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Kōchi Prefecture
; Kōchi Prefecture; ; .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}; 高知県;
	Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese;	高知県
• Rōmaji;	Kōchi-ken
; ; Flag;	; ; Symbol;
	Coordinates: 33°26′N 133°26′E / 33.433°N 133.433°E / 33.433; 133.433Coordinates: 33°26′N 133°26′E / 33.433°N 133.433°E / 33.433; 133.433;
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Island	Shikoku
Capital	Kōchi (city)
Government ;
• Governor;	Masanao Ozaki
Area ;
• Total	7,104.87 km2 (2,743.21 sq mi)
Area rank	14th
Population (December 1, 2011);
• Total	757,914
• Rank	45th
• Density	106.68/km2 (276.3/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	JP-39
Districts	6
Municipalities	34
Flower	Yamamomo (Myrica rubra)
Tree	Yanase Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
Bird	Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
Website	www.pref.kochi.lg.jp/english/

Prefecture of Japan

Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan

Kōchi Prefecture (高知県, Kōchi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku.^[1] The capital is the city of Kōchi.^[2]

History

Sakamoto Ryōma

Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province and was controlled by the Chōsokabe clan in the Sengoku period and the Yamauchi clan during the Edo period.^[3]

Kōchi City is also the birthplace of noted revolutionary Sakamoto Ryōma.

Geography

Map of Kōchi Prefecture
City Town

Kōchi Prefecture comprises the southwestern part of the island of Shikoku, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Ehime to the north-west and Tokushima to the north-east. It is the largest but least populous of Shikoku's four prefectures. Most of the province is mountainous, and in only a few areas such as around Kōchi and Nakamura is there a coastal plain. Kōchi is famous for its many rivers. Inamura-yama in Tosa-cho is the highest peak in Kōchi prefecture with an altitude of 1,506 meters above sea level.

As of April 1, 2012, 7% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park; Ishizuchi, Muroto-Anan Kaigan, and Tsurugisan Quasi-National Parks; and eighteen Prefectural Natural Parks.^[4]

Cities

Skyline of Kōchi City

Eleven cities are located in Kōchi Prefecture:

Aki

Kami

Kōchi (capital)

Kōnan

Muroto

Nankoku

Shimanto

Sukumo

Susaki

Tosa

Tosashimizu

Kōchi City

Nankoku City

Shimanto City

Susaki City

Kōnan City

Sukumo City

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Agawa District
- Ino
- Niyodogawa

Aki District
- Geisei
- Kitagawa
- Nahari
- Tano
- Tōyō
- Umaji
- Yasuda

Hata District
- Kuroshio
- Mihara
- Ōtsuki

Nagaoka District
- Motoyama
- Ōtoyo

Takaoka District
- Hidaka
- Nakatosa
- Ochi
- Sakawa
- Shimanto
- Tsuno
- Yusuhara

Tosa District
- Ōkawa
- Tosa

Ino Town

Nahari Town

Kuroshio Town

Motoyama Town

Ochi Town

Mergers

Tourism

Cape of Ashizuri

Cape of Muroto

Kōchi Castle, one of only 12 original castles left in Japan

Katsurahama

Ryugado Cave, one of Japan's top three caves

Shimanto River, the only undammed river in Japan

Godaisan

Anpanman Museum

Media

The 2013 movie Hospitality Department (Kencho Omotenashi Ka) is set in Kōchi.^[5] The film shows views of Kōchi Prefecture.

The 2009 movie The Harimaya Bridge starring Danny Glover was set in Kochi.^[6]^[7]

Culture

Yosakoi

Food

Like most areas of Japan, Kōchi advertises itself as specialising in a major food item, in this case, Katsuo no Tataki.
Katsuo no Tataki is Skipjack Tuna or Bonito, lightly seared. Traditionally this is done over the straw generated as a by-product of the rice harvest.

Festival and events

Festival

Yosakoi Festival - Yosakoi (よさこい) is a unique style of dance that originated in Japan and that is performed at festivals and events all over the country.

Sports

The sports teams listed below are based in Kōchi.

Baseball

Kōchi Fighting Dogs

Football

Kōchi United SC

Notes

^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōchi prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 538, p. 538, at Google Books.

^ Nussbaum, "Kōchi" at p. 538, p. 538, at Google Books.

^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.

^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 19 August 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ "Yukiyo Teramoto Makes Short Insert Anime for "Prefectural Office Hospitality Department: The Movie" - Tokyo Otaku Mode News". otakumode.com.

^ Matt Alt; Hiroko Yoda; Melinda Joe (27 March 2012). Frommer's? Japan Day by Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 532. ISBN 978-0-470-90826-6.

^ Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt (March 2014). Embracing Differences: Transnational Cultural Flows between Japan and the United States. transcript Verlag. p. 254. ISBN 978-3-8394-2600-5.

References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128

External links

Media related to Kōchi prefecture at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in English)

[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōchi prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 538, p. 538, at Google Books.

[2] Nussbaum, "Kōchi" at p. 538, p. 538, at Google Books.

[3] Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.

[4] "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 19 August 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[5] "Yukiyo Teramoto Makes Short Insert Anime for "Prefectural Office Hospitality Department: The Movie" - Tokyo Otaku Mode News". otakumode.com.

[AltYoda2012-6] Matt Alt; Hiroko Yoda; Melinda Joe (27 March 2012). Frommer's? Japan Day by Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 532. ISBN 978-0-470-90826-6.

[Laemmerhirt2014-7] Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt (March 2014). Embracing Differences: Transnational Cultural Flows between Japan and the United States. transcript Verlag. p. 254. ISBN 978-3-8394-2600-5.

v t e Kōchi Prefecture
Kōchi (capital)
Core city	Kōchi
Cities	Aki Kami Kōnan Muroto Nankoku Shimanto Sukumo Susaki Tosa Tosashimizu
Districts	Agawa District Ino Niyodogawa Aki District Geisei Kitagawa Nahari Tano Tōyō Umaji Yasuda Hata District Kuroshio Ōtsuki Mihara Nagaoka District Motoyama Ōtoyo Takaoka District Hidaka Nakatosa Ochi Sakawa Shimanto Tsuno Yusuhara Tosa District Tosa Ōkawa
List of mergers in Kōchi Prefecture

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