Kuroshio Town

Kochi Prefecture · Town

Kuroshio Town faces Tosa Bay in southwestern Kochi Prefecture, and pole-and-line bonito fishing is active in the Saga area. Irino Beach is treated as a "Sand Beach Art Museum," where events such as a T-shirt art exhibition are held. Fully sun-dried salt and whale watching are also known.

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Population: 8,990 1,217th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −12.4% 223rd in Japanfrom 10,262 in 2020
Area: 188 km² 668th in Japan
Population density: 48 people/km² 1,295th 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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