Uchiharano Aki Tourist Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Ceramics Museum Information Center TEL: +81-887-32-0308 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) I feel happy when I hear Visitors can make Uchi- This is the hub for sightsee- When you arrive in this area, someone saying ‘When I put harano-yaki pottery using ing in eastern Kochi. There is come and visit us first. We a cup and a dish I made on the traditional technique Tourist information about Aki will be more than happy to the table it makes me really of tebineri and painting in City and eastern Kochi, as tell you about anything you happy.’ I sincerely hope that the fully equipped facilities. well as information on hotels want to know, including the more people come to enjoy Our instructors will lead you and restaurants. It also sells history and great figures of the simple red brown Uchiha- through the process. souvenirs and supplies bicy- the area. Don’t forget to see rano pottery. cles for free use by tourists. the ‘Ryoma-den’ exhibition corner. Izuru Nishimura, Shogo Kondo, Instructor Staff of Aki City Tourist Association MAP P44 A-2 MAP P44 A-2 Address: 1607-1, Kawakitaotsu, Aki City Address: 1-4-32, Yanomaru, Aki City Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 (pottery making: 9:00 – 15:00) Open hours: 8:30 – 17:30 Closed: Wednesday (Open on Wednesdays falling on a national holiday) Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥2,200 or up (tebineri course); ¥800 or up (pottery painting course): ¥1,500 or Fee: None up (pottery wheel course) (Reservation at least one day in advance is required.) Parking lot: 12 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 50 lots (free of charge) Access: About 50 min. drive from Nankoku IC; Access: About 50 min. drive from Nankoku IC; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Aki’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line Near ‘Togeikan Mae’ bus stop on Genki Bus Teruport Yasuda Geisei Mura Denshokan (Brown Sugar Making Facility) TEL: +81-887-33-2990 (Kappa Ichi) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) This complex includes ‘Tosa The square has all types of Geisei Village is famous as Visitors can make brown no Genki Ichi Market,’ a shop agricultural products delivered a producer of brown sugar sugar (shiroshitatou) using selling local products, restau- by local producers after har- and is working to preserve its the traditional way of boiling rants and sweets shops that vesting in the morning. Soft traditional method of making extract squeezed from sug- sell food using local ingredi- ice-cream made from milk it by hand. A facility giving arcane. ents. produced at a local farm in visitors the opportunity to ex- Yasuda Town is very popular. perience making brown sugar MAP P44 A-2 by hand opened in 2014. After MAP P44 B-3 Takasuke Ojima, you have made it, you can Staff at Economic take the brown sugar home Construction Section, with you. Enjoy your visit to Yasuda Town Hall the facility. Shiko Ino, Staff, Sugar Making Association Address: 1716-6, Yasuda, Yasuda Town, Aki Gun Address: 4537- , Wajikiko, Geisei Village, Aki Gun Open hours: 8:30 – 18:00 Open hours/Closed: Please direct your inquiries to the facility. Closed: Third Wednesday Fee: ¥2,000 (The experience courses are available from April to October. Res- Parking lot: 20 lots (free of charge) ervation required at least 10 days in advance. A group of at least four people Access: About 60 min. drive from Nankoku IC; is required for a reservation.) Parking lot: 10 lots (free of charge) About 10 min. on foot from ‘Yasuda’ Station on Gomen Nahari Access: About 35 min. drive from Nankoku IC Line QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 50 * 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 Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area 1100 Years Story Ishin no Mon Gate 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 Yusuhara The statues standing at Ishin TEL: +81-889-65-1187 no Mon are vivid as if they are about to run and are symbols (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) of Yusuhara Town. They are shining forever in the long his- The museum shows many It exhibits folklore items that These dynamic statues are themed by tory of Yusuhara Town. folklore materials that tell tell 110 0 years histor y of eight samurais of the mid-19th Century good old days for tourists Yusuhara Town. Have a walk who are related to Yusuhara Town, Yoshiyuki Nishimura, as well as local residents. along the Dappan no Michi including Izumi Kakehashi originated President of Visit ‘Marodo Kan’ a tourist (lit. the road for fleeing from from Yusuhara Town, Sakamoto Ryo- Yusuhara Deai no Kai information center nest to the the domain). Marodo Kan ma and Yoshimura Torataro. museum. accepts inquiries and reser- vations for walking along the MAP P51 A-2 Dappan no Michi. Address: Square of Wadajo (Kawanishiji Region Structural Improvement Center) at 2343-1 Kawanishiji, Yusuhara Town, Takaoka Gun Parking lot: 15 lots (free of charge) Access: About 55 min. drive from Susaki-nishi IC; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Yusuhara’ bus stop on Kochi Koryo Kotsu Bus Momoko Hashida, MAP P51 A-2 Staff at Marodo Kan Address: 1428-1, Yusuhara, Yusuhara Town, Takaoka Gun Residence of Open hours: 10:00 – 17:00 Torataro Yoshimura Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥200 Visit and enjoy the home of Torataro. This is a life-sized reproduction of the birth Parking lot: Available (at Yusuhara Town Hall) There are plenty of places to visit, in- house of Torataro Yoshimura, one of the Access: About 55 min. drive from Susaki-nishi IC; cluding ‘Hayase Log Bridge’, a wooden four famous samurai in Tosa Domain. In bridge of a type rarely seen in Japan, the house, milestones that Torataro passed About 5 min. on foot from ‘Yusuhara’ bus stop on Kochi Koryo which is said to be the origin of chinka- as he escaped from the control of Tosa Kotsu Bus bashi (Submersible bridges), and Suwa Domain, and other items Shrine, where Tsunoyama Koshiki related to him are displayed. Shikoku Karst Kagura, a dance with masks, is Tengu Plateau performed at its autumn festival. MAP P51 B-1 Shikoku Karst is an ideal meteor Isamu Omoda, shower and constellation viewing Representative of ‘Ishin no spot. Depending on the season, Sakigake’ Torataro Shachu you can see Canopus. It has been said that looking at Canopus can Address: 1456-1, Yoshiunoko, Tsuno Town, Takaoka Gun extend one’s life. Around Tengu forest is designated as a forest Open hours: 9:00 – 16:00 Closed: Open throughout the year therapy site. Surprisingly enough, when you walk in the forest while Fee: None Parking lot: Available (free of charge) watching mountain flowers of seasonal beauty, you will find Access: About 60 min. drive from Susaki-higashi IC. your mind would be soothed. Located on a plateau of 1,400 Shimanto River m above sea level extending Rei Uehara, Origin Point about 25 km from east to Deputy Manager, west, Shikoku Karst is one of Tenguso Inn The forest would remind you the three major karst of Japan. of an anime film, Princess Tengu Forest, 1,485 m above Mononoke. It is fantastic to see sea level, is located at a tiny stream of the origin of its east edge. Shimanto River flows through rocks with moss. You can walk Address: Yoshiuno-otsu, Tsuno Town, Takaoka Gun MAP P51 B-1 the area with your guide. This is the origin of Shimanto Access: About 1 h 20 min. drive from Susaki-higashi IC River, the last clear stream in Ja- Yumi Yamamoto, pan. The river of 196 km in length Therapy Road Forest bathing is good for Industrial Section, starts in the forest of Mt. Irazu at removing stress and staying Tsuno Town 1,200 m above sea level. TEL: +81-889-62-3188 healthy. Walking along the Therapy Road is a good ex- MAP P51 B-1 (Kogen Fureai no ie Tenguso) ercise, too. You can walk with (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) your guide, for a fee. Address: Funato, Tsuno Town, Takaoka Gun Closed: On snowy days or during a Typhoon hit the area, the roads may be closed. Parking lot: None (You may park your car on the road side.) Access: About 60 min. drive from Susaki-higashi IC and about 25 min. walk QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 52 * 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 Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Susaki Machikado Gallery Kure Taisho Town Market The market sells quite fresh The market is a complex of The gallery uses renovated former The gallery is used as a venue of and delicious fish at rea- an arcade and open air shop merchant house and now is used as exhibitions. Various events are sonable prices. The type of selling fresh sea foods and a friendship exchanging place for planned and put into practice; in fish available here varies vegetables locally produced. local people as well as a the ‘Gendai Chiho Tan (contem- depending on the day. Take It is like a kitchen of ordinary Tourist information center. porary local story)’ event, artists time and find your favorite citizens. are invited here from outside of products. Don’t forget to enjoy Tatsushi Kawanabe, Kochi to stay in Susaki to make chatting with generous and General Manager objects or paintings of what they open-hearted sellers. felt during their stay. Address: 1-16, Aoki Cho, Susaki City Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 MAP P51 D-2 Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday, if Monday falls on a national holiday) Fee: Varies depending on exhibitions Parking lot: 3 lots (free of charge) Access: About 5 min. drive from Susaki-chuo IC; About 10 min. on foot from JR ‘Susaki’ Station Takahiro Tanaka, MAP P51 D-2 Staff of Taisho Town Market Cooperative Association Address: 6370-2, Kure, Nakatosa Town, Takaoka Gun Uminoeki Open hours: before noon to the evening Gourmet Susaki Closed: When the sea is rough. Ask each shop. Parking lot: 30 lots (free of charge) Fish markets in Susaki City Access: About 5 min. drive from Nakatosa IC; opens auction three times a day. I always go there. We are About 5 min. on foot from JR ‘Tosa-Kure’ Station group of fishermen, all have about 40 years experience. We Kuroshio Kobo believe we have good eyes to Operated by Susaki Fishery select quality fish. Come here Cooperative Association, Umino TEL: +81-889-40-1160 and eat delicious fish here in eki Gourmet Susaki is open on Susaki City. Saturdays, Sundays and na- (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) tional holidays only, where you Sachio can eat, buy fish and experience Speaking of Katsuo no Tataki Nakagawa, Katsuo no Tataki making. in Nakatosa Town, raw bonito Representative is cooked using a rice straw Address: 1, Kirimaminami, Susaki City fire. Why don’t you make and MAP P51 D-2 Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 eat Katsuo no Tataki by quick- Closed: Weekdays except for national holidays ly burning a bonito fillets using Parking lot: 15 lots (free of charge) a rice straw fire? You cannot Access: About 5 min. drive from Susaki-higashi forget the moment and must IC; About 10 min. on foot from JR ‘Onogo’ Station become a fan of Katsuo no The Kuroshio Kobo is situat- Tataki. Yokonami ed next to an onsen ryokan Kuroshio Line ‘Kuroshio Honjin’ and pro- vides visitors an experience It is not only the No.1 skyline of Katsuo no Tataki making. in Kochi, but also No.1 in You can eat Katsuo no Tataki Shikoku. After passing Usa you cook here. Ohashi Bridge, an uphill road starts. Driving along the uphill Kazuhito Hayashi, It is a driving road extending and downhill roads is a lot of Chef along the Yokonami Penin- fun. Have a fun driving! sula. To the south extends MAP P51 D-2 the vast Pacific Ocean and Shinjo-Kun, to the north is a calm sea of Susaki City Mascot Address: 8009-11, Kure, Nakatosa Town, Takaoka Gun Uranouchi Bay. At Sunoura Character Open hours: 8:00 – 15:00 Parking Area located on the Closed: Second Thursday (or other day of week, if Thursday falls on a national holiday) driving road, stands a statue Fee: Bonito (at market price) + course fees (elementary course: ¥800; in- of Takechi Hanpeita. termediate course:¥1,500) * Reservation required Parking lot: 70 lots (free of charge) MAP P51 E-1 Access: About 5 min. drive from Nakatosa IC Address: From Usa, Tosa City to Uranouchi, Susaki City 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. 53 * 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 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Cape Ashizuri Address: Ashizurimisaki, Tosashimizu City Parking lot: 20 lots (free of charge) TEL: +81-880-82-3155 Access: About 1 h 10 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways; (Tosashimizu City Tourist Association) Near ‘Ashizurimisaki’ bus stop on Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus MAP P54 D-5 This is the southernmost cape at The 270 degree panoramic Ashizuri the tip of the Ashizuri Peninsula, view from the observation Stargazing MAP P54 D-5 and home to various types of deck at Cape Ashizuri is sub-tropical plants. This area has something you shouldn’t The observatory deck is sur- been designated as the Ashizuri miss. There are a lot of rounded by the sea and is a Uwakai National Park. The Cape mysterious stories related to good stargazing spot through- Ashizuri lighthouse was built in Kobo Daishi. Come and join out the year. A guide will ex- 1914 and was selected as one of the Ashizuri 7 Mysteries Tour plain about the various constel- the 50 best lighthouses in Japan. and listen to the stories. (The lations that can be seen. tour takes about 50 min.) Bujio Tomita, Address: Ashizurimisaki, Tosashimizu City President of Tosashimizu City *The guide is conducted Open hours/Closed/Parking lot/Access: Please direct your Tourist Volunteer Group only in Japanese inquiries to the above phone number. (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) Hakusan Natural Arch This is a granite rock whose center has been eroded by the sea to form a natural arch 16 m high, about 17 m wide and about 15 m deep. MAP P54 D-5 Address: Ashizurimisaki, Tosashimizu City Access: About 1 h 10 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Hakuo Jinja Mae’ bus stop on Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus John Mung Museum The museum introduces you to Visitors are welcomed by a panel of John Manjiro, who lived in the Bibiru Oki (a Japanese comedian), who Address: 303, Yoro, Tosashimizu City mid-19th Century, and brought was appointed as Director Emeritus of Open hours: 8:30 – 17:00 important information about the Museum in April 2013. Don’t miss Closed: Open throughout the year the United States to Japan. His the statues of John Manjiro and his Fee: ¥400 life, with its ups and downs, companions as they drifted in the Pa- is explained with panels and cific – they look as if they are about to models. come alive! The museum is closed from Naomi Idani, October 1 2017 to March 31 Staff, Tosashimizu City 2018 for renovation work. Tourist Association MAP P54 C-5 Parking lot: 150 lots Access: About 50 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways; About 5 min. on foot from ‘Yoro’ bus stop on Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus 55
Tatsukushi Kochi Prefecture 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 Marine Park Ashizuri Aquarium MAP P54 C-5 Tr y to ride on a Feeding time at the giant The aquarium has about glass boat, when tank is very popular. People 200 types of creatures you come here stand near the top of the from the sea around Tat- to see coral reef tank, 9m in diameter and sukushi. Feeding time for under the sea and 7m in depth, to see the fish the sea animals in the gi- then have a walk at as they are fed – it’s very ant tank takes place twice Minokoshi Beach to exciting. We hold different a day at 11:00 and 14:00. enjoy natural arts. events every month. Come and see the marine life here. Masao Nishimiya, Director Designated as the first marine park MAP P54 C-5 in Japan, the beautiful scenery of Tatsukushi Marine Park is known for Noriyuki Hamaji, Address: 4032, Misaki, Tosashimizu City its strangely-shaped rocks. There is Tosashimizu City Tourist Open hours: 8:00 – 18:00 (or 9:00 – 17:00 from September to March) a facility where the ecosystem of the Association Closed: Third Thursday in December area is explained. People of all ages Fee: ¥720 will enjoy staying here. Parking lot: 50 lots (free of charge) Access: About 55 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways; Near ‘Tatsukushi Kaiyokan Mae’ bus stop on Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus Address: Tatsukushi, Tosashimizu City Ashizuri Underwater Parking lot: 70 lots (municipal parking lot) Observation Tower Access: About 55 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways; Near ‘Tatsukushi’ bus stop on Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus Glassboat What you can see from the under-sea observatory This is a boat with a glass bottom through which people can see the From the observatory room, even the texture of beautiful coral reef and tropical fish below them. The cruise lasts room 7 m below sea lev- the rocks, changes from about 45 minutes. el you can see the world day to day as this is a truly of the colorful southern natural museum. You can Tatsukushi Sightseeing Steamboat MAP P54 C-5 sea. It is one of the larg- see about 30 species of est under-sea observato- fish, including nibblers. Address: 19-10, Tatsukushi, Tosashimizu City ry rooms in Japan. Don’t hesitate to ask us any Open hours: 8:00 – 17:00 (March to November); 8:00 – 16:30 questions you may have. (December to February) Closed: On stormy days Shota Bunno, Fee: ¥1,560 Sales Section Manager Access: About 55 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways; Near ‘Tatsukushi’ bus stop on Ko- chi Seinan Kotsu Bus MAP P54 C-5 Tatsukushi Marine Sightseeing MAP P54 C-5 Address: 4135-2, Misaki, Tosashimizu City Address: 4124-1, Misaki, Tosashimizu City Open hours: 8:00 – 16:30 (March to October); 8:30 – 16:30 (No- Open hours: 8:30 – 17:00 (9:00 – 17:00 from September to March) vember to February) Closed: On stormy days Closed: On stormy days Fee: ¥900 Fee: ¥1,560 Parking lot: 150 lots (free of charge) Access: About 55 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Access: About 55 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways; Near ‘Kaiteikan Mae’ bus stop on Kochi Kuroshio Railways; Near ‘Kaiteikan Mae’ bus stop on Kochi Seinan Seinan Kotsu Bus Kotsu Bus QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 56 * 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 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area The sea changes color on the way to Kashiwa Island. From the white beach, Odo Coast and the emerald green sea gradually dark- Kashiwa Island ens and turns to a brilliant blue close to Kashiwa Island. The color gradation At Odo Coast you can see the spec- is truly beautiful. Time seems to pass tacular contrast between its steep more slowly on the island, making it a cliffs and the Pacific Ocean. Kashiwa natural healing spot. Island is surrounded by beautifully translucent water which is perfect for Masaru Kanda, diving and surf fishing. NPO Kuroshio Jikkan Center Otsuki Ecology Ryugahama Camp Ground Camp Ground TEL: +81-880-74-0303 TEL: +81-880-76-0607 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) MAP P54 B-5 MAP P54 A-5 There is a beach right next to the camping field. Various corals and species of coral dwelling fish live in the waters. You can rent snor- From the tent site on the plateau you have a great view of Ryuga- keling equipment here. hama Beach and Kashiwa Island. It is perfect for snorkeling, fish- ing and hiking. Address: 500, So-ogata, Otsuki Town, Hata Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Address: 1001-1, Kashiwajima, Otsuki Town, Hata Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Fee: ¥2,300 for renting a set of snorkeling equipment Closed: Open throughout the year Parking lot: 25 lots (free of charge) Fee: ¥5,000 (one night stay in per site in the tent site); ¥3,500 (day camping) Access: About 60 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways; Parking lot: 15 lots for overnight-staying visitors (free of charge); 26 lots for general visitors (free of charge) Access: About 1 h 15 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways; About Near‘Ecology Camp Jo Mae’ bus stop on Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus 10 min. on foot from ‘Kannonsho Iriguchi’ bus stop on Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus Kanyo Island Park Okino Island and Uguru Island This park attracts a lot of vis- The snowman sunset (Daru- Beaches in these islands are These two inhabited islands itors in summer who like to ma Sunset) can be seen open in June every year. You are located off the southwest swim and enjoy the beach. In from the mid-November to can enjoy diving and go surf coast of Sukumo City. The winter, many photographers mid-February, on very cool fishing to catch big fish. Come sea around the two islands is come to take pictures of the and clear days. It has been here and enjoy marine sports one of the clearest in Japan. sun as it sets in the shape of chosen as one of the 100 and forget your daily life. a snowman. most beautiful sunset scenes in Japan. Come to Sukumo Bay and watch the beautiful sunset. Reiko Daike, Yohei Shiraishi, Staff at Commerce, Sukumo City Tourist Association Industry and Sightseeing Section, MAP P54 B-4 Sukumo City Office MAP P54 A-5 Address: 378, Oshima, Sukumo City Address: Okino Island, Sukumo City / Uguru Island, Sukumo City Parking lot: Available (free of charge) Access: About 50 min. to 1 h 35 min. by a regular shuttle Ferry from Access: About 45 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Rail- Katashima Port ways 57
Sukumo City Shimanto Tourist Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Museum of History Information Center The diorama on the history This facility explains about The Center is a hub for sight- Pick up a rental cycle here hall on the 3rd floor is a must the history of Sukumo and seeing around the Shimanto and start your trip around the see. Visitors can watch vid- includes information about Region and other sightseeing region. It is a good way of en- eos by just pressing a button, 21 notable people who were spots around the Shimanto joying your tour here. You can which are synchronized with born in the area, using mod- River and Cape Ashizuri. get sightseeing pamphlets in models, allowing them to els, videos, panels and his- Rental cycles are available English, Chinese and Korean. compare scenes during the torical artifacts. here. Edo period with how they look now. Yuka Yamato, Ryu Yoshimoto, Staff Staff at Shimanto City Tourist Association MAP P54 B-4 MAP P54 C-3 Address: 2-7-14, Chuo, Sukumo City Address: Sun River Shimanto, 383-15, Uyama, Shimanto City Open hours: 8:30 – 17:00 Open hours: 8:30 – 17:30 Closed: Monday (or the next day if a Monday falls on a national holiday) Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥200 Fee: None Parking lot: 88 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 175 lots (free of charge) Access: About 30 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Access: About 60 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC; Railways; About 10 min. on foot from ‘Higashi Sukumo’ Station About 5 min. on foot from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio on Tosa Kuroshio Railways Railways Shimanto City Stargazing Event Folk Museum (Shimanto Astronomical Observatory) TEL.+81-880-34-7311 TEL.+81-880-52-2225 (Shimanto City Central Community Hall) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) (Hotel Seira Shimanto) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) The museum displays items Shimanto City Central Com- This is a rare observatory as Nishitosa in Shimanto City is related to Shinkichi Higuchi, munity Hall is holding the stars and the Milky Way can famous for starry sky, recog- an activist samurai during the ‘Shimanto Special Exhibition.’ be observed in a residential nized by the Ministry of the late Tokugawa Shogunate It is a chance to view valuable area. Many visitors are very Environment. The Milky Way period who had a close rela- items from the museum’s impressed that so many stars viewed from the observatory tionship with the Tosa Ichijo collections. Don’t miss it. are visible here. Come and extends from the top of the Family and Ryoma Sakamoto. (The museum is closed for visit the observatory with your sky to the horizon. From the two days to prepare for a new family. observatory, you can feel the To be partially open in March 2018. event after one exhibition vastness of the natural world ends.) in Shimanto City. MAP P54 C-3 Miho Shimizu, Saki Hamada, MAP P54 B-2 Shimanto City Seisho Attendant *Read the QR code to display information Educational Committee on Shimanto City Central Community Hall. Address: 8-22, Uyamasatsuki Cho, Shimanto City (Shimanto City Central Address: 1100, Nishitosamochii, Shimanto City Community Hall) Open hours: The event starts from 20:00 and ends at 21:00 (Come to the Open hours: 9:00 - 17:00 observatory at least by 19:50.) Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Wednesday Fee: ¥200 (Shimanto City Central Community Hall) Fee: ¥510 (reservation required) Parking lot: 15 lots (Shimanto City Central Community Hall) Parking lot: 14 lots (free of charge) Access: About 60 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC Access: About 1h 10 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 58 * 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 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Adults and children alike can enjoy the river. If you travel slowly down the former road by bicycle Shimanto River you can really appreciate the gorgeous scenery along the Shimanto River. There is a lot of deli- The Shimanto River is said to be ‘the last clear stream’ in Japan and is cious food, too. Come and enjoy the Shimanto symbolic of Kochi. The Chinkabashi (Submersible bridge) blend with River and feel how slowly time passes. the beautiful scenery of this river with its rich natural environment. Osamu Kanda, Shimanto River Foundation Shimanto River Sightseeing Boat ■ Cruise Ship Operators (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) Shimanto Kappa Kumiai TEL: +81-880-29-1005 Shimanto Kawanoeki Canoe House TEL: +81-880-52-2121 Nattoku TEL: +81-880-38-2918 Shimanto no Ao TEL: +81-880-38-2000 Misato Kanko Bune Ebisu Taishi TEL: +81-880-38-2321 Yakatabune Sakoya TEL: +81-90-5147-4023 Matsuhiroya TEL: +81-880-35-0022 Shimanto Auto Camping Field Shimanto River Study and ‘Welcome’ Play Museum (Akitsuio) Shimanto City Dragonfly TEL: +81-880-27-1211 MAP P54 D-2 Nature Park (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) Located by the banks of the Yusuhara River, a branch of the Shi- One of the notable features of manto River, the auto camping field has lawn tennis courts and the facility is feeding the pira- fully equipped cabins. ruku, a carnivorous fish from the Amazon River, whose Address: 546, Eshi, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun The Dragonfly Hall displays total length exceeds 2 m. This specimens of dragonflies from dynamic event starts at 16:00 Open hours: 9:00 – 16:00 Closed: Open throughout the year all over the world, while the every day, when you can see Fish Hall keeps freshwater the fish jump and wrestle for Fee: ¥3,000 per night (in the camp field); ¥15,000 per night (in a cabin) and brackish water fish from their food. From spring to au- Japan and abroad. Around tumn, you can catch crawfish. Parking lot: 59 lots (free of charge) the halls is a natural sanctu- ary with many kinds of drag- Sae Nomura, Access: About 40 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC onflies. In fact, it is home to Staff at Dragonfly one of the greatest varieties and Nature Auto Camping Field of dragonfly species in Japan. Preservation Tomarotto Association TEL: +81-880-33-0101 MAP P54 D-4 MAP P54 C-3 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) The autocamping field is situated in a superb location near the Pacif- ic Ocean and Tosa Seinan Daikibo Park (lit. Tosa Southwest Large- Scale Park). Even beginners can enjoy outdoor activities here. Address: 3548, Shimoda, Shimanto City Address: 8055-5, Gudo, Shimanto City Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Open hours: 8:30 – 17:15 Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday, if Monday falls on a national holi- Fee: ¥10,300 for one cabin (used by 4 persons or less) day) Open during spring, summer and winter holiday seasons Parking lot: 87 lots (free of charge) Fee: ¥860 Parking lot: 80 lots (free of charge) Access: About 1 h 5 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC; Access: About 1 h 5 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC; Near ‘Iyashi no Sato’ bus stop on Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus About 15 min. on foot from ‘Kochi Hoso Mae’ bus stop on Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus 59
Shimanto River Kawa Asobi Park Shimanto Kawanoeki Kochi City Area Reihoku Area Monobe River Area Niyodo River Area Muroto and Aki Area Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Furusato Exchange Center Canoe House TEL: +81-880-28-5758 TEL: +81-880-52-2121 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) Rafting is accompanied by The camp site has If you want to enjoy the ex- The facility provides an a guide and you can jump well-treated lawn. You perience of a river, perhaps extensive activity pro- into the river during your can enjoy Shimanto River canoeing is best. While gram, including a canoe cruise. Many people say in various ways, a guided paddling your canoe, you school and family rafting. they enjoyed the river very rafting and using a rental can feel close to the riv- Beginners can enjoy the much. Take your time and canoe. er’s surface and enjoy the marine sports, too. Rental enjoy your river cruise. beautiful scenery around cycles can be picked up you. Stay in a bungalow and returned at 7 termi- Masako Ito, and enjoy the Shimanto nals of ‘Shimanto Rin Curator River! Rin Cycle’ along the mid MAP P54 C-2 to lower stretches of the Atsushi Tanabe, Shimanto River. President MAP P54 B-2 Address: 671-2, Showa, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun Address: 1111-11, Nishitosamochii, Shimanto City Open hours: 8:30 – 17:30 Open hours: 8:30 – 17:30 Closed: Tuesday (Open on Tuesdays from March to October) Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥10,800 for rafting (up to 5 people) Fee: ¥8,100 for one day touring (reservation required) Parking lot: 30 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 70 lots (free of charge) Access: About 50 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC; Access: About 1 h 15 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC About 5 min. on foot from JR ‘Tosa-Showa’ Station Shimanto Canoe and Shimanto Gakusha Camp Village Kawarakko TEL: +81-880-54-1230 TEL: +81-880-31-8400 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) The facility is located in The Shimanto River isn’t a This facility is housed There are various outdoor the downstream area fast-running river, so even in an old elementary activities for you to do of the Shimanto River beginners can enjoy ca- school. Various types of here. Locations include the and you can enjoy the noeing here. It’s exciting to outdoor activity courses Kuroson River, which has river and auto camping. see the changing scenery on the Shimanto River the purest water of all the Beginners can enjoy every time you turn a cor- are available here, in- branches of the Shimanto kayaking, but there is a ner. Come and visit us by cluding canoeing, River. Just call us and we minimum age limit of 9 9:00 to 12:30, then you can cycling, trekking, will tell you which activities years old. go canoeing the same day. and snorkeling. are available. Reiji Yamamoto, MAP P54 C-3 MAP P54 B-2 Hiroyuki Nashi, Staff Nature experience guide Address: 24, Tadenokawa, Shimanto City Address: 408-1, Nishitosanakaba, Shimanto City Open hours: 8:00 – 18:00 Open hours: 8:30 – 17:30 Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday, if Monday falls on a Closed: Wednesday (during July to September, this facility is national holiday) open) Fee: ¥5,200 for a half-day kayaking Fee: ¥3,000 for a half-day one-man canoeing Parking lot: 40 lots (free of charge) Parking lot: 30 lots (free of charge) Access: About 1 h 15 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC; Access: About 1 h 20 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC Near ‘Kawarakko Mae’ bus stop on Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus QR codes Get the access information using your smartphone. (See P2 for how to use the function.) 60 * 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 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area Kaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto Okitsu Beach There is a camping site Okitsu Beach has a 2km This is a museum displaying This museum includes a fig- surrounded by pine trees. It sandy beach. It is a shoal- the history and collections of ure ordered directly by the looks out over a sandy beach ing beach and families with Kaiyodo, world famous figure British Museum: a reproduc- and the Pacific Ocean. All the small children can enjoy sea manufacturer. A huge range tion of Egyptian mummies. staff here work very hard to bathing. of figures is on display. The work was greatly appreci- keep the beach clean so that ated by the staff of the British people can enjoy sea bathing Museum. here. Please come and visit. Keishi Sato, MAP P54 E-2 MAP P54 D-2 Nobuichi Souzaki, Staff, Okitsu Seishonen Staff Ryoko Mura Address: Okitsu, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun Address: 1458-1, Utsuigawa, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun Open hours: 8:00 – 18:00 Open hours: 10:00 – 18:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Tuesday (or the subsequent Wednesday, if Tuesday falls on a Fee: ¥14,000 for staying in a bungalow (up to four persons per a bungalow) national holiday) Parking lot: Available (free of charge) Fee: ¥800 Access: About 30 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC; Parking lot: 50 lots (free of charge) Access: About 30 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC Near ‘Okitsu Ryoko Mura Mae’ bus stop on Shimanto Kotsu Bus Former Tsuzuki Kaiyodo Family’s Residence Kappa Museum This is a café in an old private This is a reproduction of a The facility is full of ideas of Kappa is imaginary creature house. There is a railway villa once owned by a busi- workers who enjoyed working believed to live in rivers. This visible through the window nessman Hanpei Tsuzuki, hard to build the Kappa mu- facility displays about 600 and you may see trolley trains and is an important building seum. Nobody has actually Kappa figures. They were running along the railway de- in Kochi. The inside of the seen Kappa, but everybody sent to the Shimanto Kappa pending on the season. Listen house is open to public and will understand what I have Figure Contest from all over to the sound of the trains and there is also a café. collected are Kappa. I don’t the world. enjoy a cup of tea. exactly know why. Fumi Shimaoka, Osamu Miyawaki, Shimanto Sightseeing President Association MAP P54 D-2 MAP P54 D-2 Address: 2-3, Shigekushi Cho, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun Address: 685, Utsuigawa, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun Open hours: 8:30 - 17:00 Open hours: 10:00 – 18:00 Closed: As decided by the facility Closed: Tuesday (or the subsequent Wednesday, if Tuesday falls on a na- Fee: None tional holiday) Parking lot: 10 lots (free of charge) Fee: ¥500 Access: About 10 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC; Parking lot: Available (free of charge) Access: About 30 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC About 7 min. on foot from JR ‘Kubokawa’ Station 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. 61 * 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)
Sun Dried Katsuo Fureai 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 Salt Making Kuroshio Ichibankan Visitors can make sun dried salt TEL: +81-880-55-3680 using seawater with nothing but sunlight and the wind. Sun dried (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) salt contains various minerals and is very tasty. Your very own solar At this facility, you can enjoy I once saw a child clean a bo- salt will make a perfect souvenir. bonito produced at Saga, the nito, looking very pleased with mecca of bonito fishing and himself, and then go on to eat Saltbee other delicious fishermen’s cui- all the katsuo no tataki, even sine. Visitors can make waray- though he had never liked bo- TEL: +81-880-55-2040 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) aki tataki (katsuo no tataki by nito before. His parents were searing sliced bonito over a very surprised. Why not come Address: 90-4, Kumanoura, Kuroshio Town, Hata Gun rice straw fire.) and try warayaki tataki, the Open hours: 9:00 – 16:00 wildest tataki in Japan? Closed: Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays Fee: ¥1,500 (with a gift) (Reservation required) Kazuyoshi Hamanaka Parking lot: 10 lots (free of charge) Access: About 50 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC MAP P54 E-3 Salteve MAP P54 D-3 TEL: +81-880-55-3226 (Inquiries are available only in Japanese) Address: 374-9, Saga, Kuroshio Town, Hata Gun Open hours: 11:00 – 15:00 Address: 333, Nada, Kuroshio Town, Hata Gun MAP P54 D-3 Closed: Tuesday (Open on a Tuesday if it falls on a national holiday); winter vacation Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Fee: ¥4,000 for three to four persons; ¥3,200 for five persons or more Closed: Open throughout the year Parking lot: 10 lots (free of charge) Fee: ¥1,500 (with a gift) (Reservation required) Access: About 30 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC; Parking lot: 10 lots (free of charge) Access: About 40 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC About 15 min. on foot from ‘Tosa-Saga’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways Seaside Gallery Farmers Restaurants Mihara Village, Doburoku The entire Irino Beach, about The sandy beach extending in The doburoku sake made by 7 Mihara Village is the specific 4 km in length, is like a mu- front of the Irino pine trees is restaurants has its own taste. district where to produce seum of the natural world. a museum. Things that have Try and compare tastes and “Doburoku” is allowed. Dobu- The atmosphere changes drifted here, sand shaped textures of doburoku made by roku is a type of sake which from second to second, by the waves and birds’ foot- the 7 restaurants. It is made is made by rice cropped in minute to minute, and day to prints are some of the exhib- of rice produced in the village. Mihara Village and it is quite day. The T-shirt Art Exhibi- its. Change your mindset and Each restaurant serves deli- sticky as it does not have tion is held during the spring enjoy making your own art. cious foods, as well. filtering process. holiday week only. Kentaro Murakami, Kazushi Kawamura, MAP P54 D-3 President Staff at Mihara Village Association of Commerce and Industry MAP P54 C-4 Address: Irino Kaigan, Kuroshio Town, Hata Gun Address: Mihara Village, Hata Gun Open hours: Open at any time (The office is open from 8:30 to 17:00.) Open hours/Closed/Parking lot: Varies depending on restaurants. Closed: Open throughout the year Access: About 30 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Fee: ¥300 as the event cooperation fee. Railways Parking lot: 50 lots (free of charge) Access: About 40 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC; About 10 min. on foot from ‘Tosa-Irino’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways 62
Specialty Woodwork Items of Woodwork produced in Kochi uses cedar and cypress Kochi from thinning the mountain forests, which occupy 84% of the land area in Kochi. The product line up is var- These items are produced by refined ied from household use to fashion use such as cutting craftsmanships and inspirations, and boards made from cypress, essential oils, bath items also Kochi’s abundant natural re- and bags made of cedar. sources. They will make a memorable souvenir of your visit to Kochi. Tosa Sango (Tosa coral ornaments) Frafu (Giant Flag) The history of coral ornaments in Japan is said to go Frafu are a kind of a giant flag. In Kochi, people raise frafu back to 1812, when fishermen found coral in their nets together with carp streamers on May 5 to pray for the good off the coast of Muroto. Many people find themselves health of boys. Frafu are designed, made and dyed by expe- enchanted by the beauty of coral, and there is a wide rienced craftsmen; giant frafu are about 4 m in height and 7 range of coral ornaments to choose from here, from ex- m in width. The magnificent sight of raised frafu can only be pensive luxury jewelry to more reasonably priced items. seen in spring. Dyed goods in Kochi use the superb technique of experienced frafu craftsmen and are popular souvenirs. 63
Tosa Washi (Tosa Japanese Paper) Tosa Uchihamono (Tosa Forged Blades) When we speak of traditional crafts closely connected Forestry has long thrived in Kochi, and there is a strong to the clear waters of Kochi, one of the first that comes tradition of producing farming and forestry tools such as to mind is Tosa Washi, a kind of Japanese paper which sickles, hatchets and saws. Tosa Uchihamono is a well- dates back a thousand years. As Tosa Washi is strong known brand throughout Japan; its kitchen knives are and long lasting, it is used for restoring works of art and highly valued for their sharpness and durability, winning cultural treasures including some pieces stored in the the praise not only of professional cooks but also house- Louvre Museum. Tosa Washi is highly regarded both in wives. and out of Japan. It can be used for post cards, writing paper and oil blotting paper. Tosa Bincho Tan (Tosa Charcoal) Deep Sea Water Tosa Bincho Tan is one of the natural resources of Kochi. Deep sea water refers to sea water taken from a depth Tosa Bincho Tan uses Ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides) of about 200 to 300 m under the sea. It has a high con- found in areas with moderate climate such as Muroto, and centration of inorganic salts and minerals that are im- grows on slopes anywhere from the beachside to steep hill- portant for our body. Muroto Deep Sea Water is used for sides. Charcoal production using wood and bamboo is active producing mineral water, salt, cakes, processed foods, in Kochi. Charcoal is often used for fuel, deodorant and water cosmetics and a range of other items. purification purposes. 64
55 Muroto and Aki Area MAP P44 -C4 The Michinoeki Michinoeki in Kochi Kiramesse Muroto This Michinoeki has the ‘Kujira Kan’ museum, ‘Shoku Yu Isa no Go’ restaurant and ‘Rakuichi’ souvenir shop. A whale tail is the sign of this Michinoeki. Michinoeki, literally roadside stations, sell Address: 890-11, Hei, Kiragawa Cho, Muroto City superb original local specialty items in Kochi. Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 (Kujira Kan); 10:00 – 19:30 (Restaurant); 8:30 – 17:00 (Rakuichi) Why not drop in at one of the Michinoeki as Closed: Monday (or the subsequent Tuesday, if Monday falls on a national holiday.) you travel around Kochi? Access: About 25 min. drive from ‘Nahari’ Station on Gomen Nahari Line. 55 Muroto and Aki Area MAP P44 B-3 55 Muroto and Aki Area MAP P44 B-2 Michinoeki Michinoeki Tanoekiya Oyama This is located in an unusual Surimi Don with This is a rest area with a Chirimen don place: in the building of Tano Tosajiro scrambled egg panoramic view of Tosa Bay. Station on the Gomen Nahari The Michinoeki sells a lot of This is the local Line. It sells a variety of fresh This food comes in a bowl with hand- locally-produced items and cuisine of Aki City. vegetables produced in the made fried ground fish local road information is also Sweet soy sauce is area, as well as souvenirs and covered with egg on available. A lovers’ sanctuary is a popular option as take-out food. steamed rice. It has a located nearby. a topping. rich, sweet taste. Address: 1431-1, Tano Town, Aki Gun Address: 1400, Shimoyama, Aki City Open hours: 7:30 – 17:30 (Lunch time: 10:30 – 15:30) Open hours: 8:30 – 18:00 (8:30 – 17:00 during October to March) Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Open throughout the year Access: About 60 min. drive from Nankoku IC Access: About 55 min. drive from Nankoku IC 195 Monobe River Area MAP P34 C-3 55 Monobe River Area MAP P34 B-5 Michinoeki Michinoeki Birafu Yasu Situated near the Yanase Nirou Rice Ya Sea Park is a complex with a Emerald Melon Juice Takashi Memorial Hall, this park, a railway station and Mich- Michinoeki has a souvenir shop Nirou rice is a local brand of rice from Ka- inoeki Yasu. Michinoeki Yasu This juice is made from and a restaurant including hoku Town and is very receives a lot of people for vari- melon − only a single ‘Health Center Selene’ and popular as steamed ous events held here throughout fruit is taken from each even children can enjoy their nirou rice is very pure year, and is popular in the sum- seedling of this plant. time here. white and has a pleas- mer with beach goers. ant chewy texture. Address: 1211, Birafu, Kahoku Cho, Kami City Address: 537-90, Chigire, Yasu Cho, Konan City Open hours: 13:00 – 20:30 (7:00- 18:00 (shops)) Open hours: 8:00 - 22:00 (Opening and closing times vary depending on shops Closed: Tuesday (or the subsequent day if Tuesday falls on a national holi- and restaurants.) day) Closed: Open throughout the year Access: About 30 min. drive from Nankoku IC Access: About 30 min. drive from Nankoku IC 65
32 Monobe River Area MAP P34 A-4 32 Reihoku Area MAP P31 D-2 Michinoeki Michinoeki Nankoku Furari Osugi Located at the entrance to Saitaniya Plum Cider This Michinoeki stands in front Tajikawa Soba Noodle central east Kochi, it sells sou- of a ‘Sugi-no-Osugi’ Japanese venirs and agricultural products This cider was created in Cedar, a natural monument of This is a specialty food of Otoyo. and has a café and restaurants commemoration of Saitani, a Japan, where you can buy spe- These thick noodles are made from selling local foods. place closely related to Ryoma cialty goods from Reihoku and soba (buckwheat) Sakamoto. Ooba leaf extract, eat local foods. rather than flour and produced in Nankoku City, have a distinctive adds its own special flavor. flavor. Address: 102-1, Soyama, Nankoku City Address: 743-1, Sugi, Otoyo Town, Nagaoka Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 18:00, Restaurants: 8:00 – 16:00 (or 8:00 - 17:00 on Satur- Open hours: 8:00 – 17:00 (8:00 – 16:30: restaurants) days, Sundays and national holidays) Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: A Tuesday in odd number months: (Restaurants are closed on Tuesdays) Access: About 5 min. drive from Otoyo IC Access: Near Nankoku IC 439 Reihoku Area MAP P31 C-2 194 Niyodo River Area MAP P39 C-3 Michinoeki Honey Michinoeki Tosa Sameura This is 100% locally Tosawashi Kogeimura made pure honey. Michinoeki Tosa Sameura Located along the clear wa- Blue Soda provides road guide services ters of the Niyodo River, it has for the Reihoku area and is restaurants, a gallery in a re- This is soda water equipped with a coin-operated modeled old warehouse, a cor- made from the nat- shower system, so it can be ner where you can experience ural water of Niyodo used as a rest place. making traditional artwork and River, which is also shops selling local products. used for brewing sake. Address: 448-2, Tai, Tosa Town, Tosa Gun Address: 1226, Kashiki, Ino Town, Agawa Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 18:00 (9:00 – 17:00: restaurants) Open hours: Varies depending on the facility Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Wednesday (Shops are open throughout the year) Access: About 25 min. drive from Otoyo IC Access: About 20 min. drive from Ino IC 194 Niyodo River Area MAP P39 C-2 194 Niyodo River Area MAP P39 C-1 Michinoeki Michinoeki Musasabi no Sato Konoka Products from villages in Go- Fresh Pound Cake Located near the boundary with Kiji Ramen hoku, Ino Town and specialty (plain whipped cream) Ehime Prefecture, this Mich- items are available. It’s a good inoeki gives a full view of the Local pheasant is place for drivers and bike riders Fruit jam and fresh Ishizuchi mountain range. It is used as an ingredi- to rest, as well as being popular cream go perfectly also a starting point for moun- ent in this dish, which with mountain climbers. well with roughly fin- tain climbing and is known for contains pheasant ished pound cake. its natural beauty through the mince and noodles seasons. in a plain soup. Address: 1160-2, Kamiyakawako, Ino Town, Agawa Gun Address: 225-16, Kuwaze, Ino Town, Agawa Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 18:00 (9:00 – 16:30: restaurants; 9:00 – 17:00; sweets Open hours: 8:00 – 20:00 (11:00 – 19:30: restaurants) shop) Closed: Tuesday Closed: Open throughout the year Access: About 1 h 5 min. drive from Ino IC Access: About 40 min. drive from Ino IC * 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. 66 * 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)
56 Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area MAP P51 D-2 197 Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area MAP P51 C-1 Michinoeki Kawauso Michinoeki Village Susaki Fusegasaka This is one of the largest Mich- Sause for Tosa Domburi It stands near the Shimanto Kakuni Ramen containing inoeki in Shikoku. On the first River Origin Point and has Tsunoyama Beef floor, there is a souvenir shop This is a special Jap- an observatory which gives a selling a wide variety of goods anese sauce used for panoramic view of tea fields This noodle dish contains diced and simmered and on the 2nd floor, cafés and Tosa Domburi (Bonito extending from the top of Tsunoyama beef on top of restaurants serve light snacks Rice Bowl), a popular the mountain to the valley. In the noodles. It is served and Kochi cuisine. item on the menus at spring, the cherry blossoms are with a cup of roasted tea the restaurants here. in full bloom. and a daifuku cake. Address: 263-3, Shimobunko, Susaki City Address: 654-1, Funato, Tsuno Town, Takaoka Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 18:00 (Restaurants: 11:00 – 18:00) Open hours: 7:30 – 18:00 (8:00 – 17:30 in winter); 9:00 – 17:00 (9:00 – 16:30 in Closed: Open throughout the year winter): restaurants Access: Near Susaki-chuo IC or Susaki-nishi IC Closed: Open throughout the year Access: About 35 min. drive from Susaki-chuo IC 197 Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area MAP P51 B-2 56 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P54 E-2 Michinoeki Michinoeki Yusuhara Aguri Kubokawa This is a complex in an easy- Hand-made Cheese Cake Here you can get a wide range Pork buns to-access location. The entire (Kumo no Ue no Hotel) of agricultural products such as Tarogawa Park forms the Mich- rice produced in Niida, Kuboka- These pork buns are inoeki and the facility contains This uses Kayo tamago (egg) one of wa pork, and foods produced filled with plenty of restaurants, an onsen and local the local specialties. It combines the in the Shimanto River. It aims Kubokawa pork and product shops. slightly sharp taste of at being the top Michinoeki in other ingredients. cream cheese with a Japan in terms of kinds of foods light aftertaste. sold. Address: 3799-3, Tarogawa, Yusuhara Town, Takaoka Gun Address: 284-1, Hiragushi, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun Open hours: 8:30 – 17:30 (8:30 – 17:00 during October to March); 7:00 – 20:30: Open hours: 8:00 – 20:00 (8:00 – 19:30 from Friday to Sunday and national restaurants; 10:00 – 21:30: onsen (or 17:00 – 21:30 on Tuesdays) holidays, 8:00 – 18:30 from October to March); 8:00 – 15:30: restaurants Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Third Wednesday in odd number months Access: About 50 min. drive from Susaki-chuo IC Access: Near Shimantocho-chuo IC 56 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P54 D-3 56 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P54 D-3 Michinoeki Michinoeki Nabura Tosa Saga Bios Ogata This is a shopping and eating Gourmet Can Standing in a corner of the Irino Chazuke containing bonito and establishment surrounded by Matsubara pine forest, looking soybean paste the sea, river and mountains. This is a new spe- out over the Pacific Ocean, this Make sure you see the Katsuo cialty canned local facility has a shop selling local This chazuke has a no Tataki as it’s cooked over a product containing specialty items and distributes special flavor of spe- rice straw fire. food ingredients pro- local information. cial soybean paste duced in Kuroshio and bonito. Town. Address: 1350, Saga, Kuroshio Town, Hata Gun Address: 953-1, Ukibuchi, Kuroshio Town, Hata Gun Open hours: 8:00 – 18:00 (Food Court and Take-Outs: 9:00 – 18:00) Open hours: 7:00 – 19:00 (or 7:00 – 18:00 during October to February; Restau- Closed: Third Tuesday; Third Monday in January and September (Substitu- rants: 8:00 – 18:00) tion holidays are set for the Tuesday or Monday falling on a national holiday) Closed: Open throughout the year Access: About 30 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC Access: About 40 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC * 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. 67 For Inquiries (Email) : [email protected] (English is available)
381 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P54 C-2 381 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P54 C-2 Michinoeki Michinoeki Shimanto Taisho Shimanto Towa This Michinoeki is situated by the Ayudon Selling original products made Mont Blanc with Shimanto River and is a perfect with care and superb technique Shimanto chestnuts place for visitors to take a rest. This is a donburi, a bowl of steamed by local artisans, this Michinoe- In the vicinity is ‘Shimanto Yairo rice topped with sweetfish from the ki is known throughout Japan This cake uses 100% local chest- Cho no Mori Nature Center ( the Shimanto River. The and is particularly well thought nuts. It is highly rec- yairocho is a colorful bird, the sweetfish is very tender of by local people. ommended because fairy pitta) opened in July 2014 in and you can eat it all of the special flavor Todoroki Park. from the head to the tail. of the chestnuts. Address: 17-1, Taisho, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun Address: 62-9, Towakawaguchi, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun Open hours: 9:00 – 17:00 Open hours: 8:30 – 17:00 (9:00 – 15:30: restaurants) Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Irregular Access: About 30 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC Access: About 55 min. drive from Shimantocho-chuo IC 441 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P54 B-2 321 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P54 C-5 Michinoeki Michinoeki Village of Yotte Nishitosa Mejika Tosashimizu This Michinoeki has ‘Ayu Mar- Okara Doughnut and Karinto Located in Tatsukushi at the Tosa Soda Bushi Soup for ket,’ where products including entrance of Cape Ashizuri, this making Dashimaki Tamago sweet fish produced from the These sweets are Michinoeki sells light meals and (rolled omlet made with Shimanto River are sold and a made of soft to- souvenirs related to soda (Meji- café where sweets containing fu-dregs and are ka) flakes, the specialty product egg and dashi soup) locally produced fruits and veg- popular for their sim- of Tosashimizu City. etables are used. ple and subtle taste. Just mix 3 eggs with dashi to make Tosa style dashi- maki tamago at home. Address: 2410-3, Nishitosaekawasaki, Shimanto City Address: 671-6, Misaki, Tosashimizu City Open hours: 7:30 – 18:00 Open hours: 8:30 – 17:30 Closed: Open throughout the year (Closed on Tuesday during December to March. Closed: Open throughout the year Open on Tuesday falling on a national holiday.) Access: About 50 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Line Access: About 45 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways 321 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P54 B-4 321 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P54 B-5 Michinoeki Sukumo Michinoeki Sunny Side Park Otsuki This Michinoeki stands near Sukumo Coral This Michinoeki consists of Higashiyama the beach. From here you can shops selling delicious local get a full view of Sukumo Bay. You can get various food and ingredients. Original Simple dried sweet In winter, the snowman-shaped items made from soft ice cream and crushed ice potato made without setting sun (Daruma Sunset) coral, ranging from with strawberries are two of the using any addictives, draws a lot of people. ornaments and key best sellers. You can also get preservatives or sweet- holders to cell-phone local sightseeing / event infor- eners. It is a specialty charms. mation here. of Otsuki Town. Address: 1023-44, Sakanoshita, Sukumo City Address: 2610, Hiromi, Otsuki Town, Hata Gun Open hours: Depends on the facilities Open hours: 8:30 – 17:00 (9:00 – 20:30: restaurants) Closed: Depends on the facilities Closed: Irregular (The restaurants are closed on Tuesdays) Access: About 30 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Access: About 45 min. drive from ‘Nakamura’ Station on Tosa Kuroshio Railways Railways 68
Onsen Kochi has many day trip onsen where people can rest and -Hot Springs- relax. Some are traditional onsen with a long history, others are located in the natural environment of the mountains. in Kochi Why not visit an onsen when you’re in Kochi? Muroto and Aki Area MAP P74 G-2 1 Muroto and Aki Area MAP P74 G-3 2 Shinrin Hoyo Center Yanase no Yu TEL: +81-887-43-2240 Umaji Onsen TEL: +81-887-44-2026 Located in Yanase Maruyama Park, this onsen will leave your skin feel- From the bathroom you can see beautiful natural scenery, including the ing silky and smooth. Yasuda River and mountains in Umaji Village. The onsen itself has quite an eye-catching design. Address: Yanase Maruyama Park, Umaji Village, Aki Gun Address: 3564-1, Umaji Village, Aki Gun Open hours: 12:00 – 19:30 Open hours: 10:00 – 21:00 Closed: Wednesday (or the subsequent Thursday if Wednesday falls on a national holiday) Closed: Irregular Fee: ¥600 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥600 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Muroto and Aki Area MAP P74 G-3 3 Muroto and Aki Area MAP P74 G-2 4 Tano Tano Onsen Spa TEL: +81-887-38-3566 Komadori Onsen TEL: +81-887-36-2260 Located near the National Route 55, the weak alkali spa makes your This simple spa is located in the middle of the countryside and people skin soft and sleek. can enjoy a soothing bath while listening to the birds sing. The hot water is pumped from under the ground. Address: 636-1, Tano Cho, Aki Gun Address: 550, Kurose, Aki City Open hours: 11:00 – 18:00 Open hours: 12:00 - 21:00 (10:00 - 21:00 on Sundays and Saturdays) Closed: Tuesday Fee: ¥400 Closed: Thursday (Open if Thursday falls on a national holiday.) Fee: ¥700 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Inquiries are available only in Japanese Muroto and Aki Area MAP P74 F-2 5 Monobe River Area MAP P74 F-2 6 Tosa Royal Hotel Yosakoi Onsen TEL: +81-887-33-4511 Kuroshio Onsen Ryoma no Yu TEL: +81-887-56-5900 The hot water in this onsen is drawn from 1000m below the ground. It This hot water is alkaline and rich in minerals. It is popular for keeping is an open-air onsen with a Tsuboyu (Pot bath) in one corner. Also quite skin clear and beautiful. It moisturizes the skin, leaving it feeling smooth popular recently is an open-air bath using Muroto deep sea water. and sleek. Address: 2995, Nishibunko, Geisei Village, Aki Gun Address: 1630, Higashino, Noichi Cho, Konan City Open hours: 13:00 – 24:00 (15:00 – 24:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays) Open hours: 10:00 – 24:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥1,000 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥900 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Monobe River Area MAP P74 G-2 7 Monobe River Area MAP P74 F-2 8 Befukyo Onsen TEL: +81-887-58-4181 Onsen Café Kohanyu TEL: +81-887-59-4777 The grand bathroom of this onsen looks out over the Monobe River, giv- Below the onsen is the Monobe River dam lake. The turbid onsen is ing it a relaxing, open atmosphere. A family bath is also available. pumped from under the ground and is free of all additives. Address: 452-8, Befu, Monobe Cho, Kami City Address: 100, Arase, Kahoku Cho, Kami City Open hours: 7:30 – 21:30 Open hours: 11:00 – 20:00 (11:00 – 21:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and natural holidays) Closed: Closed on some days during March, June, September and December Closed: Closed on Wednesday and Thursday from September 2017 (Open if Fee: ¥620 these days fall on national holidays.) Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥850 Inquiries are available only in Japanese 69
Monobe River Area MAP P74 F-2 9 Monobe River Area MAP P74 F-2 10 Yume no Onsen TEL: +81-887-52-2334 Iyashi no Yuyado Ryuga Onsen TEL: +81-887-53-4126 The spa stands near the Monobe River and allows you to enjoy the sea- The soft texture of the hot water pumped from 1,200 m under the sonal beauty of the area. It is a part of the Ryugado Prefectural Natural ground is good for the skin, keeping it moisturized long after your bath Park. A family bath is available for reservation. is finished. Address: 364, Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada Cho, Kami City Address: 430-1, Sakoyabu, Tosayamada Cho, Kami City Open hours: 9:00 – 21:00 Open hours: 11:00 – 22:00 (15:00 – 22:00 from Monday to Wednesday) Closed: Irregular Closed: Thursday Fee: ¥750 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥800 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Monobe River Area MAP P74 F-2 11 Kochi City Area MAP P74 E-2 12 Tennen no Yu Nagaoka Onsen TEL: +81-88-864-6300 Kochi Poka Poka Onsen TEL: +81-88-861-1126 This onsen has open-air bathrooms and waterfalls as well as three The onsen is equipped with various types of baths and saunas. The types of baths. If you wear a swimsuit, you can enjoy the hot water pool. bathrooms for men and women are switched every day. This is a fami- ly-friendly onsen. Address: 106, Shimosuematsu, Nankoku City Address: 8-20, Kitakawazoe, Kochi City Open hours: 10:00 – 22:00 Open hours: 8:00 – 25:00 Closed: the second Wednesday (or the third Wednesday if the second Closed: Open throughout the year Wednesday falls on a national holiday) Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥690 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥900 Kochi City Area MAP P74 E-2 13 Kochi City Area MAP P74 E-2 14 Kochi Sansuien Onsen Yudono Suisaikaku TEL: +81-88-822-0131 Tosa Poka Poka Onsen TEL: +81-88-834-1126 Yudono Suisaikaku is the first good quality natural sodium chloride hot You can enjoy not only open-air baths and sauna, but also bedrock spring that welled up in Kochi City. From its location, there are views of bathing and popular beauty treatments. the Kagami River and Mt. Hitsuzan. Address: 1-3-35, Takajomachi, Kochi City Address: 1197-1, Koda, Kochi City Open hours: 10:00 – 16:00 Open hours: 8:00 – 25:00(17:00 – 25:00 on the third Thursday) Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥900 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥740 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Kochi City Area MAP P74 E-2 15 Kochi City Area MAP P74 E-2 16 Auberge Tosayama TEL: +81-88-850-6911 Tennen Onsen Haruno no Yu TEL: +81-88-894-5400 It just takes about 30 min. from the central Kochi City by a car. It is The onsen has 11 types of baths, including a sand bath, the first of its surrounded by mountains with the Kagami River running past the front kind in Shikoku, and an open-air onsen zone is available throughout the door. year. Address: 661, Higashikawa, Tosayama, Kochi City Address: 3546, Nishibun, Haruno Cho, Kochi City Open hours: 10:30 – 20:30 Open hours: 7:00 – 22:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Irregular Fee: ¥800 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥700 Inquiries are available only in Japanese * 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. 70 * 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)
Niyodo River Area MAP P74 E-3 17 Niyodo River Area MAP P74 E-2 18 Sanyoso TEL: +81-88-856-0001 Kanpo no Yado Ino TEL:+81-88-892-1580 The golden sheen of the hot water indicates the natural ingredients it The baths here, with their high concentration of salts, are good for your contains. The footbath looks out over the ocean and is very popular. skin. As you sit in the open-air bath, you can watch the trains of the Dosan Line come and go and dream about your own travels. Address: 504-1, Ryu, Usa Cho, Tosa City Address: 1569, Hakawa, Ino Town, Agawa Gun Open hours: 11:00 – 21:00 (15:00 – on the first Friday) Open hours: 11:00 – 21:00 Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: One day at the end of June Fee: ¥600 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee:¥500 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Niyodo River Area MAP P74 E-1 19 Niyodo River Area MAP P74 E-1 20 Gohoku Musasabi Onsen TEL: +81-88-867-3105 Konoka Onsen TEL: +81-88-869-2300 This is a day trip onsen facility incorporating a walking bath and phys- Due to the benefits of these waters, this onsen has a lot of fans. You ical training facilities. The reddish color of the water is due to its high can enjoy your bath while listening to the stream as it flows by. iron content. Address: 53-1, Kogawahigashitsugasai, Ino Town, Agawa Gun Address: 225-16, Kuwaze, Ino Town, Agawa Gun Open hours: 10:00 – 22:00 Open hours: 11:00 – 21:00 Closed: Thursday Closed: Tuesday (Open on Tuesday if it falls on a national holiday) Fee: ¥600 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥630 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Niyodo River Area MAP P73 D-2 21 Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area MAP P73 D-2 22 Nakatsu Keikoku Yuno Mori TEL:+81-889-36-0680 Sennen no Bito Sodayama Onsen Yawaragi TEL: +81-889-45-0055 This onsen stands at the entrance of Nakatsu Gorge, along the upper The volume of hot water generated is among the highest in Shikoku and after taking a reaches of the Niyodo River. Known for its warm atmosphere, it pro- bath, your skin will feel smooth and beautiful. An open-air rock bath is available in ad- vides an open-air green tea bath on Mondays. dition to a Japanese cypress bath which has hot water pumped from under the ground. Address: 258-1 Nanokawa, Niyodogawa Town, Agawa Gun Address: 1122, Sodayamaotsu, Susaki City Open hours: 11:00 – 21:00 Open hours: 9:00 – 21:00 Closed: Tuesday (or the subsequent Wednesday if Tuesday falls on a national holiday) Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥650 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥700 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area MAP P73 D-2 23 Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area MAP P73 C-2 24 Yamazato Onsen TEL:+81-889-46-0029 Kumo no Ue no Onsen TEL: +81-889-65-1126 Standing in a mountain village rich in nature, the gentle hot water People say the alkaline water in this bath is good for making your skin here makes this the perfect place to refresh yourself. The hot water is beautiful, so the onsen is also known as the ‘Beauty’s Onsen.’ The pumped from under the ground. medicated bath is very popular, as well. Address: 1336, Kamibun-otsu, Susaki City Address: 3785, Tarogawa, Yusuhara Town, Takaoka Gun Open hours: 11:00 – 17:00 Open hours: 10:00 – 22:00 (17:00 – 22:00 on Tuesdays or the subsequent Closed: Wednesday Wednesdays if Tuesday falls on a national holiday) Fee: ¥700 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Closed: Open throughout the year Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥500 Nakatosa and Shikoku Karst Area MAP P73 D-3 25 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P73 C-3 26 Kuroshio Honjin TEL: +81-889-52-3500 Hotel Matsubakawa Onsen TEL:+81-880-23-0611 Looking out over the vast Pacific Ocean while relaxing in a bath of heat- Its water is transparent and rich but gentle on your skin. People say that ed sea water is a wonderful experience. after bathing in this onsen, your body stays warm for long time. Address: 8009-11, Kure, Nakatosa Town, Takaoka Gun Address: 605-1, Hinoji, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun Open hours: 10:30 – 16:00 (closed on Thursdays); 18:30 – 20:00 Open hours: 10:30 – 21:00 Closed: The second Thursday (open in August) Closed: The third Thursday (or the fourth Thursday in August. If the fourth Thursday Fee: ¥600 in August falls on a national holiday, the onsen is closed on the subsequent Friday.) Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥700 Inquiries are available only in Japanese 71
Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P73 C-3 27 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P73 C-3 28 Taisho Onsen TEL: +81-880-27-1330 Towa Onsen TEL: +81-880-28-4811 This onsen, which features a bedrock bath, is located in a mountain Located on the Shimanto River, the water contains carbonic acid and along the Shimanto River, and is something of a local secret. generates bubbles. It is good for healing fatigue. Address: 178-8, Eshi, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun Address: 392-1, Towakawaguchi, Shimanto Town, Takaoka Gun Open hours: 13:00 – 21:00 (13:00 – 20:00 during November to April) Open hours: 12:00 – 19:00 Closed: Thursday Closed: Open throughout the year Fee: ¥500 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥900 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P73 C-4 29 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P73 C-4 30 Tosasaga Onsen Kobushi no Sato TEL: +81-880-55-7011 Tosa Utopia Country Club Inomisaki no Yu TEL: +81-880-43-2345 This is one of the famous alkaline onsens in Shikoku. It is known for its warming and The water here is good for keeping your skin beautiful, soothing heat moisturizing properties and will leave your skin feeling beautifully moist and smooth. rash and healing cuts. The water is also known for its warming proper- ties. Address: 2161, Kobushinokawa, Kuroshio Town, Hata Gun Address: 3878, Ukibuchi, Kuroshio Town, Hata Gun Open hours: 11:00 – 21:00 Open hours: 12:00 – 18:00 (please direct your inquiries to the facility to check their open hours.) Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Basically open throughout the year. Please direct your inquiries to Fee: ¥600 the facility for their closing days. Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥500 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P73 B-3 31 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P73 C-4 32 Hotel Seira Shimanto TEL: +81-880-52-2225 Shimanto Onsen Heiwa na Yu TEL: +81-880-31-0877 From this location you have a good view of the Shimanto River. Relax This is a day trip onsen facility in Shimanto City. It is quite unusual due and take a restorative bath. to the high sodium content of the water. Address: 1100, Nishitosamochii, Shimanto City Address: 1-53, Kotsuka, Shimanto City Open hours: 7:00 – 10:00 and 16:00 – 21:30 (and 11:00 – 14:00 on Saturdays, Sun- Open hours: 10:00 – 23:00 days and national holidays) Closed: Open throughout the year Closed: Open throughout the year. Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥600 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥800 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P73 C-4 33 Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P73 C-4 34 Shimanto Iyashi no Sato TEL: +81-880-31-5111 Shimanto Onsen Yamamizuki TEL: +81-880-31-9160 Standing near the mouth of Shimanto River, this onsen includes a medi- From this location you can look out and see the Pacific Ocean and the cated bath and an open-air bath with heated seawater. Shimanto River together. Address: 3363, Shimoda, Shimanto City Address: 432-10, Nashishi, Shimanto City Open hours: 6:00 – 22:00 (6:30 – 22:00 during November to March) Open hours: 12:00 – 19:00 Closed: Irregular Closed: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Fee: ¥680 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Fee: ¥500 Inquiries are available only in Japanese Shimanto and Ashizuri Area MAP P73 C-5 35 Ocean View Resort Hotel Ashizuri Thermae TEL: +81-880-88-0301 It is said that Ashizuri onsen village is where Kobo Daishi came to heal his fatigue. Located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, it is the perfect place to have a relaxing soak. Address: 1433-3, Ashizurimisaki, Tosashimizu City Open hours: 6:00 – 9:00, 11:00 – 23:00 (or 16:00 – 23:00 on Thursdays) Closed: Irregular Fee: ¥720 Inquiries are available only in Japanese * 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. 72 * 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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