Kochi Hidden Gems
L'extrême sud de Shikoku et terre de Sakamoto Ryoma. La bonite flambée à la paille (katsuo no tataki) est la vedette culinaire, le Shimanto est le dernier fleuve sans barrage du Japon, et les eaux turquoise du Niyodo ont une transparence quasi surnaturelle. Les habitants de Kochi célèbrent avec du saké et de la générosité.
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Un long littoral pacifique adossé à la forêt : la préfecture la plus boisée du Japon, avec des rivières limpides et une culture du boire hors norme.
Climat et meilleure saison
Chaud, très pluvieux et sujet aux typhons ; parmi les plus fortes précipitations du Japon. Étés chauds ; le printemps et l'automne sont préférables pour les rivières.
Spécialités culinaires
- Katsuo no tataki (bonite saisie)
- Plateaux sawachi
- Yuzu
- Saké
Lieux emblématiques
- Château de Kochi
- Rivière Shimanto
- Cap Ashizuri
- Plage de Katsurahama
Muroto Cape
Muroto Cape is the southeastern tip of Shikoku, a jagged promontory of uplifted rock that juts 15 kilometers into the Pa…
Shimanto Sink Bridges
The Shimanto River is crossed by 47 chinkabashi — low-slung, railing-free concrete bridges designed to be submerged duri…
Niyodo River
The Niyodo River is often called 'Niyodo Blue' (仁淀ブルー) for the surreal, transparent turquoise color of its water — a col…
Anpanman Museum
Anpanman — the bread-headed superhero with a heart of gold — is one of Japan's most beloved characters, especially among…
Ashizuri Cape
Ashizuri Cape is the southernmost point of Shikoku, a granite headland wrapped in subtropical vegetation and surrounded…
Kashiwajima Island
Kashiwajima is a small island off the coast of Tosashimizu, surrounded by some of the clearest water in Japan. The islan…
Katsuo no Tataki
Katsuo no tataki is the soul of Kochi cuisine — fresh skipjack tuna (bonito) seared over roaring straw flames for 20 sec…
Hirome Market
Hirome Market is not a market in the conventional sense — it is a 7,000-square-meter indoor drinking and eating hall whe…
Yosakoi Festival
The Yosakoi Matsuri, held every August 9–12 in Kochi City, is one of Japan's most energetic and visually spectacular fes…
Monet's Garden Marmottan
Kitagawa Village sits in the mountains an hour east of Kochi, surrounded by cedar forest and terraced rice fields—not wh…
Ryuga Cave
Ryuga Cave (龍河洞) is one of Japan's three great limestone caves, a 4-kilometer underground system carved over 175 million…
Katsurahama Beach
Katsurahama is a crescent-shaped beach on Kochi's southeastern coast, famous for its black sand, pine-covered headlands,…
Kochi Castle
Kochi Castle is one of only twelve surviving original castles in Japan — meaning its tenshu (main keep) dates to the Edo…
Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum
Sakamoto Ryoma (1836–1867) is one of the most celebrated figures in Japanese history — a low-ranking samurai from Tosa (…
Shimanto River
The Shimanto River flows 196 kilometers from the mountains of western Kochi to the Pacific, and is famously called 'Niho…
Sawachi Ryori
Sawachi ryori is Kochi's unique banquet cuisine, served on massive ceramic platters (sawachi) up to 50cm in diameter. Ea…
Nichiyoichi Sunday Market
Every Sunday since 1690, the Nichiyoichi Sunday Market unfolds along a 1.3-kilometer stretch of Otesuji Street in centra…
Makino Botanical Garden
The Makino Botanical Garden, perched on a hillside in western Kochi, is dedicated to Tomitaro Makino (1862–1957), the 'f…
Tosa Washi Papermaking
Tosa washi is handmade paper produced in Kochi using techniques that date back over 1,000 years. The paper is made from…