Kochi

Tosa Bay defines the setting of Kochi — the city spreads across the Kōchi Plain, where rivers descending from Shikoku meet the Pacific coast. At its centre, Kochi Castle is one of the rare Japanese castles with an original surviving keep; its grounds recall the former Tosa domain. The city is also the birthplace of the Yosakoi dance festival, launched here in 1954 and marked each August by teams performing in the streets. Katsurahama, a sandy shore facing the bay, is associated with the statue of Sakamoto Ryōma, a leading figure in Japan’s nineteenth-century political transformation. Place Kochi in its Shikoku context by browsing webcams across Kochi Prefecture and the Tosa coast.

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