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Kochi Prefecture
Shikoku region · Prefecture
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Forests cover a large part of Kochi Prefecture. It is a warm southern land facing the Pacific Ocean and is known for katsuo no tataki (seared bonito), yuzu citrus and eggplants. It is the hometown of Sakamoto Ryoma, and the clear Shimanto River and the Yosakoi Festival show the spirit of Tosa (the old name of the area).
- Katsuo no tataki (seared bonito)
- Sakamoto Ryoma
- Shimanto River
- Yosakoi Festival
Key facts
- Municipalities
- 34 (11 cities, 17 towns, 6 villages)
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 47 prefectures, ordered by this site from these values.
Places to know
- Kochi City Kochi Castle with its original keep, the Sunday Market and the Yosakoi Festival.
- Shimanto City "The last clear river in Japan," crossed by chinkabashi (low bridges that floodwater can flow over).
- Umaji Village A mountain village known throughout Japan for its yuzu products.
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Places to visit in Kochi Prefecture
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Shrines, temples, castles and historic sites
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).
National parks in Kochi Prefecture
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Municipalities in Kochi Prefecture (34)
| Municipality | Population | 5-year change | Area | Temperature nownearest AMeDAS |
|---|
| Kochi City | 309,085 | −5.3% | 309 km² | |
| Muroto City | 9,634 | −18.0% | 248 km² | |
| Aki City | 14,617 | −10.0% | 317 km² | |
| Nankoku City | 45,359 | −2.8% | 125 km² | |
| Tosa City | 23,840 | −7.4% | 91.50 km² | |
| Susaki City | 18,290 | −11.2% | 135 km² | |
| Sukumo City | 17,177 | −9.8% | 286 km² | |
| Tosashimizu City | 10,378 | −16.2% | 265 km² | |
| Shimanto City | 30,452 | −6.9% | 632 km² | |
| Konan City | 31,269 | −2.9% | 126 km² | |
| Kami City | 24,381 | −8.0% | 538 km² | |
| Toyo Town | 1,849 | −15.7% | 74.02 km² | |
| Nahari Town | 2,721 | −10.3% | 28.37 km² | |
| Tano Town | 2,262 | −9.4% | 6.53 km² | |
| Yasuda Town | 2,017 | −14.9% | 52.36 km² | |
| Kitagawa Village | 1,091 | −4.8% | 197 km² | |
| Umaji Village | 649 | −12.9% | 165 km² | |
| Geisei Village | 3,545 | −4.0% | 39.60 km² | |
| Motoyama Town | 3,008 | −7.8% | 134 km² | |
| Otoyo Town | 2,762 | −15.1% | 315 km² | |
| Tosa Town | 3,428 | −8.7% | 212 km² | |
| Okawa Village | 336 | −8.2% | 95.27 km² | |
| Ino Town | 19,688 | −7.9% | 471 km² | |
| Niyodogawa Town | 4,010 | −16.9% | 333 km² | |
| Nakatosa Town | 5,298 | −11.7% | 193 km² | |
| Sakawa Town | 11,246 | −8.7% | 101 km² | |
| Ochi Town | 4,440 | −14.4% | 112 km² | |
| Yusuhara Town | 2,909 | −12.0% | 236 km² | |
| Hidaka Village | 4,423 | −8.1% | 44.85 km² | |
| Tsuno Town | 4,677 | −11.6% | 198 km² | |
| Shimanto Town | 13,839 | −11.3% | 642 km² | |
| Otsuki Town | 3,894 | −12.2% | 103 km² | |
| Mihara Village | 1,272 | −11.5% | 85.37 km² | |
| Kuroshio Town | 8,990 | −12.4% | 188 km² | |
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population in 2025; change compared with 2020). Area: GSI (2025). Designated cities are shown as one city (wards combined). "Temperature now" is the latest JMA AMeDAS observation (preliminary) at the nearest station in the same prefecture, loaded and shown unchanged when you open the page.