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Shimanto Town
Kochi Prefecture · Town
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Shimanto Town spreads along the middle Shimanto River and faces Tosa Bay to the east. Its ginger production is among the largest in Japan, and Niida rice and chestnuts are also specialties. It has Iwamoto-ji, a temple of the 88-temple Shikoku Pilgrimage, and the Kaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto, which displays figures, and chinkabashi (low bridges without railings) can be seen.
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
Buddhist templeIwamoto-ji TempleShingon temple in Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 37 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
Shinto shrineTakaoka ShrineShinto shrine in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
MuseumKaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Aguri Kubokawaroadside station in Shimanto, Takaoka district, Kochi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Shimanto-Towaroadside station in Shimanto, Takaoka district, Kochi prefecture, Japan- MuseumKaiyodo Kappa Museum
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Shimanto-Taishoroadside station in Shimanto, Hata district, Kochi prefecture, Japan- Shinto shrineUmanosuke ShrineShrine in Shimanto Town, Takaoka District, Kochi Prefecture.
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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
- Tosa Town, Kochi
- Okawa Village, Kochi
- Ino Town
- Niyodogawa Town
- Nakatosa Town
- Sakawa Town
- Ochi Town
- Yusuhara Town
- Hidaka Village, Kochi
- Tsuno Town, Kochi
- Otsuki Town, Kochi
- Mihara Village, Kochi
- Kuroshio Town
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