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Nankoku

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Nankoku, Japan
Nankoku, Japan. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About Nankoku

Nankoku is a city in Kochi prefecture, Japan.

Nankoku travel guide

Understand

Tourist information sites The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site. The city has info pages in English on Guidoor.

Getting there

By plane 1 Kōchi Ryōma Airport (KCZ IATA). has flights to Osaka-Itami, Tokyo-Haneda, Nagoya-Komaki and Fukuoka.

See

1 Oko Castle Ruins. A good place to view cherry blossoms in the spring. 2 Tosa Kokubun-ji. The 29th temple on the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage. 3 Zenjibu-ji. The 32nd on the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.

Do

Cycling is very easy, and Monobe River offers good canoeing opportunities.

Eat

Local tomatoes are very good. Local hard, stick cookies are also good.

Drink & nightlife

Nearly all Kochi people love drinking sake. Watch out!

Go next

Kami Konan Geisei Aki Kochi Yasuda Nahari Kitagawa Muroto

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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