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Kochi City
Kochi Prefecture · City
- Core city
- Prefectural capital
Official websiteKochi Prefecture page
Kochi City, the capital of Kochi Prefecture, is the castle town of the Tosa Domain, built by Yamauchi Kazutoyo. Kochi Castle (original keep and palace), Katsurahama Beach with a Sakamoto Ryoma statue, and Harimaya Bridge are known. The Yosakoi Festival, the Otesuji Sunday Market, and the Makino Botanical Garden are popular, and its winter–spring cucumber ranks 3rd in Japan.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CastleKochi CastleJapanese castle in Kōchi city
Shinto shrineTosa ShrineShinto shrine in Ikku-shinane, Kōchi, Japan
BridgeHarimayabashi Bridgesmall bridge in Kōchi, Japan
CastleUrado Castle
CoastKatsurahamabeach in Kōchi, Japan
Buddhist templeSekkei-ji TempleLinji school temple in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 33 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
Buddhist templeChikurin-ji TempleShingon temple in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 31 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
MuseumSakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museummuseum in Kōchi, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Kochi Prefecture
- Muroto City
- Aki City
- Nankoku City
- Tosa City, Kochi
- Susaki City
- Sukumo City
- Tosashimizu City
- Shimanto City, Kochi
- Konan City, Kochi
- Kami City, Kochi
- Toyo Town
- Nahari Town
- Tano Town
- Yasuda Town
- Kitagawa Village
- Umaji Village
- Geisei Village
- Motoyama Town
- Otoyo Town
- Tosa Town, Kochi
- Okawa Village, Kochi
- Ino Town
- Niyodogawa Town
- Nakatosa Town
- Sakawa Town
- Ochi Town
- Yusuhara Town
- Hidaka Village, Kochi
- Tsuno Town, Kochi
- Shimanto Town, Kochi
- Otsuki Town, Kochi
- Mihara Village, Kochi
- Kuroshio Town
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