Four girls of the band “Sympathy” are performing a set of original songs at a popular live house in Osaka.…
Tosa-Korea between People
In a classroom in the Sole Community Center in Kochi, my three students sit quietly trying to write their diary entries in…
Juku: Shaping Attitudes for Life
Sitting at a long table, a woman in her fifties is checking children’s answers. Her hand draws a lot of…
Katsuo no tataki: Kochi’s Most Famous Dish
It is a nice warm afternoon, perfect for visiting the restaurant ‘Katsuo Fune’ near Katsurahama Beach on an empty stomach. In the huge ship-shaped…
A place for memories: the Ashizuri Kaiteikan submarine tower
The first time I saw the Ashizuri Kaiteikan submarine tower was last year when my family took a 3-hour trip down…
Tano: a tiny salty town
The sky was gray and there was a salty humid wind on my cheek. Nobody was walking in the street. A…
“John Mung”, Kochi’s First Cosmopolitan
Tosashimizu is a really rural area in Kochi. There is little but the beautiful ocean and the tiny ports. Sea…
Blue-and-White Flycatcher
The Blue-and-White Flycatcher is called ‘oruri’ in japan. It is one of three Japanese songbirds of the order Passeriformes that can twitter…
Common kingfisher：カワセミ
Introduction Common kingfishers are the smallest members of the family Alcedinidae. They are found widely in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. They are…
Lanius bucephalus : butcher bird
The bird which imitates the cry of various birds is in the world. Performing a complicated song in imitation of…
Atago Theater: Kochi’s Cinema Paradiso
The sun is nowhere to be seen but I feel sweat myself because of humidity, a ticket collector of the…
Happy Kochi Wedding Receptions: local traditions, local cuisine
“Are you nervous?” The sendou of the hotel staff asks a man in a tuxedo and a young woman wearing…
“Circle” festival in Ino
It is getting cool when the sky begins to darken on June 30th. As we get out the car, we…
Kochi Organic Market in Ike: Let’s Eat Organic!
There is endless conversations between customers and sellers. There’s children’s laughter, and a clear singing voice by a local performer…
Sumire: Viola mandshurica
Viola mandashurica is called sumire in Japan. Viola mandshurica families is generically called Viola mandsshurica. This flower is a perennial…
Mitrastema yamamotoi: Yakkosou
Introduction Mitrastema yamamotoi is a natural monument of Kochi and is a representative plant of Muroto. This was first discovered in…
Kochi’s Sika deer population caught in the crosshairs
The forest is rather bright. It appears to be in the middle of winter as there is not a leaf…
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…
Kochi Ice: an inspired ice cream company
“If you don’t beat the drum, you can’t know what it sounds like.” (utan taiko ha saran) These are the…
Japanese Wagtail: Motacilla grandis
The bird is so cute: Motacilla grandis Introduction There are various birds in Kochi. Motacilla grandis represents in Kochi-city. The…
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…
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…
Sports Festival in Nanasato
It is a beautiful sunny day and on the small elementary school’s athletic field, about 200 people have gathered to…
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…
A Little Journey to Ekin
It’s one in the afternoon in the Ekin Museum called “Ekinkura” in Akaoka city. A woman in the museum says…
Welcome to Sawa-man
After a heavy rain in the evening, people are heading up a big slope to go back to their apartments.…
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…
The Tosaben Musical
On a Sunday evening in April, when the sky is getting darker, some people, old and young, Japanese and foreigners,…
Blue Water Lily
It is a rainy day and the sky is gray. We are deep in the forest. There are no sounds…
Dear Bear, From Dabada
Once upon a time, there was a bear which was kept in a bar in a big city. One night,…
