Yusuhara Town

Kochi Prefecture · Town

Yusuhara Town, in western Kochi Prefecture, includes part of the Shikoku Karst and calls itself the "Town Above the Clouds." Forests cover 91% of its area, and buildings by Kuma Kengo using local timber are scattered around. The route by which Sakamoto Ryoma and others fled the domain passes through, and the terraced rice fields called Senmaida are known.

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Population: 2,909 1,557th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −12.0% 258th in Japanfrom 3,307 in 2020
Area: 236 km² 523rd in Japan
Population density: 12 people/km² 1,591st in Japan

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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Mt. Kiritate1,096 m

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