Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

Kochi Castle

One of just 12 original castles, Kochi is the only castle in Japan to retain both its original to...

Chikurinji Temple

Temple 31 of the Shikoku pilgrimage, on the wooded hill of Godaisan above Kochi city, founded in ...

Katsurahama Beach

Curving along Kochi's rugged Pacific coastline, Katsurahama Beach is marked by the bronze statue ...

Niyodo River

Flowing through unspoiled mountain gorges, the Niyodo River draws visitors with its clarity and d...

Hirome Market

Step into the center of Kochi at Hirome Market, where over 60 food stalls and communal tables cre...

Cape Ashizuri

Shikoku's southernmost cape, crowned by a striking white lighthouse perched on 80-meter sea cliff...

Ryugado Cave

Large Limestone Cave with Stalactite Formations

A limestone cave in Kami city with stalactites, stalagmites and an underground stream, designated...

Kochi Sunday Market

Long-Running Sunday Street Market on Otesuji

A street market held every Sunday along Otesuji in central Kochi, running for more than 300 years...

Cape Muroto

Rugged Pacific Cape in a UNESCO Global Geopark

A headland at the southeastern tip of Shikoku, within the Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark, where upl...

Nakatsu Gorge

Gorge with Waterfalls and Blue-Green River Water

A gorge in Niyodogawa town known for clear blue-green Niyodo-blue water, a riverside walking trai...

Tatsukushi Coast

Eroded Rock Formations Near a Marine Park

A coastline near Cape Ashizuri in Tosashimizu, known for sandstone rock formations shaped by wave...

Shimanto River

Called the 'last clear stream of Japan', the Shimanto River flows undammed for 196 kilometers thr...

Kitagawa Monet's Garden Marmottan

Garden Modeled on Monet's Giverny

A garden in Kitagawa village designed after Claude Monet's garden at Giverny, and the only place ...

Michi-no-Eki Shimanto Towa

Valley food and a zipline on the middle Shimanto

A riverside station on Route 381 in the hills of the Towa district, where the Shimanto River bend...

Sada Chinkabashi

A 291.6-Meter Bridge With No Railings That Goes Under the Shimanto River in Floods

The longest submersible bridge on the Shimanto River: 291.6 meters long, 4.2 meters wide, with no...