The “Manga Kingdom” of Kochi!

All across Japan, about 1,500 high school students are making their pens fly across the page in order to qualify … More

Hirome Ichiba: a fantastic place to enjoy Kochi culture

The smiling maneki-neko always welcomes visitors to Hirome Ichiba in Obiyamachi, Kochi city. “Irassyaimase! Ikagadeshoka?” (Welcome! Would you like to … More

Kochi Castle Museum of History, where the People and History of Tosa meet

Treasures are shining and lighting the road to travel through the history of Tosa in the dark and quite space. … More

The Embassy of Kochi: Katsuo-Guesthouse

Everyone around the table is smiling and laughing. This evening, three young female backpackers are just back from sightseeing, and … More

The Toden Densha line: the heart of Kochi City

The Toden densha line in Kochi is an essential part of the life of the city and runs from Gomen to the … More

A birthplace of smiles, “Obiyamachi”

“Hey, Let’s go to the Aeon!” I said to Satoru-kun. I remember it was a cold day on 23rd December … More

Tosa’s Sunday Market: The most heartful market in Japan

One clear sunny day in June, I decided to go to Sunday Market by bike. Before I got there, I … More

Why you’ll love Kochi Castle

On a sunny day in the morning, I go to a Kochi castle by bicycle from my house. It takes … More

Welcome to Sawa-man

After a heavy rain in the evening, people are heading up a big slope to go back to their apartments. … More

Gendai Kigyosya: loved in Kochi

About 55 years ago, one couple opened a café at a street corner in Kochi. The café, named “Chopin”, was … More

Wanpa-ku Kochi

One day in 1993, all of the animals in a zoo which was near the Kochi castle moved to another … More

Toriden

TORIDEN　is a chicken restaurant at Honmachi near Kochi castle. It is large and has the appearance of an Izakaya. It … More

Pasta Restaurant Hachinomori

Pasta Café HACHINOMORI is a restaurant housed in a modern building built of red brick. The main menu is based … More