Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Kochi City Area

  • The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden
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    4.5
    257 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Godaisan 4200-6
    The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden is located at Godai-san, Kochi City. Opened in 1958, it is Japan’s most precious general botanical garden. Besides the nearly 3,000 different species of plants that are cultivated in the Botanical Garden, there are also special exhibition rooms and botanical classrooms etc. that both adults and children will enjoy visiting; a wide variety of special events are held throughout the year. There are also displays about the achievements of Dr. Tomitaro Makino, the world-renowned botanist. In 1999, the Makino Museum of Plants & People was opened within the Botanical Garden in honor of Dr. Makino. The Botanical Garden is approximately 30 minutes by bus from JR Kochi Station.

    This is a huge garden with lots of different little trails and stops with view. You can find some private areas to hang out too, which we did. Relaxing, beautiful with great variety of plants. One...

  • Kochi Prefecture Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum
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    4.0
    268 Reviews
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Urado Shiroyama 830

    Not only does this museum have very important artefacts on display in the halls, the building itself is of a special design overlooking the Pacific Ocean. You can even get onto the rooftop to get a...

  • The Museum of Art, Kochi
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    4.0
    53 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Takasu 353-2
    This art museum opened in 1993 in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture and is known for its over 1,200 items comprising a global collection of Marc Chagall’s works. There are also many other works of modern and contemporary art on display, as well as art by local artists. The collection-based exhibits regularly rotate works from among its massive collection. The building also includes a hall for the performance arts and a photography center showcasing the works of Kochi-born photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto. Various exhibitions and workshops are held as well.

    We particularly liked the pictures that the artist painted along the Silk Road. His use of vivid colors isa highlight of his work.

  • Kochi Castle Museum of History
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    4.0
    74 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Otesuji 2-7-5
    This museum is adjacent to Kochi Castle in Otesuji, Kochi City. Its collection contains some 67,000 valuable artifacts handed down by generations of the Yamauchi family, who were the lords of the Tosa Domain, as well as historical artifacts related to the Tosa Domain and Kochi Prefecture. Visitors can learn about the history of Tosa through museum exhibits, including some hands-on exhibits, as well as through events including special exhibitions and interactive lectures. The museum also has an observation lobby with a commanding view of Kochi Castle, a tea room, and other facilities.

    Might be worth a look for nonJapanese tourists, certainly worth a look if you or your partner read Japanese . There were some stamps and astronmy cards for kids, but it probably is not the best...

  • Wanpaku Kochi
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    4.5
    21 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Sambashidori 6-9-1
    This is a vast urban park in Sanbashi Street, Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, where various leisure facilities are gathered around a pond with a huge artificial waterfall flowing into it. A popular facility is Animal Land, with more than 90 species of animals such as lions, zebras, and pure white baboons. The park is a place for the entire family to enjoy all day with other facilities such as Playland, where you can enjoy large playground equipment such as a Ferris wheel and Merry-go-round, the garden plaza around the waterfall, a waterside walking plaza, and an adventure playground.

    ライオン、トラ、ジャガー! 大型ネコ科界のスター揃い♪なのに無料なんて! とても親切で丁寧な掲示板がたくさんあり、 動物たちへの愛情を感じました。 規模は大きくないですが、 ダイジェスト版の動物図鑑から飛び出してきた かのような網羅の仕方もポイント! むしろ小さなこども連れにはぴったりかと♪

  • Katsurahama Aquarium
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Urado 778 Inside Keihin Park
    You’ll find this aquarium in the wonderfully scenic Katsurahama seashore in Kochi Prefecture. It has been around for over 70 years. Approximately 250 species of fish and marine wildlife can be found here, with a focus on rare fish and schools of Japanese lates that make their home in Tosa Bay. Visitors can also feed sea turtles and penguins, get close and personal with clownfish and doctorfish, watch a sea lion show, and enjoy several other activities and events throughout the year.

    水族館ブームですが、小さいながら人気の水族館です。桂浜の五色の砂浜を望みながら、時々海獣の大きな鳴き声が響きます。

  • Kochi Prefectural Haruno Athletic Recreation Park
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    Kouchi Pref. Kochi-shi Harunocho Nishibun
    This athletic park is located in Yoshihara, Haruno-cho, Kochi City. It features a wide range of sporting facilities including an athletic track and field, a baseball park, a pool, a gymnasium, a shooting range, and an archery range. It also features an open space equipped with play equipment such as a 100-meter long roller slide, 3.4 kilometers of cross-country courses, and Sports Palace Haruno, which features a hotel and a restaurant.
  • To Sanosa To
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Kitagoza 10-46
  • Godaiyama Park
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Godaisan
    A park in Godaisan, located east of Kochi City past the Kokubu River. It has a popular summit lookout with great views of Kochi City and Urado Bay. It's an often-frequented date spot for its splendid night view.
  • Former Yamauchi Residence’s Nagaya Exhibition Hall
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Takajomachi 1-3-35
    This building constructed by the Tosa Domain's 16th feudal lord Yamanouchi Toyonori in 1665. It's a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. A two-story building with 31-meter beams and 4.5-meter crossbeams, it was part of the suburban residence of the feudal lord Yamauchi Yodo in the late Edo period. The villa acted as a guard station for foot soldiers who served as security guards. Modern tenement-style housing on this scale is rarely seen in Japan and is of great value.
  • Katsura Hama Park
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Urado
  • To Sanosa To Agri Colet
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Kitagoza 10-10
  • Chuo Park
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Obiyamachi 1-chome 11
  • Kochi Prefectural Tanezaki Sensho Park Camping Ground
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Tanezaki
  • Kochi Tobu General Athletic Field Yanai Arena
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Godai San 1736-1 Kochi-shi Tobu General Athletic Field
  • OTEPIA
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    Kochi Kochi
  • Kochi Mirai Museum
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Otesuji 2-1-1 OTEPIA Uchi

    夜の最終時間に入館しました。 元々宇宙が好きで、高知市に有るのを知って伺いました。 プラネタリウムの公演が始まる前はフロアに設置されているオブジェや展示品、アトラクションを操作しながら待てます。 音感が有れば、楽器のように作製されたパイプにスリッパを使って叩き、音楽を奏でる事ができます。私は音感0なので、無理でした。 他には、光のプリズムを利用し屈折を見る物、同滑車と定滑車を利用した体験型学習...

  • Model Museum KOCHI SNAP
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Otesuji 1-4-21 Coffee Sono Building 2F
  • Kochi Prefectural Haruno General Sports Park Swimming pool
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Harunocho Yoshihara 2485 Kochi Prefectural Haruno Sogoundokoen Uchi
  • GALLERY E
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    Kochi Kochi-shi Sakuraicho 1-4-52F13-go

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The largest of Shikoku’s prefectures, Kochi is endowed with some of the island’s most exceptional sand beaches lining the Pacific Ocean, which narrows into the Shimanto-gawa, a huge river that stretches 196 kilometers into the prefecture, passing verdant mountains and hosting countless riverside activities. Whether you’re a pilgrim or not, Kochi’s 16 Buddhist temples that make up one leg of the Shikoku Pilgrimage are worth a visit, particularly Chikurin-ji for its five-tier pagoda.

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