by M. Watanabe The women are talking cheerfully. “Irashai! Come in, welcome!” they say when we enter the roadside station…
Tosa Jiro: Jiro to be like Jiro
By Keisuke Toda It is a sunny day that the sun beats down unsparingly, as if it was a sign of…
Nature Parks in Otoyo
by Y. Nakagoshi Once upon a time, a young girl went to visit a house under a waterfall at night.…
Japanese Sake in a Small Town
by K. Miwa “Welcome, please come in,” says a smiling man in his 60’s who sticks his out out of…
Beyond The River: A View of Life from Otoyo
by Telmen.B The drive to Otoyo takes about an hour from Kochi, some forty kilometres along a highway where you…
Life in Kochi 