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Nankoku City
Kochi Prefecture · City
Official websiteKochi Prefecture page
Nankoku City, east of Kochi City, is the prefecture's second city and has Kochi Airport, Kochi's air gateway. The provincial capital of ancient Tosa Province was here, and the area is linked to Ki no Tsurayuki. The site of Oko Castle, home of Chosokabe Motochika, has a history and folklore museum, and Tosa Kokubun-ji Temple remains.
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
CastleOko Castle
Buddhist templeTosa Kokubun-ji TempleShingon temple in Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 29 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
MuseumKochi Prefectural Museum of Historymuseum in Nankoku, Kōchi, Japan
Buddhist templeZenjibu-ji TempleShingon temple in Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 32 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
ZooOnagadori Center (Zoo)
Shinto shrineIzuta ShrineShinto shrine in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Nankoku Furariroadside station in nankoku, Kochi prefecture, Japan
Burial mound (kofun)Kohasu Kofunkofun in Nankoku, Kōchi, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Kochi Prefecture
- Kochi City
- Muroto City
- Aki 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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