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Shimanto City
Kochi Prefecture · City
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Shimanto City, on the lower Shimanto River, called "Japan's last clear stream," is the most populous city in western Kochi Prefecture. Its center, Nakamura, is the "Little Kyoto of Tosa," laid out by the Tosa Ichijo clan on Kyoto's model. The city is known for chinkabashi (low bridges without railings), wild eels, and river products such as green laver.
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.
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Places to visit
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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
- Nankoku City
- Tosa City, Kochi
- Susaki City
- Sukumo City
- Tosashimizu City
- 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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