Kochi Prefecture

Kōchi Prefecture (高知県 Kōchi-ken) is located on the south coast of Shikoku, Japan. The capital is the city of Kochi.

Contents

1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities 2.2 Districts 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kochi was known as Tosa Province.

Geography

Kochi Prefecture comprises the southwestern part of the island of Shikoku, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is the largest but least populous of Shikoku's four prefectures. Most of the province is mountainous, and in only a few areas such as around Kochi and Nakamura is there a coastal plain. Kochi is famous for its many rivers.

Cities

• Aki
• Kochi (capital)
• Muroto
• Nakamura
• Nankoku
• Sukumo
• Susaki
• Tosa
• Tosashimizu

Districts

Agawa Agawa Gohoku Haruno Ikegawa Ino Aki Geisei Kitagawa Nahari Tano Toyo Umaji Yasuda Hata Mihara Nishitosa Ogata Otsuki Saga Taisho Towa Kami Akaoka Kagami Kahoku Monobe Noichi Tosayamada Yasu Yoshikawa

Nagaoka Motoyama Otoyo Takaoka Hayama Hidaka Higashitsuno Kubokawa Nakatosa Niyodo Ochi Onomi Sakawa Yusuhara Tosa Hongawa Kagami Okawa Tosa Tosayama

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

• Yosakoi Festival

External links

• Official Kochi Prefecture homepage