading to Kochi Castle becomes a different kind of road. Both lanes are closed to
Gathering Shikoku S
4月〜10月(通年催行あり)
Shimanto River Canoe Experience
Shimanto City and Shimanto Town, Kochi
The Shimanto is called Japan's last truly clear river, and the description is precise: no large dams interrupt its flow
Workshop Shikoku T
通年(要予約)
Tosa Washi: Making Paper at the Source of Japan's Finest
Ino Town, Agawa-gun, Kochi
Tosa washi is made from the water of the Niyodo River system — one of the clearest rivers in Japan, running from the lim
Residency Shikoku T
通年(天候・漁期による)
Tosa Shimizu: A Few Days in the Life of a Fisherman
Tosa Shimizu City, Kochi
The fishing boats leave before dawn. The catch depends on the season, the weather, and the skill of the crew. The market
Residency Shikoku U
通年
Uchiko: Living in a Town That Decided to Stay Itself
Uchiko Town, Kita-gun, Ehime
Uchiko's main historic street survived the twentieth century largely intact because the town made a series of decisions,
Festival Shikoku T
例年8月上旬(よさこい祭り前夜)
Tosa Kochi Fireworks Festival
Kagamigawa River, Kochi City
This is the herald of the Yosakoi. Kochi—the old province of Tosa—is the home of the Yosakoi festival, where dancers cla
Festival Shikoku K
例年9月〜10月
Kure Hachimangu Autumn Festival
Kure Hachimangu, 6545 Kure, Nakatosa, Kochi
At midnight, it leaves the house. Kure, a fishing town on the Pacific coast of Kochi. On the fourteenth night of the ei
Festival Shikoku O
例年11月下旬の2日間
Otoi Grand Sumo
Otoi Kaikan, 12-10 Nomura, Nomura-cho, Seiyo, Ehime
At the end of November, top-division sumo wrestlers come to a small town in the mountains. Nomura, in Seiyo City, Ehime
Festival Shikoku O
例年11月上旬〜中旬が見頃
Omogo-kei
Omogo-kei, Kumakogen, Ehime
The peak at Omogo-kei runs early to mid-November. The Ishizuchi Skyline, the road that climbs from the gorge entrance, t
Festival Shikoku N
例年11月中旬が見頃
Nakatsu Gorge
Nakatsu Gorge, Nanokawa, Niyodogawa, Agawa, Kochi
Nakatsu gorge is known for the colour of its water, which is a strange thing to lead with in autumn, and exactly the rig
Festival Shikoku K
例年3月下旬〜4月中旬が見頃
Kagamino Park Cherry Blossoms
Kagamino Park, Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi
The park's cherry trees run on into a university. Kochi prefecture describes Kagamino Park as holding many kinds of cher
Festival Shikoku M
例年3月下旬が見頃
Makino Park Cherry Blossoms
Makino Park, 2458 Ko, Sakawa, Takaoka District, Kochi
For most cherry sites the beginning is vague. Here it is on the record. In 1902 the botanist Tomitaro Makino, who was bo