Welcome to 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
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Kochi City
Our Town, Aterano Asahi
“Welcome! Please relax and have a seat.” Women smiling gently were serving coffee and there was full of joyful chatting.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
Read moreTosa’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
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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
Read moreWelcome to Sawa-man
After a heavy rain in the evening, people are heading up a big slope to go back to their apartments.
Read moreGendai Kigyosya: loved in Kochi
About 55 years ago, one couple opened a café at a street corner in Kochi. The café, named “Chopin”, was
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Wanpa-ku Kochi
One day in 1993, all of the animals in a zoo which was near the Kochi castle moved to another
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