Every Place in the Catalogue
1,610 spots
Kashiwajima Island
Little knownKashiwajima is a small island off the coast of Tosashimizu, surrounded by some of the clearest water in Japan. The islan…
Shimanto Sink Bridges
Little knownThe Shimanto River is crossed by 47 chinkabashi — low-slung, railing-free concrete bridges designed to be submerged duri…
Illustration — not a photographMonet's Garden Marmottan
Little knownKitagawa Village sits in the mountains an hour east of Kochi, surrounded by cedar forest and terraced rice fields—not wh…
Tosa Washi Papermaking
Little knownTosa washi is handmade paper produced in Kochi using techniques that date back over 1,000 years. The paper is made from…
Illustration — not a photographYosakoi Festival
Little knownThe Yosakoi Matsuri, held every August 9–12 in Kochi City, is one of Japan's most energetic and visually spectacular fes…
Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum
Little knownSakamoto Ryoma (1836–1867) is one of the most celebrated figures in Japanese history — a low-ranking samurai from Tosa (…
Kochi Castle
Little knownKochi Castle is one of only twelve surviving original castles in Japan — meaning its tenshu (main keep) dates to the Edo…
Makino Botanical Garden
Little knownThe Makino Botanical Garden, perched on a hillside in western Kochi, is dedicated to Tomitaro Makino (1862–1957), the 'f…
Katsurahama Beach
Little knownKatsurahama is a crescent-shaped beach on Kochi's southeastern coast, famous for its black sand, pine-covered headlands,…
Ashizuri Cape
Little knownAshizuri Cape is the southernmost point of Shikoku, a granite headland wrapped in subtropical vegetation and surrounded…
Ryuga Cave
Little knownRyuga Cave (龍河洞) is one of Japan's three great limestone caves, a 4-kilometer underground system carved over 175 million…
Niyodo River
Little knownThe Niyodo River is often called 'Niyodo Blue' (仁淀ブルー) for the surreal, transparent turquoise color of its water — a col…
Shimanto River
Little knownThe Shimanto River flows 196 kilometers from the mountains of western Kochi to the Pacific, and is famously called 'Niho…
Nichiyoichi Sunday Market
Little knownEvery Sunday since 1690, the Nichiyoichi Sunday Market unfolds along a 1.3-kilometer stretch of Otesuji Street in centra…
Sawachi Ryori
Little knownSawachi ryori is Kochi's unique banquet cuisine, served on massive ceramic platters (sawachi) up to 50cm in diameter. Ea…
Illustration — not a photographHirome Market
Little knownHirome Market is not a market in the conventional sense — it is a 7,000-square-meter indoor drinking and eating hall whe…
Illustration — not a photographKatsuo no Tataki
Little knownKatsuo no tataki is the soul of Kochi cuisine — fresh skipjack tuna (bonito) seared over roaring straw flames for 20 sec…
Illustration — not a photographAwa Japanese Beef
Little knownAwa Beef (阿波牛, Awa-gyu) is Tokushima Prefecture's premium wagyu brand, raised on feed incorporating local sudachi citrus…
Takegashima Hot Spring
Little knownTakegashima Onsen (竹ヶ島温泉) is a small hot spring resort on Tokushima's southern coast, featuring outdoor baths overlookin…
Udatsu Townscape
Little knownThe Udatsu Townscape (うだつの町並み) in Mima City preserves an Edo-period merchant district where wealthy indigo traders built…
Peeing Boy Statue
Little knownThe Shonben Kozo (小便小僧, 'Peeing Boy') statue stands on a narrow rock outcrop jutting over a 200-meter cliff drop on the…
Tokushima Central Wholesale Market
Little knownTokushima Central Wholesale Market (徳島市中央卸売市場) is a functioning seafood and produce market where Tokushima's restaurants…
Illustration — not a photographIya Onsen Cliff Bath
Little knownThe cable car drops you 170 meters down a cliff face in five minutes. Through the window, tree canopy gives way to rock…
Sudachi Citrus
Little knownSudachi (酢橘) is a small green citrus fruit (3–4cm diameter) native to Tokushima Prefecture, similar to lime or yuzu but…
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