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AREA GUIDE Kochi City Area Katsurahama Beach Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area The statue of Sakamoto Ryoma stands on a hill and looks out over the Pacific Ocean. Since long ago, Katsurahama Beach was famous as a moon viewing spot. Katsurahama Beach has white sands and beauti- ful pine trees and is one of the most famous sight- seeing spots in Kochi. The Statue of Ryoma on Katsurahama Beach, erected in 1928, was the result of the efforts of a group of young people who started collecting contributions. Today, many people still come here to encounter the spirit of Ryoma and imbibe his ener- gy. Why don’t you come to Katsurahama Beach to talk to Ryoma, too? Address: Urado, Kochi City Hiroko Maruta, Parking lot: 500 lots (for a fee) Sightseeing Training Division Manager, Access: About 30 min. drive from Kochi IC; NPO Tosa Sightseeing Guide Volunteer- ing Association Near ‘Katsurahama’ bus stop on Tosaden Kotsu Bus or My Yu Bus MAP P25 H-10 The Sakamoto Ryoma Katsurahama Memorial Museum Aquarium This museum aims not only The museum is situated on What visitors are surprised Katsurahama Aquarium pres- at the preservation of histor- a hill in Katsurahama Park about most is how much ents various events that allow ical items but is also working facing the Pacific Ocean. closer they are to the visitors to interact with many hard so to make the items It exhibits important items aquatic creatures than in aquatic creatures. Some visi- exhibited here unforgettable depicting Ryoma’s life and other aquariums. You can tors even get to take part in the for visitors. A new building showing who he was. have a fascinating time seal show. will be open to the public in watching very popular seal spring 2018, when it will be and sea lion shows, inter- upgraded to a full-fledged acting with aquatic animals museum. We are sure it will and feeding them. be worth the wait. Shina Akizawa, Kiyoyuki Takamatsu, Deputy Director General Manager MAP P25 H-10 MAP P25 H-10 Address: Katsurahama Park, 778, Urado, Kochi City The museum is closed from April 1 2017 to spring 2018 for renovation work. Open hours: 9:00 –17:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥1,200 Parking lot: 500 lots (for a fee) Access: About 30 min. drive from Kochi IC; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Kat- surahama’ bus stop on Tosaden Kotsu Bus or My Yu Bus QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 26 * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

AREA GUIDE Kochi City Area Kochi Tabi Hiroba Kochi Sightseeing Information Transmission Center Tosaterasu TEL: +81-88-826-3337 This facility provides sightseeing infor- (Kochi ‘ I’ Information Center) mation for any spot in Kochi, including the latest details on places that tour- ‘Tosaterasu’, located at the ists shouldn’t miss. My Yu Bus and south entrance of JR Kochi tram tickets can be purchased here. station, is an information This is a one-stop facility for tourists center for sightseeing in where full-time ‘omotenashi (hospital- Kochi. The center also has ity)’ staff are ready to help them. the ‘Ryoma-den’ Fellow Loyalists at the End of the We, the omotenashi staff, will ‘Ryoma-den’ Fellow Statues of Three Edo Period pavilion (These tell you about the interesting Loyalists at the End Bakumatsu refer to groups of samurai things that Kochi has to offer. of the Edo Period Samurai in Kochi just before the Why don’t you visit us? Meiji Restoration), where This is a reproduction of the These statues of three fa- the history of Kochi during house where Ryoma was born, mous samurai, Ryoma Saka- that era is exhibited. which was used in the shooting moto, Hanpeita Takechi and of ‘Ryoma-den’, an NHK Sunday Shintaro Nakaoka are well Taiga Drama series. This facility known landmarks at JR Kochi has a souvenir shop. Visitors can Station, right by Kochi Tabi also have their pictures taken Hiroba. dressed as Ryoma Sakamoto. Ai Urata, Omotenashi Staff MAP P25 E-1 Address: 2-10-17, Kitahonmachi, Kochi City Open hours: 8:30 – 18:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: None Parking lot: 33 lots (for a fee or 120 min. free for shoppers who paid at least 1,000 yen at Tosa-ya) Access: About 10 min. drive from Kochi IC; Near JR ‘Kochi’ Station Kochi Castle Kochi Castle Museum of History In front of the museum stands The museum provides in- Kochi Castle, while in the formation on Tosa Domain museum, visitors can see a and Kochi Prefecture. Some precise model replica of the 67,000 items are collected castle. There are also exhibits and exhibited here; some related to Tosa in the modern are national treasures while age. It is recommended that others are designated as im- you visit Kochi Castle first and portant cultural property. then come to the museum to see the historical items exhibited here. It is a beautiful example of a castle of southern Ja- Kazumi Obo, pan, built by Katsutoyo Yamauchi, first Lord of Tosa PR Staff Domain. The tower and Honmaru Goten building were built during the Edo Period. MAP P25 C-3 MAP P25 C-2 Address: 2-7-5, Otesuji, Kochi City Open hours: 9:00 - 18:00 (8:00 -18:00 on Sundays) Address: 1-2-1, Marunouchi, Kochi City Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥500 (or ¥700 when a special event is held) Open hours: 9:00 –17:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Parking lot: None Access: About 15 min. drive from Kochi IC; Fee: ¥420 Parking lot: 65 lots (for a fee) About 3 min. on foot from ‘Kochijo mae’ Tram stop Access: About 15 min. drive from Kochi IC; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Kochijo mae’ Tram stop 27

Wan Park Kochi Kochi Prefectural Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Makino Botanical Garden This is a park which has Everyone, from the very Plants are displayed in an There are about 3,000 spe- animal land with about 90 young to the very old, can atmosphere close to that of cies in the garden, including species including lions and unwind as they spend time in their wild habitat. There are plants related to Dr. Tomitaro bears, restaurants and other the midst of nature. In spring, themed events aiming at con- Makino, a pioneer Japanese attractions. It’s a suitable tulips, cherry blossom and necting people with plants, botanist known for his tax- place for a family day out. azalea are in full bloom, and and a permanent display area onomic work, and beautiful there is a range of seasonal where visitors can learn about seasonal floral species. events. Come and visit us! floral species around the world. Kyoko Oishi, Hajime Mizukami, GA Section, Kochi City President Urban Development Public Corporation MAP P25 G-7 MAP P25 H-7 Address: 6-9-1, Sambashi Dori, Kochi City Address: 4200-6, Godaisan, Kochi City Open hours: 9:00 –17:00 Open hours: 9:00 –17:00 Closed: Wednesday (or Thursday if Wednesday falls on a national holiday) Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: None Fee: ¥720 Parking lot: 140 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 195 lots (free of charge) Access: About 15 min. drive from Kochi IC; Access: About 20 min. drive from Kochi IC; About 10 min. on foot from ‘Sambashishako mae’ Tram stop Near ‘Makino Shokubutsuen Seimon Mae’ bus stop on My Yu Bus Kochi Yosakoi Harimaya Bridge Information Exchange Center The center is dedicated to The history and information In Harimayabashi Park, there There is a marionette clock on the Yosakoi Festival, which about the Yosakoi Festival is a red bridge reproduced in the east side of the center. A originated in Kochi. Visitors are introduced here using a its old style and a monument marionette dancing Yosakoi can have their pictures taken variety of media. Visitors can of the couple Junshin and and Harimaya Bridge come out wearing Yosakoi costumes dance Yosakoi and make a Ouma. of the clock. On the north side and experience the Yosakoi naruko. is a stone monument on which Dance while watching a video MAP P25 E-3 the lyrics of the song ‘Nangoku of the festival. You can make Mizuki Takenaka, Akio Morioka, Tosa wo Atonishite,’ and while naruko, which are used in the Yosakoi Concierge President, NPO Tosa a recording of Peggy Hayama dance, in 15 min. Feel free to Sightseeing Guide singing the song is played, come here for any information MAP P25 E-3 Volunteer Association large and small whales splash you may need. water out every 30 minutes. Many people like to come and watch. Address: 1-10-1, Harimaya Cho, Kochi City Address: Harimaya Cho, Kochi City Open hours: 10:00 – 18:30 Parking lot: None Closed: Wednesday Access: About 10 min. drive from Kochi IC; Fee: None Parking lot: None About 15 min. on foot from JR ‘Kochi’ Station Access: About 10 min. drive from Kochi IC; About 15 min. on foot from JR ‘Kochi’ Station QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 28 * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

AREA GUIDE Kochi City Area Tosa Select Shop Tencosu Yokoyama Memorial Manga Museum This is a memorial museum I’m Fuku-chan, a manga char- We want to please visitors. This is a shop selling goods for Ryuichi Yokoyama, the acter produced by Ryuichi That’s why all the items sold selected from products pro- cartoonist from Kochi. His Yokoyama. This facility gives here are produced or created duced in 34 municipalties in works including ‘Fuku-chan’ visitors the chance to enjoy in Kochi. You will be surprised Kochi. There are countless greatly affected the history of a variety of objects, some of at the number of goods we seasonal goods available. manga in Japan. them quite rare, connected have on sale. There is also with the Kochi-born cartoon- a café where you can enjoy Fuku-chan ist, Ryuichi Yokoyama. Also sweets and drinks which are exhibited here are model rail- locally made. ways, and a library of 14,000 manga books which are open Natsuki Kunisawa, to visitors. Why don’t you Depty Manager come and put yourself in the world of Ryuichi Yokoyama? MAP P25 E-3 MAP P25 G-6 Address: 1-11-40, Obiyamachi, Kochi City Open hours: 9:00 – 21:00 Address: Kochi City Culture-Plaza Cul-Port, 2-1, Kutanda, Kochi City Closed:Open throughout the year Open hours: 9:00 – 18:00 Parking lot: None Closed: Monday (Open if a Monday falls on a national holiday) Access: About 10 min. drive from Kochi IC; Fee: ¥410 Parking lot: 200 lots (for a charge) About 15 min. on foot from JR ‘Kochi’ Station Access: About 10 min. drive from Kochi IC; Near ‘Saembacho’ Tram stop Kochi Liberty Kochi Municipal and People’s Ryoma’s Birthplace Rights Museum Memorial Museum Why not come and learn about The role of Tosa in the cre- Visitors can learn about the The museum displays a large the history of the Freedom and ation of modern Japan is life of Ryoma Sakamoto from collection of documents and People’s Rights Movement of the reflected in the old saying, his birth to his escaping from items connected with the life late 19th Century? You can hear ‘Freedom comes from the Tosa Domain to become an of Ryoma. In the central gar- the Movement’s song playing mountains in Tosa.’ This independent samurai, through den stand statues of Ryoma in the hall and there is detailed museum exhibits many items dioramas and animated pic- and Otome, his elder sister, information on the Movement related to the Freedom and tures. A new feature is the vir- which many visitors like to itself. In those days, people car- People’s Rights Movement. tual reality show that started take pictures of. You can take rying freedom flags joined free- at the end of May, 2017. part in a guided walking tour dom discussion meetings. Also of the city called Tosappo. exhibited here is a reproduction MAP P25 B-3 of a room where a draft of the Takuma Morimoto, constitution was written. Curator MAP P25 G-7 Shuichi Tsutsui, General Manager Address: 4-14-3, Sambashi Dori, Kochi City Address: 2-6-33, Kamimachi, Kochi City Open hours: 9:30 – 17:00 Open hours: 8:00 – 19:00 Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday when a Monday falls on a national holiday) Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥320 Fee: ¥300 Parking lot: 60 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 10 lots (free of charge) Access: About 15 min. drive from Kochi IC; Access: About 20 min. drive from Kochi IC; Near ‘Sambashidori 4-chome’ Tram stop Near ‘Kamimachi 1-chome’ Tram stop 29

Urado Bay Kochi Literary Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Nonbiri Cruise Museum The cruise takes about 80 TEL: +81-88-834-3020 The permanent exhibition From the ancient works of min. During that time, the changes four to six times a Kino Tsurayuki to the con- ship travels from Mimase, (Shin Kochi City Sightseeing Cruising Corporation) year. Special exhibitions are temporary works of Hiro Ari- which appears in the lyrics (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) also planned with the concept kawa, the museum collects, of the Yosakoi Bushi, Urado of spectacular-friendliness. introduces and recognizes and offshore Katsurahama From offshore in the Pacific Every time you come here you masterpieces of novelists Beach. Ocean, you can see the Ta- will find new things of interest born in Kochi. moto-ishi Stone to which the and you will feel closer to the MAP P25 G-7 ship Shintenmaru was tied world of literature. The Torahi- Sachiko Kawashima, when it brought Ryoma on his ko Terada area is a must as it Chief Curator last trip back to Tosa, as well includes the largest volume of as the statue of Sakamoto Ry- documents and items related oma on Katsurahama Beach. to him in Japan. This is a guided cruise, and all the guides are lively, full of MAP P25 C-2 energy and very funny. This is certain to be a memorable Address: 1-1-20, Marunouchi, Kochi City cruise. Open hours: 9:00 –17:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Hiroshi Ogawa, Fee: ¥360 (For special exhibition, separate fees are levied) President Shin Kochi City Parking lot: None Sightseeing Cruising Corporation Access: About 15 min. drive from Kochi IC; (The guide is conducted only in Japanese) About 5 min. on foot from ‘Kochijo mae’ Tram stop Address: Minami Chu Kouko Mae at 6-5-15, Sambashi Dori, Kochi City Open hours: Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays from March to November (Reservation required) Fee: ¥3,500 Parking lot: 4 lots (free of charge) Access: About 15 min. drive from Kochi IC; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Sambashidori 5-chome’ Tram stop Museum of Art The Museum of Art, Warakoh Kochi This museum exhibits art The museum is situated in The museum has collected The gallery of Yasuhiro Ishimo- works made during the day- an old, small, renovated rice- about 1,200 masterpieces to reproduces his atelier. This to-day lives of their creators. straw warehouse in a corner based around works by gallery shows you what he Don’t hesitate to ask us who of Art Zone Warakoh ware- Marc Chagall and Yasuhiro was like. As you look at the made the works. We are more house. Ishimoto, the photographer. exhibits, imagine which works than pleased to answer to These are the two main col- you would like to put in your your questions. lections of this museum. room. Shihoko Matsumoto, MAP P25 G-6 MAP P25 H-6 Emiko Mogi, Curator Curator Address: 28, Minamikanada, Kochi City Address: 353-2, Takasu, Kochi City Open hours: 10:00 – 18:00 Open hours: 9:00 –17:00 Closed: Tuesday (or the subsequent Wednesday if Tuesday falls on a na- Closed: Open throughout the year tional holiday)and the period for preparing for next exhibition Fee:¥360 (Admission fees vary depending on special exhibitions) Fee: Varies depending on exhibitions Parking lot: 144 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 20 lots (free of charge) Access: About 10 min. drive from Kochi IC; Access: About 5 min. drive from Kochi IC; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Kenritsu bijutsukan dori’ Tram stop About 10 min. on foot from ‘Hoeicho’ Tram stop QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 30 * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

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‘Sugi-no-Osugi’ AREA GUIDE Reihoku Area Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Japanese Cedar Former Tajikawa Bansho Shoin Once, Hibari Misora, the singer, There are two giant cedar As one of the three check- This building was built on the visited here to offer thanks for trees planted in the sanctuary points into Tosa Domain, this boundar y of Tosa domain her success as a singer. The Os- of Yasaka Shrine. It is estimat- building was designated as and each Lord would stay ugi Shimenawa Matsuri’(Giant ed that they are 3000 years a National Important Cultural overnight on their Sankin Ko- Cedar Rope Binding Festival) ago. They were designated as Property in 1974 as the For- tai journey from Tosa to Edo is held on the second Sunday Special Natural Monuments in mer Tajikawa Bansho shoin. (former name of Tokyo). It was in October every year, when a 1952. also a checkpoint for people 200 kg-weigh rope (shimenawa) Seiro Ishikawa, coming in and out of Tosa do- made by about 50 shrine sup- Mitsumori Volunteer Guide porters taking half a day will be Maeda, main. It is a building of histor- tied between the two trees. The Volunteer Guide MAP P31 D-1 rope is replaced with a new one ical interest, built in the archi- every year. This ceremony is a MAP P31 D-2 tectural style known as shoin sign of the continuing respect for style. The beams in the house and protection of the two trees are meticulously crafted. This by the citizens of Otoyo. is something you should not miss. Address: 794, Sugi, Otoyo Town, Nagaoka Gun Address: 28, Tajikawashimomyo, Otoyo Town, Nagaoka Gun Open hours: 8:00 – 18:00 (or 8:30 – 17:00 from October to March) Open hours: Guests may enter the building on Sundays and national holi- Closed: Open throughout the year days from 9:00 to 17:00 Fee: ¥200 (as a facility maintenance cooperation fee) Fee: ¥210 (to see inside of the house) Parking lot: Available (free of charge) Parking lot: 20 lots (free of charge) Access: About 5 min. drive from Otoyo IC; Access: About 20 min. drive from Otoyo IC; About 15 min. on foot from JR ‘Osugi’ Station Near ‘Tajikawa Kariya’ bus stop on Otoyo Chomin Bus Yutorisuto Park Buraku-ji Temple Otoyo TEL: +81-887-73-0029 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) This park is located 750 m If you are lucky, you will be The image of Shakyamuni Yakushido Hall, a national above sea level and has able to see the sea of clouds (Shakanyorai) has been in treasury, is the oldest build- an area of 3,000m2. The down there. It is very exciting place in the Yakushido Hall ing in Shikoku. It was built in 10-stage flower promenade to see a wind turbine sticking of this temple even after re- Heian period (794 – 1185). has a broad range of flowers its head out above the sea peated national campaigns Three seated images of Nyo- which change according to of clouds. It’s also a perfect to abolish Buddhism and rai and two standing images the season. place to bring your dog. Why destroy Buddhist images. It of bodhisattvas are desig- not come and enjoy your- has an unusual facial expres- nated as Important Cultural selves together? sion. Advance reservations Properties. are required to see the image MAP P31 D-2 Aina Fujita, of Shakyamuni. When you Staff come, I’d be more than happy to tell you about the many ups and downs this temple has experienced in the past. Address: 4037-25, Nakamuradaio, Otoyo Town, Nagaoka Gun Kanjun Yoshioka, MAP P31 D-2 Open hours: 10:00 – 17:00 Priest Closed: Tuesday (or the subsequent Wednesday if Tuesday falls on a national holiday. During spring holiday seasons, spring and summer Address:314, Terauchi, Otoyo Town, Nagaoka Gun vacation seasons, the park is open on Tuesdays. Closed irregularly from Open hours: To be inquired to the temple December to the mid-March.) Fee: ¥500 (reservation required) Fee: ¥500 Parking lot: 30 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 192 lots (free of charge.) Access: About 15 min. drive from Otoyo IC Access: About 20 min. drive from Otoyo IC QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 32 * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

AREA GUIDE Reihoku Area Sameura Dam Toyonaga Go TEL: +81-887-82-2450 Folklore Museum (Industrial Promotion Section, Tosa Town Office) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) Our current society has gradu- Enjoy water sports in a vast lake, ally evolved from the efforts and wisdom of our ancestors. This Based around the themes of ‘peo- The dam is situated on the boundary called the ‘life of Shikoku Island’, museum examines the dawn of ple, nature, tools and technology’, of Motoyama Town in Nagaoka Gun, or just enjoy cycling along the culture. Come and discover how this museum collects and exhibits Tosa Town and Okawa Village in lake. Just call us if you want to do people lived and get some inspi- about 12,000 items that were used Tosa Gun. It is a multi-purpose dam any sport, hold club activities or ration to enrich your own life. by people in Toyonaga Go, includ- with a capacity of 316 million m3, company training seminars. * Reg- ing tools and daily utensils. istration required in advance for Ryushu Tsurui, Chief Curator Address: 158, Aou, Otoyo Town, Nagaoka Gun supplying water to households and activities in the lake. Just call us. Open hours: 9:00 - 17:00 MAP P31 E-2 Closed: Open throughout the year industries in the four prefectures of Fee: ¥500 Parking lot: 20 lots (free of charge) Shikoku. Ikumi Sawada, Sameura Project Address: Tai, Tosa Town, Tosa Gun Blue Lake Leader Parking lot: 10 lots (free of charge) Access: About 25 min. drive from Otoyo IC MAP P31 C-2 Asemigawa Fureai no Sato Seiryukan Kizenzan Park TEL: +81-887-82-1754 (Kawamura Shoten) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) This is a facility in a building of the A former elementary school was This park is known for its rho- This park is related to Kenzan former Sawagauchi Elementary renovated into this community dodendrons, but besides this, Nonaka. Otherwise known as School located near the beautifully facility operated by local people. there are cherry blossoms and Shakunage (Rhododendron) clear Asemigawa River. Here, you Many people come here to enjoy azaleas and when they are in Park. From the mid- to late-April, can make soba, and try ishigama swimming in the clear river and to bloom, many people, both pros rhododendrons are in full bloom pizza baking and moth bead making. take part in a soba harvest festival. and amateurs, come to see and throughout the entire park. Why not come for an all you can take pictures of them. There is eat lunch made from local food? also a view of the Yoshino River Address: Motoyama, Motoyama Town, from the promenade. Nagaoka Gun Address:626, Sougauchi, Motoyama Town, Nagaoka Gun Fumikazu Yamashita, Parking lot: Available (free of charge) Open hours: 8:30 – 20:00 MAP P31 C-2 Chairman, Management Emi Akiyama, Access: About 15 min. drive from Closed: Open throughout the year Staff, Motoyama Town Otoyo IC; Near ‘Kizen Koen Mae’ bus Fee: Varies depending on a event you take part in Committee Building Promotion stop on Tosaden Kotsu Bus Parking lot: 20 lots (free of charge) Section Access: About 30 min. drive from Otoyo IC; Near ‘Sougauchi’ bus stop on Reihoku Kanko Jidosha Bus MAP P31 C-2 Ohara Tomie Bungakukan Shizen Okoku Shirataki no Sato Many visitors like to take a TEL: +81-887-84-2201 picture in front of the building, as the building was used as a (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) summary court before and they like the fashionable atmosphere This is a museum exhibiting works and This is a nature kingdom located on Among other things, the air of the building. Just relax your- showcasing the life of Tomie Ohara, a a plateau 750 m above sea level near here is very fresh. People can self reading books and watch- novelist born in Motoyama. Her most well- the boundary with Ehime Prefecture. enjoy spending time here, and ing DVDs in the salon. known work is ‘En to iu Onna (A Woman You can experience various activities take part in a number of activi- Called En).’ Her hand-written manuscripts, including Tofu and Konjac making. ties such as mountain climbing, MAP P31 C-2 notes for her novels and other important There is a camping facility here. swimming in the river and mak- items related to her are on display. ing Tofu. MAP P31 B-1 Kyoko Kondo, Staff of Okawa Village Furusato Mura Public Company Mika Oishi, Address: 568-2, Motoyama, Motoyama Town, Nagaoka Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Address:26, Asatani, Okawa Village, Tosa Gun Motoyama Town Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday if Monday falls on a national holiday) Fee: ¥300 Parking lot: 25 lots (free of charge) Open hours: 8:30 – 17:00 (Sato no Chaya: 10:00 – 16:00 from the mid-March to the end of November) Educational Access: About 15 min. drive from Otoyo IC; Near ‘Motoyama Platinum Center Mae’ bus stop on Tosaden Kotsu Bus Closed: Open throughout the year (Sato no Chaya is closed on Tuesdays) Committee Fee: Varies depending on events you take part in Parking lot: About 10 lots (free of charge) Access: About 1 h 10 min. drive from Otoyo IC QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. 33 * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

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AREA GUIDE Monobe River Area Ryuga Cave Kami City Yanase Takashi Memorial Hall © Takashi Yanase / Froebel-Kan, TMS, NTV The ‘Anpanman Museum’ The original tableaus exhibit- Welcome to the exciting trip Ryuga Cave, designated and ‘Poem and Märchen ed on the 4th floor of the An- to explore the limestone cave. as a natural monument, is Gallery’ highlight the diverse panman Museum were creat- The entire course is about 1 a limestone cavern about 4 creative activities of Takashi ed especially for this museum km long and we will introduce km in length which has been Yanase. and can be seen here only. you to the romantic world of formed over the past 175 mil- Visit the two buildings to get a ancient times. The Tenkoseki lion years. It is also of histor- better insight into the creative Stone that took 150 thousand ical and academic interest. mind of Takashi Yanase. years to form is a must see. If you concentrate, you might find Ryoma somewhere here, too. Miyuki Semba, Hiroko Nishiuchi, Secretary-General and Guide Curator MAP P34 C-3 MAP P34 B-4 Address: 1224-2, Birafu, Kahoku Cho, Kami City Address: 1424, Sakakawa, Tosayamada Cho, Kami City Open hours: 9:30 – 17:00 (or 9:00 – 16:30 from July 20 to August 31) Open hours: 8:30 – 17:00 (or 8:30 – 16:30 from December to February) Closed: Tuesday (or the subsequent Wednesday if Tuesday falls on a Closed: Open throughout the year national holiday. This facility is open during March 25 to April 6, April 29 Fee: ¥1,100 to May 5, July 20 to August 31 and December 24 to January 7.) Parking lot: 600 lots (free of charge) Fee: ¥700 Access: About 25 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Parking lot: 50 lots (free of charge) Access: About 35 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Near ‘Ryugado’ bus stop on Tosaden Kotsu Bus Near ‘Anpanman Museum Mae’ bus stop on JR Bus 35

Kochi Hokigamine Befu Gorge Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Forest Park This was established by Ko- The selling point of this forest This valley shows the differ- This is a beautiful gorge along chi Prefectural Government park may be there is nothing ent faces of the seasons: in the upstream area of the on a plateau about 370 m to around here: there are no spring, the cherry blossom Monobe River in Mt.Tsurugi 610 m above sea level with man-made lights at all, so at trees are in full bloom; in sum- Quasi-National Park. In au- an area of 102 hectares. This night, you can appreciate the mer, it is for good camping tumn, a lot of visitors come to forest park is close to the city beauty of the moon and the and river activities; in autumn, see the spectacular colors of area and is in a convenient stars. You can also enjoy the it is colored by beautiful au- the autumn leaves. location to enjoy the forest. beautiful flowers along the tumn leaves; in winter, the en- promenade. tire area is covered with snow. In the autumn leaf season, Mitsuyo Kurotsu, local people set up shops to Staff sell soba noodles and sau- téed amego with salt. Address: Hirayama, Tosayamada Cho, Kami City Open hours: 9:00 – 16:30 MAP P34 B-3 Remi Kataoka, MAP P34 E-2 Parking lot: 50 lots (free of charge) Staff at Kami City Tourist Access: About 20 min. drive from Nankoku IC Association Address: Befu, Monobe Cho, Kami City Parking lot: 180 lots (free of charge) Access: About 1 h 25 min. drive from Nankoku IC Kami City Ekin Museum Yoshii Isamu Memorial Museum Isamu Yoshii was a poet, well This museum shows the work The works shown in this mu- This museum has collections known for his work ‘Gondola of Isamu Yoshii on paper seum have a strong appeal. of paintings and items relat- no Uta’ (The Gondola Song). scrolls, tanzakus and shikishi Come and visit us to learn ed to Kinzo Hirose, a painter Exhibits concerned with his art boards. Besides these, we who Ekin (the painter Kinzo) of the mid-19th Century. He life and work are on display have a lot of his writings. It is was and enjoy his world. lived in Akaoka Town and in this literary museum. a special place in this sense. had a studio in a Japanese He wrote a lot of love poems sake warehouse. and was an excellent calligra- pher. Through these exhibits, you can get a greater under- standing of this great poet. Kei Yano, Yoshitaka Hamada, Curator President, Ekingura Management Committee MAP P34 C-3 MAP P34 B-5 Address: 514, Inono, Kahoku Cho, Kami City Address: 538, Akaoka Cho, Konan City Open hours: 9:30 – 17:00 Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Closed: Tuesday (or the subsequent Wednesday if Tuesday falls on a na- Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday if Monday falls on a national tional holiday) holiday) Fee:¥420 Fee: ¥500 Parking lot: 8 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 20 lots (free of charge) Access: About 50 min. drive from Nankoku IC Access: About 30 min. drive from Nankoku IC; About 10 min. on foot from‘Akaoka’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 36 * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

AREA GUIDE Monobe River Area Nishijima Flower Garden Ya Sea Park In the beach park, various This is a leisure zone next exciting events are held to Michinoeki Yasu. It faces throughout the year. People to the beach and has a lawn of all ages can enjoy staying park, a kids’ square and pic- here, as the facility is barri- nic sites. er-free. Hiroyuki Yamamoto, MAP P34 B-5 Station Master, Michinoeki Yasu Address: 537-90, Chigire, Yasu Cho, Konan City Parking lot: 440 lots (paid) Access: About 35 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Near ‘Yasu’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line Yasu MAP P34 A-4 Uminoeki Club On an area of about TEL: +81-887-57-1855 33,000m2, there are 10 greenhouses and plant (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) nurseries. From Janu- ary to early June, visi- A great place for marine ac- You should try sea kayaking tors can go strawberry I recommend the newly tivities such as sea kayaking. as it won’t take long before picking. opened ‘Ichigo Café (straw- Beginners are welcome, our you are able to operate your berry café), where you can try skilled instructors will take kayak and you can feel the sweets made with seasonal very good care of you. sea closer to you. Try it and fruits. Melons and watermel- you will realize how fun sea ons are available throughout kayaking is. the year under bougainvillea in full bloom. Come and have a great time here ! MAP P34 B-5 Haruki Izuchi, Fumiko Sugimoto, Instructor Staff at Tourism Division Address: 536-19, Chigire, Yasu Cho, Konan City Address: 600, Hataeda, Nankoku City Open hours: 8:30 – 17:30 (varies depending on the season) Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Closed: Monday (April – November); Monday and Wednesday (December – Closed: Open throughout the year March) (or a subsequent weekday if these regular holidays fall on national Fee: ¥780 (fruit ticket) (with water melons and melons) holidays) Parking lot: 200 lots (free of charge) Fee: Varies depending on activity (¥3,000 for a half-day sea kayaking Access: About 5 min. drive from Nankoku IC; course.) (Reservation required. Minimum number of persons to make a reservation: 5 people) About 15 min. on foot from ‘Kyohoen Mae’ bus stop on Tosaden Parking lot: 100 lots (free of charge) Kotsu Bus Access: About 35 min.drive from Nankoku IC; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Yasu’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line 37

Noichi Zoological Park Shikoku Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area of Kochi Prefecture Automobile Museum This park, located at the foot This is an animal park where This is a fascinating collection This museum displays pres- of a mountain rich in green- giraffes, lesser pandas, of 70 luxury cars and motor- tigious cars of the past, in- ery, features animals kept in whaleheads and other 100 bikes from Japan and abroad. cluding Alfa Romeo, Porsche their natural environments. species of animals are viv- Be inspired by the ebullience and Ferrari to name just a That’s why you can see ani- idly displayed in the natural and fantasy of these beautiful few. mals living in authentic con- environment. cars. ditions. You can interact with them and watch them feeding. There are other interesting things to do, as well. We look forward to seeing you in the park. Chika Sakai, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Curator Staff MAP P34 B-4 MAP P34 B-4 Address: 738, Otani, Noichi Cho, Konan City Address: 896, Otani, Noichi Cho, Konan City Open hours: 9:30 – 17:00 Open hours: 10:00 – 17:00 Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday if Monday falls on a national holiday) Closed: Monday (Open on Monday falling on a national holiday) Fee: ¥460 Fee: ¥800 Parking lot: 300 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 20 lots (free of charge) Access: About 20 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Access: About 25 min. drive from Nankoku IC; About 20 min. on foot ‘Noichi’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line About 10 min. on foot from ‘Noichi’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line Creative Park Kochi Prefectural Museum of ‘ACTLAND’ History; Ruins of Oko Castle, National Historic Site TEL: +81-887-56-1501 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) This is a theme park con- This is the upgraded Ryoma This museum has a lot of items This is where Oko Castle, the taining 8 pavilions including History Museum. The life of on display including documents home of Motochika Chosokabe the Ryoma History Museum. Ryoma Sakamoto is displayed related to the history of Kochi was located and from here, ‘Jiyu Kukan’ is a space where in 27 scenes using about 120 Prefecture. The exhibition room you can get a full view of the no admission fee is required. life-like wax figures, while of the Chosokabe Clan, feudal Kochi Plain. If you are inter- over the entrance is a real lords of Tosa during the Age ested in the history of the Age dinosaur fossil on top of a jun- of Battles is something you of Battles, don’t miss a room gle gym. shouldn’t miss. A watchtower is where the Chosokabe Clan constructed at the corner of the is explained in detail. You can Hiroyuki Yamashita, ruin of the Oko Castle. take your pictures at a Honjin Staff set. Find the Motochika Hisho MAP P34 A-4 no Zo Statue. MAP P34 B-4 Young samurai, Motochika Kun: Official Character Address: 928-1, Otani, Noichi Cho, Konan City Address: 1099-1, Yahata, Oko Cho, Nankoku City Open hours: 10:00 - 18:00 Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥1,500 (Ryoma History Museum) ; ¥700 each (other 7 pavilions) Fee:¥460 Parking lot: 285 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 50 lots (free of charge) Access: About 25 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Access: About 10 min. drive from Nankoku IC; About 10 min. on foot from ‘Noichi’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line About 15 min. on foot from ‘Gakkou Bunki’ bus stop on Tosaden Kotsu Bus QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 38 * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

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AREA GUIDE Niyodo River Area Niyodo River Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area The Niyodo River, known for its miraculously clear water, is gaining attention for its beautiful and mysterious atmosphere. Besides the charm of the river, there are various activities on offer in the area. One of its features is its good access from Ko- chi City, which is only about a 30 min. drive away. The photograph by Nobuyuki Takahashi Fumi Sawamura, The Niyodo River has been rated as the cleanest river in Japan for five Staff at Niyodo Blue straight years. The water quality is stable along its whole length, a rarity Tourism Council among rivers in Japan. You can enjoy the culture, delicious mountain and river food, and a range of activities that have been protected and nurtured by the people living in the watershed area. The Chinkabashi (Submers- ible bridges) are something you really should see. Address: Tosa City, Ino Town, Hidaka Village, Sakawa Town, Ochi Town and Niyodogawa Town Access: About 10 min. to 1 h 30 min. drive from Ino IC Nakatsu Gorge Yasui Gorge This beautiful natural gorge is a It is in a prefectural natural park. pleasure to the eye. Along the Yasui River, a branch of Niyodo Nakatsu River, a branch of the River is a highly clear river, the Niyodo River, is a promenade color of which is referred to as of about 2 km in length. ‘Niyodo Blue.’ MAP P39 A-3 MAP P39 B-2 Address: Nanokawa, Niyodogawa Town, Agawa Gun Address: Oya, Niyodogawa Town, Agawa Gun Parking lot: 10 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 50 lots (Free of charge) Access: About 1 h 10 min. drive from Ino IC Access: About 1 h 30 min. drive from Ino IC QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 40 * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

AREA GUIDE Niyodo River Area Tosawashi Niyodo River Kogeimura Houseboat ‘Qraud’ TEL: +81-889-24-6988 TEL: +81-88-892-1001 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) Here, you can make a post- Qraud is a multi-purpose The houseboat travels down As you float down the river in card or signboard using Tosa facility, where you can enjoy the clear waters of the Niyo- a houseboat, close enough Washi (traditional Japanese canoeing, rafting, Japanese do River to Nagoya Chinka- to touch the river’s surface, paper). It only takes an hour paper making, weaving and bashi (Submersible bridge). you can clearly see fish as and will be a good memory. other activities blessed by The trip takes 50 minutes they swim in the pure water Why not come and make your the Niyodo River. and there are 5 services a and even its river bed. The own paper products as a sou- day. mountains reflected on the venir? river surface with Chinkabashi (Submersible bridges) provide a perfect photo taking oppor- tunity. Akemi Ito, MAP P39 C-3 MAP P39 C-3 Satoru Tanaka, Staff at Japanese Paper President Making Hall Address: 1226, Kashiki, Ino Town, Agawa Gun Address: 209-1, Honmura, Hidaka Village, Takaoka Gun Open hours/Closed: Depending on the activities Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Parking lot: 170 lots (free of charge) Closed: Cruising service is available throughout the year (Reserved cruising Access: About 20 min. drive from Ino IC; only from December to February. Services may be cancelled on stormy days.) Fee: ¥2,000 Near ‘Iwamura’ bus stop on Kenko Hokubu Kotsu Bus Parking lot: 30 lots (free of charge) Access: About 30 min. drive from Ino IC Ino-cho Paper Ochi Cho Kanko Museum Bussan Kan ‘Ochi Eki’ TEL: +81-88-893-0886 TEL: +81-889-26-1004 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) (Ochi Town Tourist Association) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) This museum introduces you If you are with your children, Canoeing and rafting are nat- Start your sightseeing in to the history of Tosa Washi why not try papermaking ural attractions comparable Ochi Town, home of canoe- and the manual processes of together? On the first Sun- to theme parks in that you ing and rafting along the traditional Japanese paper- day every month, there is a can lose yourself in them and Niyodo River, at Ochi Eki. making. Find and buy your nagashizuki papermaking forget your everyday worries. Ochi Eki sells local specialty favorite items as your souve- workshop. The museum puts Come to the Niyodo River, products and many people nirs at the renewed museum on a number of exhibitions meet our guides and say drop in to buy souvenirs. shop. and other workshops related goodbye to your cares. to paper through the year. Rika Becchaku, Yuna Oda, Director, Ino-cho Shop staff Paper Museum MAP P39 B-3 MAP P39 D-3 Address: 1736-7, Ochiko, Ochi Town, Takaoka Gun Address: 110-1, Saiwai Cho, Ino Town, Agawa Gun Open hours: 8:00 – 17:00 Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday, if Monday falls on a national holiday) Parking lot: 7 lots (free of charge) Fee: ¥500 Access; About 40 min. drive from Ino IC; Parking lot: 50 lots (free of charge) Access: About 10 min. drive from Ino IC; Near ‘Ochi’ bus stop on Kuroiwa Kanko Bus About 10 min. on foot from JR ‘Ino’ Station 41

The Yokogurayama Agawa Sky Park Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Natural Forest Museum, Ochi TEL: +81-89-971-3190 (Windpal ESD) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) Welcome to this museum This is a natural history mu- Agawa Sky Park is one of You only have to try paraglid- dedicated to the mysteries of seum which takes its theme the few paragliding spots in ing once to get hooked. Visit ‘earth science’. On display is from Mt. Yokogura, where western Japan. Recently this the homepage of Shikoku a fossil triceratops skull, and the oldest fossil remains in site gained recognition for Wing, a group of paragliding fossils of coral dating back Japan were discovered; it is being chosen as a location lovers, to see our activities 400 million years. These also a floral sanctuary. The for the film ‘Kencho Omote- and pictures/videos taken in fossils and rocks play an im- building was designed by nashi Ka (Hospitality Division the sky. portant role in the study of the Tadao Ando, the world fa- of the Prefecure Office)’. Earth’s history. mous architect. Kiyokazu Ikemoto, Toshio Yasui, MAP P39 B-3 Staff, Flight Area Management Curator Group, Shikoku Wing MAP P39 A-3 Address: 737-12, Ochihei, Ochi Town, Takaoka Gun Address: Kaminanokawa, Niyodogawa Town, Agawa Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Open hours: 10:00 – 17:00 (April – November) Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday, if Monday falls on a national Closed: Open throughout the year except for stormy days holiday) Fee: ¥5,700 (half-day paragliding) (Reservation required at least 2 weeks Fee: ¥500 in advance) Parking lot: 52 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: Available (free of charge) Access: About 45 min. drive from Ino IC; Access: About 2 hours. drive from Ino IC About 5 min. on foot from ‘Miyanomae’ bus stop on Kuroiwa Kanko Bus Sakawa Geology Seizan Bunko, Museum and Institute Sakawa Town TEL: +81-889-22-5500 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) The museum shows items The museum has ‘Sakawa, We have letters written by Seizan Bunko is a museum related to the geological and a Repository of Fossils’, rare Ryoma Sakamoto and other with a collection of historical terrestrial formation of Kochi fossils collected in Kochi, and items of historical value on documents and paintings as well as a collection of fos- a ‘movable continent model’ display. There are lots of by painters in Tosa, which sils. It tells about the history which explains about plate items in storage that have yet were once owned by Mitsua- of the Earth from 3.5 billion tectonics in an easy-to-under- to be displayed. By regularly ki Tanaka, former Imperial years ago. In the entrance stand manner. You can expe- rotating the displays, we aim Household Minister. hall, a moving tyrannosaurus rience fossil hunting yourself to show all the museum’s welcomes visitors. in a site in Sakawa Town. Just treasures to the public. call us! Aki Fujita, Tomihiro Mizobuchi, Curator Staff MAP P39 C-4 MAP P39 C-4 Address: 360, Ko, Sakawa Town, Takaoka Gun Address: 1453-1, Ko, Sakawa Town, Takaoka Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday, if Monday falls on a national holiday) Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday, if Monday falls on a national holiday) Fee: ¥300 Fee: ¥400 Parking lot: 30 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 5 lots (free of charge) Access: About 30 min. drive from Ino IC; Access: About 40 min. drive from Ino IC; About 15 min. on foot from JR ‘Sakawa’ Station About 5 min. on foot from JR ‘Sakawa’ Station QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 42 * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

AREA GUIDE Niyodo River Area Green Park Hodono Dragon Hiroba (Dragon Square) TEL: +81-88-867-3705 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) MAP P39 D-4 This is a shopping square selling fresh local products, local food and The park is a place where Feel free to enjoy yourself a range of products from Tosa City. There is an open space where you enjoy yourself in the in the mountains. Mountain you can eat the food you buy here. There is also a tourist informa- natural surroundings and its sports are really a lot of fun. tion center. facilities including an athletic Enjoy making baumkuchen as field, a lawn golf field and well ! (1 roll for ¥2,600. Reser- Address: 2116-3, Ko, Takaoka Cho, Tosa City a camping field as well as vation required) Open: 8:30 – 20:00 bungalows and lodging build- Closed: Open throughout the year ings. Parking lot: 26 lots (free of charge) Access: About 5 min. drive from Tosa IC; MAP P39 C-2 Tadayuki Hosokawa, Curator Near ‘Tosa Shiyakusho Mae’ bus stop on Tosaden Kotsu Bus Address:973-8, Kiyomizukamibun, Ino Town, Agawa Gun National Treasure Open: Free for entering the park (8:30 – 17:00 (Office)) gilt bronze sword Closed: Open throughout the year. (Office is closed from December 29 to Jan- with ring pommel uary 3) Fee: None * The sword shown in the picture is a replica. MAP P39 C-3 Parking lot: 600 lots (free of charge) Access: About 60 min. drive from Ino IC This sword, which is enshrined in Tosaninomiya Shrine, otherwise known Usa as Omura Shrine, is a national treasure. As the sword is on view to the Shiokaze Park public on November 15th only, when an autumn grand festival is held in the shrine, a replica of the sword is displayed at Muranoeki Hidaka. TEL: +81-88-856-1133 Address: 1478-9, Hongo, Hidaka Village, Takaoka Gun (Whale Watching in Usa) Open: 8:00 – 18:00 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) Closed: Open throughout the year Parking lot: 47 lots (free of charge) Access: About 20 min. drive from Ino IC; About 5 min. on foot from JR ‘Okabana’ Station Former Hamaguchi Tosa Bay is famous for whale This park features the fa- Family Residence watching area and there is a mous statue of two whales, high probability that you can one large and the other see dolphins and Bryde’s small. Visitors go whale whales. It’s such a special watching from here, and it is experience that many people a good place to take a rest come back again as big fans. during a long drive. MAP P39 C-4 This is the renovated former residence of the Hamaguchi Family, who were Seiichiro Narutaki, involved in Japanese sake production since the 18th Century. In the house, Staff at Whale Watching there is a tourist information center, a cozy café and a local specialty shop. in Usa This is a stop-off that every tourist should make before starting their trip in Sakawa Town. Tour guide services in Sakawa Uemachi are available. MAP P39 D-4 Address: 1472-1, Ko, Sakawa Town, Takaoka Gun Address: 2752-7, Hashidahama, Usa Cho, Tosa City Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Open: April 20 – October 31 (whale watching); During the whale watching Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday, if Monday falls on a national holiday) periods, ships leave the port three times a day. (Reservation Required) Parking lot: Available (Sakawa Town Office) (free of charge) Closed: On stormy days Access: About 40 min. drive from Ino IC; Fee: ¥6,000 Parking lot: 50 lots (free of charge) About 5 min. on foot from JR ‘Sakawa’ Station Access: About 20 min. drive from Tosa IC; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Shiokaze Koen Mae’ bus stop on Dragon Bus QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. 43 * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

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AREA GUIDE Muroto and Aki Area Uminoeki Toyo Cho Shirahama Beach Toyo Town is well known for The beach, well known for its This facility is equipped with Most products available here surfing, but you can do diving shallow water, is filled with a tourist information cen- are locally made and fresh. and snorkeling as well. The people during the summer ter where you can pick up The prices are very reason- sea changes dramatically season from July to August. various pamphlets on local able. Many of the ingredients depending on seasons. Come Many people enjoy marine attractions, a shop selling used by the restaurant are and visit us. sports nearby. fresh locally-made food and local products. They have ingredients and a restaurant weekend menus and local Nobuhiro Fukui, where you can enjoy a cup of menus, which are popular President, Toyo Town Travel coffee and eat local cuisine. with visitors. and Tourism Association MAP P44 D-2 Misuzu Ito, Staff MAP P44 D-2 Address: Shirahama, Toyo Town, Aki Gun Address: 88-1, Shirahama, Toyo Town, Aki Gun Parking lot: 175 lots (free of charge) Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Access: About 1 h 10 min. drive from ‘Nahari’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line; Closed: Open throughout the year Parking lot: 175 lots (free of charge) Near ‘Shirahama’ bus stop on Kochi Tobu Kotsu Bus Access: About 1 h 10 min. drive from ‘Nahari’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Shirahama’ bus stop on Kochi Tobu Kotsu Bus Kitagawa Village Shintaro Nakaoka ‘Monet’s Garden’ Museum Marmottan TEL: +81-887-38-8600 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) This is one of the only two Water lilies, the symbol of this You can take a tour of the mu- This is a museum devoted to recreations of Monet’s Gar- garden, are in bloom in the seum and visit a reproduction Shintaro Nakaoka, a samurai den in the world. It has been morning, and close around of the house where he was of the early 19th Century reproduced from Claude noon, so the best time to born nearby. Reservations who was born in Kitagawa Monet’s famous garden in come is in the morning. Enjoy are required for the hour-long Village. His work, life and Giverny, France a place he watching the trees around the tour. There are lots of sites achievements are shown loved. garden and the reflections in related to Shintaro around the through documents and arti- the pond, which Monet took museum. Just walking around facts connected with him. as themes for his paintings. the area is interesting in itself. Junko Nishiyama, Mitsuhiro Toyota, Staff Curator MAP P44 B-3 MAP P44 B-3 Address: 1100, Notomoko, Kitagawa Village, Aki Gun Address: 140, Kashiwagi, Kitagawa Village, Aki Gun Open hours: 10:00 – 17:00 (varies depending on seasons) Open hours: 9:00 – 16:30 Closed: Tuesday (Open on a Tuesday if it falls on a national holiday,); winter holiday season Closed: Tuesday (or the subsequent Wednesday, if Tuesday falls on a national holiday) Fee: ¥700 Fee: ¥500 Parking lot: 100 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: About 11 lots (free of charge) Access: About 1 h 10 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Access: About 1 h 15 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Near ‘Monet no Niwa’ bus stop on Kitagawa Sonei Bus Near ‘Kashiwagi’ bus stop on Kitagawa Sonei Bus 45

Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark Muroto Global Geopark Center Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area The whole of Muroto City was recog- Geo refers to the Earth. There As the hub for disseminating information on Muroto UN- nized as a UNESCO Global Geopark in is a lot to be learnt about both September 2011. While you are here, the land and the people through ESCO Global Geopark, the center explains about the you can enjoy finding out about every- the rocky coast protruding into thing from geology and culture to the the sea, and the quasi-tropical geopark through an exhibition and videos. There is also diversity of the ecosystem. forests covering the cape in the southeast of Shikoku. Come and a guided tour. A new feature is a geopark experiencing explore the ‘secrets of Muroto.’ area. Here, you can learn all the Muroto UNESCO about the geopark and where Global Geopark Takaaki Shirai, to go to see its highlights. This Geological specialist, facility has a video theater Muroto Geopark and educational programs ex- Promotion Committee plaining how the land of Mur- oto was formed. When you come to the geopark, make this your first stop. MAP P44 C-4 Address: 1810-2, Murotomisaki Cho, Muroto City Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: None Parking lot: 50 lots (free of charge) Access: About 40 min. drive from ‘Nahari’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line; Near ‘Muroto Sekai Geopark Center’ bus stop on Kochi Tobu Kotsu Bus Streets of Kiragawa Muroto Dolphin Center TEL: +81-887-25-3670 TEL: +81-887-22-1245 (Kiragawa Machinami Kan) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) The streetscape was designated The street has plaster-walled This facility gives visitors a There are a number of pro- as a National Important Preser- merchant houses built in the chance to interact with dolphins. grams you can take part in vation District for Groups of Tradi- late 19th Century, ‘mizukiri What I would recommend most is here; you can touch a dolphin, tional Buildings for the first time in gawara’ warehouses, and the ‘Dolphin Swim’, which gives experience the trainers’ work Kochi. You can have a guided tour walls made using stones from you the opportunity to swim in the and swim with the dolphins. through the area. rivers and beach. These re- sea with a dolphin. I’m sure this maining examples of tradition- will be an unforgettable event. Kei Murakami, Masao Aoki, al architecture in the streets Crews are close by and you can Trainer Guide along the Kira River are very enjoy talking with them, too. special. I’d like to see the MAP P44 C-4 MAP P44 C-4 street preserved and handed on to the next generation. Address: 6810-162, Kujirahama, Murotomisaki Cho, Muroto City Address: Kiragawa Cho, Muroto City Open hours: 10:00 – 16:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: Guided tour is available for a fee (Advance reservation is required.) Parking lot: About 33 lots (free of charge) Fee: ¥435 (¥760 – Dolphin Touch, ¥2,160-Trainer experience, ¥8,640-Dolphin Swim) Access: About 20 min. drive from ‘Nahari’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line; Parking lot: 15 lots (free of charge) Near ‘Kiragawa Gakko Dori’ bus stop on Kochi Tobu Kotsu Bus Access: About 40 min. drive from ‘Nahari’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Muroto Eigyosho’ bus stop on Kochi Tobu Kotsu Bus Cape Muroto Lighthouse ‘Kujira Kan’ Museum (Kiramesse Muroto) This white lighthouse is the symbol of Cape Muroto, and is famous This museum explains about the ancient style of whale hunting, as a meeting place for lovers. The lighthouse festival is a rare chance once an industry in Muroto City, using illustrations and digitally to enter the lighthouse and is held annually on the Sunday closest to animated pictures. Newly introduced is popular virtual reality November 1st. experience, in which visitors can go on board a sekobune boat. MAP P44 C-4 MAP P44 C-4 Address: 890-11, Hei, Kiragawa Cho, Muroto City Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Closed: Monday (or the next day when a Monday falls on a national holiday) Address: Murotomisaki Cho, Muroto City Fee: ¥500 Parking lot: 35 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: Available (free of charge) Access: About 25 min. drive from ‘Nahari’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line; Access: About 45 min. drive from ‘Nahari’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line; Near ‘Kiramesse Muroto’ bus stop on Kochi Tobu Kotsu Bus About 30 min. on foot from ‘Murotomisaki’ bus stop on Kochi Tobu Kotsu Bus QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 46 * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

AREA GUIDE Muroto and Aki Area Umaji Mura Yuzu no Mori Kakojo - Furusato Center: Umaji Mura Agricultural ‘Makaichotteya’ Cooperative Association TEL: +81-887-44-2333 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) You can rely on us to tell you This is a shopping center This is a yuzu processing This facility shows you the how to get the most out of with a tourist information plant of the Umaji Mura Agri- process of making the yuzu your visit to Umaji Village, corner and a specialty item cultural Cooperative Associ- products of Umaji Village from how to get around and for shop. Various yuzu products ation. You can watch demon- order taking to packaging information on the mountains. and handicrafts made from strations of the production and delivery. After watching, We can tell you anything you Yanase Cedar are for sale. process of ‘Gokkun Uma- please relax in the Yanase want to know about Umaji jimura’ and buy products that Cedar Lobby and try some Village. You can also try your are made here at the shop. ‘Gokkun’. hand at making magewappa. When you come to Umaji Vil- lage, make this your first stop. Naoko Anyoji, MAP P44 B-2 MAP P44 B-2 Yuki Honzawa, Village Guide PR Staff, Agricultural Management and Sales Section Address: 382-1, Umaji, Umaji Village, Aki Gun Address: 3888-1, Umaji, Umaji Village, Aki Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Open hours: 8:30 – 17:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Open throughout the year Parking lot: 5 lots (free of charge) Fee: None Access: About 1 h 30 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Parking lot: 8 lots (free of charge) Access: About 1 h 30 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Near ‘Umajibashi’ bus stop on Kochi Tobu Kotsu Bus Near ‘Umaji’ bus stop on Kochi Tobu Kotsu Bus Yanase Yanase Forest Maruyama Park Railway Ruin TEL: +81-887-44-2333 (Makaichotteya) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) This is a park located at Hop on a diesel locomotive Come and walk with us along There is a guided tour to the starting point of trip in used in days gone by for the ruin of railway. It was built the ruin of Yanase Forest Yanase. The park includes carrying logs and take a ride 50 years ago. We will explain Railway extending across 5 Yanase Onsen, a Forest through the park. Enjoy the you the basic technology municipalities in the Central Railway, Yanase Sugi no ie, flavor of the seasons. The used for laying this railway to Aki Area. You can listen to and athletic facilities. ticket for the train is made of give you a vivid picture of the the history and culture of this wood by hand and makes a times. There are plans to es- area as well. good souvenir of the Forest tablish a branch line route as Railway. well. Koshiro Inoue, Hiromoto Kiyooka, Preserving Forest Umaji Village Guides’ Club Railways Group Address: Umaji Village and its peripheral area MAP P44 C-1 Open hours/Closed/Fees/Parking Lot: Please direct your inquiries to the facility. Address: Yanase, Umaji Village, Aki Gun Access: About 1 h 30 min. drive from Nankoku IC Open hours: (for getting on a forest train); 10:00 – 15:30 (April to October); 10:30 – 15:00 (November to March) Closed: From Monday to Saturday (In August, this train is on service on Saturdays, too) Fee: ¥400 (train ticket); ¥1,000 (driver experience) Parking lot:30 lots (free of charge) Access: About 2 hours. drive from Nankoku IC 47

Seaside Fujimura Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Nature School Yarn Making Museum TEL: +81-887-38-5127 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) When you go snorkeling, you In this facility, you can learn The yarn making industry The factory had operated here can see the colorful coral reef about and enjoy nature. was based on the silk cul- for many years, but closed up really close and if you are There is a beautiful coral ture in Japan. An old yarn down in 2005. The original lucky, you will find yourself reef beach at Nahari and you making factory is now a new building was demolished, but surrounded by tropical fish. It can enjoy sea kayaking and sightseeing spot in Nahari we built this memorial mu- feels as if you are in a dream. snorkeling. Town. The museum shows seum because we wanted to documents and items related leave a record for later gener- Takashi Ito; to yarn making industries of ations. Director modern times. Kyoichi Yasumitsu, MAP P44 B-3 MAP P44 B-3 President, Fujimura Yarn making Company Address: Jisaki, 2293-2, Ko, Nahari Town, Aki Gun Access: 2630, Otsu, Nahari Town, Aki Gun Open hours: 9:30 – 11:00, 13:30 – 15:00 Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Closed: November to March Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥2,000 (90-min. guide service included) Fee: None Parking lot: Available (free of charge) Parking lot: 20 lots (free of charge) Access: About 1 h 10 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Access: About 1 h 5 min. drive from Nankoku IC; About 5 min. drive from ‘Nahari’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line About 15 min. on foot from ‘Nahari’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line Tano Cho Total Oka Palace Sun Dried Salt Making Experiencing Facility TEL: +81-887-38-2390 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) Sun dried salt refers to salt You will see lines of crystal- The open space here has This was the former house produced with the help of lization boxes: some contain such a pleasant breeze flow- of the Oka Family, a rich nothing but the natural forc- seawater, others contain salt ing through that I sometimes merchant family, which was es of sunlight and the wind. in the process of crystalliza- find someone taking a nap. used as an inn by the lords The facility offers a tour of tion. When you put your hand Come visit us with your near- of the domain during the Edo the process of sun dried salt in one, you will be surprised est and dearest; I’m sure you period when they made an making. Visitors can make at the soft sensation of the will feel at home. inspection tour of the eastern salt and how beautiful it looks. area of Tosa Domain. Visitors Keiko Matsumoto, can dress up as a lord and their own salt, too. Curator a princess in their traditional costumes. Takuma Komatsu, MAP P44 B-3 Staff of Tano Cho Local Revitalization Cooperative Group MAP P44 B-3 Address: 2703-6, Tano Town, Aki Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 16:00 Address: 2147-1, Tano Town, Aki Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 16:30 Closed: Tuesday (or the subsequent Wednesday, if Tuesday falls on a national holiday) Closed: Tuesday (or the subsequent Wednesday, if Tuesday falls on a national holiday) Fee: ¥500 Fee: ¥800 (Reservation required, A tour takes 60 to 90 min.), ¥400 (watch- Parking lot: 100 lots (free of charge; Tano Town Office, etc.) Access: About 60 min. drive from Nankoku IC; ing salt making processes) About 10 min. on foot from ‘Tano’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line Parking lot: 5 lot (free of charge) Access: About 60 min. drive from Nankoku IC; About 15 min. on foot from ‘Tano’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 48 * Opening hours of facilities are from the time they open the doors to visitors in the morning to the time last visitors leave. Plan on arriving at least 30 min. to 1 hour before closing time. * Though it isn’t shown above, each facility is closed during the New Year holiday season, spring holiday season, summer holiday season and extraordinary closing days determined by each one. For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)

AREA GUIDE Muroto and Aki Area Walking along Yataro Iwasaki Historical City of Aki Birthplace The Doi area contains the MAP P44 A-2 house where Yataro Iwasaki was born, samurai houses This is the house where Yataro Iwasaki, founder of the Mitsubishi Group, surrounded by characteristic was born. It is said the stones in the garden were placed in a form of the hedges and Farmer’s Clock. It Japanese archipelago by the young Yataro, showing his youthful ambition. preserves the atmosphere of the town, characteristic of the Address: Ichinomiya, Inokuchi, Aki City period from the 17th century to the 19th century. Why not Open hours: 8:00 – 17:00 Closed: Open throughout the year take a guided tour around this unique and historical area? Fee: None Parking lot: Available (free of charge) Seisuke Negi, Access: About 50 min. drive from Nankoku IC; President, Aki City Volunteer Guide You will get a feeling of the long Near‘Ichinomiya’ bus stop on Genki Bus Group history of Aki City from its streets- cape and sightseeing spots. Rent Farmer’s Clock a bicycle or just stroll through the streets. MAP P44 A-2 Aki City Museum of The clock was hand-made by Genma Hatakenaka for local History and Folklore farmers, around 1887, after studying the mechanical struc- ture of a clock made in the U.S. It is a symbol of Aki City. Aki still keeps an atmosphere of the samurai era, including Address: Doi, Aki City Open hours: Free for just watching the clock Farmer’s Clock and Doikachu. The Museum shows the history Parking lot: 30 lots (free of charge) of Aki City. In those days, a feu- dal lord, Kunitora Aki had his The museum holds weapons, body Access: About 50 min. drive from Nankoku IC; castle in this city. In this sense, armors and fine arts and crafts the museum is the best place that have been handed down from Near ‘Nora Dokei Mae’ bus stop on Genki Bus to learn history of Aki City. generation to generation among the Goto Family, the chief retainer Doikachu Norio Oi, of the Tosa Domain, and items re- Director lated to the history of Aki City. The MAP P44 A-2 museum is situated in the ruin of MAP P44 A-2 Aki Castle and in the vicinity is a This is a streetscape of samurai houses from the Doi area. calligraphy museum. It was, in those days, a castle town. The house of the Nomura Family is open to the public for free. Address: 953- , Doi, Aki City Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Closed: Monday (Closed on Mondays if they fall on national holidays) Address: Doi, Aki City Parking lot: 30 lots (free of charge) Fee: ¥300 Parking lot: 10 lots (free of charge) Access: About 50 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Access: About 60 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Near ‘Nora Dokei Mae’ bus stop on Genki Bus About 10 min. on foot from ‘Nora Dokei Mae’ on Genki Bus Yasuda Machinami The building is a former hospital Shigeo Nakamura, Koryukan ‘Nagomi’ built in the early 20th Century Cultural promotion staff and is now a national registered in Yasuda Town Activists in Yasuda Town from the late Edo tangible cultural property. Visit Period to the Meiji Restoration are introduced here to find out about the fa- MAP P44 B-3 using historical documents and special events. mous people who come from They include Junzo Takamatsu, Eikichi Ishida Yasuda Town and how to enjoy and other people related to Ryoma Sakamoto. your trip in the area. Address: 1674-1, Yasuda, Yasuda Town, Aki Gun Parking lot: 8 lots (free of charge) Open hours: 9:00 - 17:00 Access: About 60 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Closed: Open throughout the year (until March 31, 2019) Fee: None (¥200 for special events) About 10 min. on foot from ‘Yasuda’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line. 49