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Tosa Town
Kochi Prefecture · Town
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Tosa Town lies in the middle of the Shikoku Mountains on the upper Yoshino River and has Sameura Dam, called the "Water Jar of Shikoku." Forests cover 85% of its area, and high-quality rice is grown on terraced fields, using differences in elevation and temperature. Canoeing and other water activities can be enjoyed on Lake Sameura.
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
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 town
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
- Kochi City
- 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
- 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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