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  • Takashi Yanase Memorial Museum Anpanman Museum
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    Kouchi Pref. Kamishi Kahokuchoubirafu 1224-2
    The Anpanman Museum at Takashi Yanase Memorial Museum was established in 1996 with the intention of collecting, studying and displaying the diverse and creative works of Takashi Yanase, the creator of Anpanman. There are plenty of things to see and do such as the Takashi Yanase Gallery and Anpanman Theater with original drawings from his picture books and animations, as well as The Repository with all sorts of character goods on display. Both adults and children can enjoy the museum to their heart’s content. The three meter high Fighting Anpanman Statue is also a great place for photos.

    There is a small Anpanman-themed space at the basement where you can take photos, an Anpanman art gallery at the second or third floor, and a gift shop at the ground floor. Honestly, not worth your...

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  • Hachiyo-zan Zenjibu-ji Temple
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    28 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Nankokushi Tochi 3084
    The Hachiyo-zan Zenjibu-ji Temple is the 32nd temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. According to tradition, the Temple was founded by the bodhisattva Gyoki in the 8th century on the orders of Emperor Shomu, to pray for the safety of ships crossing the sea to and from Tosa. Later on, Kobo Daishi visited the site, and carved a statue of the bodhisattva Kannon with eleven faces to serve as the main object of veneration for the Temple. During the era when this region was administered as part of the Tosa domain, successive lords of the domain maintained a close relationship with the Zenjibu-ji Temple, coming here to pray for a safe journey whenever they had to travel by sea when returning to Edo to fulfill their responsibilities under the alternate attendance system (which required the lords of each domain to spend half of their time in Edo). The Temple is familiarly known as “Minen-ji” or “Mine-ji” by locals, because of its location on Mt. Mine.

    八葉山求聞持院禅師峰寺（はちようざん ぐもんじいん...

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  • Hokai-zan Dainichi-ji Temple
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    Kouchi Pref. Kounanshi Noichichoubodaiji 476
    The Hokai-zan Dainichi-ji Temple is the 28th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. It was founded in the 8th century when the bodhisattva Gyoki carved a statue of the Dainichi-Nyorai Buddha to serve as the main object of veneration for the Temple. The Temple was later abandoned; according to tradition, it was reestablished when Kobo Daishi visited the site and carved a statue of the Bhaisajyaguru (Medicine Buddha) out of a large Camphor tree with his fingernails. The Temple’s statue of the Konzaikai Dainichi Nyorai Buddha in a seated posture, which is said to have been carved by the bodhisattva Gyoki, has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property. The Hon-do (main hall), the renovation of which was completed in 1997, is made entirely of wood, fitted together without requiring the use of a single nail.

    自分が宿泊していたホテルから近く、町中にあるお寺ですが雰囲気はよく、気持ちよく参拝できました。無料の駐車場もあります。

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  • Manisan Kokubunji Temple
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    28 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Nankokushi Kokubu 546
    This is a Shingon school Chisan-ha temple in Kokubu in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture and is 29th temple of the 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. The entire grounds are designated as a national historic site. It is one of the 68 kokubunji temples that Emperor Shomu built across the country and was established with the thousand-armed kannon that Gyoki made himself in 741 as the principal object of worship. It was later restored by Kobo Daishi as a Shingon school temple. The main hall with its Tenpyo period-style exterior and its interior with features of the Muromachi period, the temple bell and the wooden statue of the Bhaisajyaguru are Nationally Important Cultural Properties. The garden with its beautiful hair moss is also a must-see.

    まわりは田んぼでのんびりした場所にある立派なお寺です。朝9時からお寺カフェでの抹茶や写経もできるようですが、自分が朝早く着いてしまい時間の都合上今回は体験していません。とてもいい雰囲気のお寺でしたので次回はこれらを体験しに再訪したいです。

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  • Ekingura
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    Kochi Pref. Konan City Akaokacho 538
    This art museum is located in Akaoka-cho, Konan City. It stores the folding screen paintings by the late Edo to early Meiji period painter Ekin (Hirose Kinzo) that are displayed at the Suruda Hachimangu Jinsai festival held on July 14 and 15 each year. One exhibit allows visitors to view the folding screen paintings in the same dark setting as the night of the festival. Another allows visitors to view the paintings through a literal hole in the wall. The museum regularly rotates the paintings that are on display. It also features exhibits about the life of Ekin.

    期待通りの屛風絵です。本物は覗き見で見ること可能な２点だが、複製展示の絵も迫力満点、たしかに“恐ろしく美しい”。2020の絵金祭りは中止と聞きましたが、次回の祭りが楽しみです。

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  • Kochi Prefectural Museum of History
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    24 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Nankokushi Okouchou Yahata 1099-1
    This history museum is located in Okocho-yahata, Nankoku City. The Chosokabe Hall features exhibits related to the adjacent Oko Castle Ruins, a national Historic Site, as well as to the Chosokabe Clan, the warlords of the Tosa domain. The General Exhibit Hall covers the history and culture of Kochi from primeval times to the modern period. Its permanent exhibits include a recreation of the stronghold of Chosokabe forces during the Battle of Awa-Nakatomigawa, Odo-yaki ware fired in the kilns of the Tosa Domain during the Edo Period, and more. The museum also hosts special exhibitions on the history and folk customs of Tosa, museum talk shows, workshops, and other events.

    空港へ向かう途中に少し時間があったので立ち寄りました。JAFの割引対象になっていました。駐車場は前にあり2Fが入り口になっており駐車場からは階段、スロープとエレベーターが設置されていました。展示は長曾我部氏などの山内氏以前時代が中心で古い時代からの高知県の歴史は参考になりました。途中の坂道が桜並木になっていて桜を見に来ている家族づれがいました。

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  • Shikoku Automobile Museum
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    4 Reviews
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    Kochi Pref. Konan City Noichicho-otani 896
    This historic car museum is located in Otani, Noichi-cho, Konan City. Its historic car collection includes European sports and racing cars from makes like Abarth, Alfa Romeo, and Ferrari, domestic cars such as the Toyota 2000GT and the Toyopet Crown, and motorcycles from makes including Honda and Yamaha. The museum also regularly holds “open museum” events during which the cars are taken outside and their engines are started and inspected.

    小さな自動車博物館でしたが・・・ 往年の名車がずらりとありました。 個人的に大好きな時代の車に時間がたつのを忘れるほどでした。

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  • Creative Park ACTLAND
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    Kochi Pref. Konan City Noichicho-otani 928-1
    This theme park located in Otani, Noichi-cho, Konan City features a number of museums and galleries. The Ryoma History Museum and the World Celebrity Museum display realistic wax figures. There are also galleries featuring the works of artists such as the late Edo period painter Ekin (Hirose Kinzo) as well as Francis Kwatei Nee-Owoo, an artist from Ghana. Other facilities include the World Model Car Museum, the World Classic Car Museum, and the Bonnet bus Museum.

    This is one of my recommended places in kochi. You can enjoy some museums in one place. It’s open from morning till night!

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  • Buraku-ji Temple Yakushido
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    6 Reviews
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    Kochi Nagaoka-gun Otoyo Cho Terauchi 314

    高知の山奥に四国の法隆寺と云われる国宝の寺があるとは、畏れ多いことです。724年創立とあり、歴史を感じるしっかりとした建物で、京都などとは違い無料で見学できるのは非常に有難い。ただ、国道から狭い山道を幾分不安を感じながら登る覚悟は必要です。

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  • Poem and Märchen Gallery
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
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    Kouchi Pref. Kamishi Kahokuchounirouno 379
    This gallery is located in Nirouno, Kahoku-cho, Kami City. It is one of the facilities of the Kami City Yanase Takashi Memorial Hall. It features exhibits related to the magazine “Poem and Märchen,” which was one of Takashi Yanase’s life’s works. These exhibits include the covers and illustrations Yanase created over the three decades since the magazine’s launch. It also holds events including exhibitions of artists with deep connections to the magazine.

    日曜日の午後行ったけど、人が居ない。沢山の絵本が並べられているので読み放題だけど、寂しい。アンパンマンミュージアムから少ししか離れてないけど、せっかくの施設なので、もう少し工夫されればいいのに.....

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  • OHARA TOMIE MUSEUM OF LITERATURE
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    5 Reviews
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    Kochi Nagaoka-gun Motoyamacho Motoyama 568-2
    A literature museum showcasing the life and work of Tomie Ohara. In addition to displays of valuable items like drafts of manuscripts, they put a spotlight on her masterpiece “Woman Called En”-, illuminating Tomie Ohara’s world. The Anrian Tearoom expresses her spirit and is open to the public.

    本山城跡に行った後に都合により寄りましたが失礼ながら誰かも知りませんでした。正直採算が非常に気になりました。

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  • Nagaodori Center
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    Kochi Nankoku Shinohara 48
    This place serves to introduce the rare Onagadori breed of chicken, which originated in Shinohara, Nankoku City and has been featured in the Guinness Book of World Records and international media. The Onagadori is also a registered Special Natural Monument, making it a popular subject for viewing and photography. The guides offer detailed explanations while you walk the hall. Groups require reservations.

    国の天然記念物「おながどり」の飼育方法等…唯一見れるスポットでした。以前、龍河洞でも見れましたが・・・動物愛護団体からのクレームにて撤去されているそうです。昭和レトロで築50年の施設で、入場料800円はちと高いと思われましたが館内のガイドさんが土佐藩が生み出した鶏の歴史や飼育方法を懇切丁寧に説明され、動物虐待とは程遠い愛情のこもった飼育方法に感動しました。国の天然記念物保護の為、もっと国や自治体の...

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  • Oko Castle Ruins National Historical Site
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    Kouchi Pref. Nankokushi Okouchou Yahata 1099-1
    These castle ruins are located in Yahata, Oko-cho, Nankoku City. It was the site of the castle of Chosokabe Motochika, the samurai warlord who ruled Tosa (Kochi Prefecture) during the Warring States period. Traces of the castle’s embankment, moat, and buildings have remained. The entire area around the ruins has developed into a prefectural historical park that features various facilities including the Kochi Prefectural Museum of History, a scenic square, and more.
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  • Burakuji Temple
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    Kochi Nagaoka-gun Otoyo Cho Terauchi 314
    Officially Otayama Daigan-in Burakuji Temple. It was reportedly founded by the famous monk Gyoki in 724. The temple is counted as one of Japan's three main temples dedicated to Yakushi, the Healing Buddha, along with Mine Yakushi at Horaiji Temple in Aichi Prefecture and Akaidake Yakushi at Jofukuji Temple in Fukushima Prefecture. Also called Shibaori Yakushi, the main temple's Yakushi hall has been designated as a National Treasure.

    この漢字で「ぶらくじ」と読みます。京都や奈良に比べると堂塔・仏像等についての国宝指定は四国には少ない、重文は多々あるものの。ここは薬師堂が国宝です。この堂宇は平安時代に建立された四国最古の堂宇です。３体の如来像、２体の菩薩像はそれぞれ重文指定されています。拝観は事前予約の上、一人５００円です。堂塔内に入らなければ境内は自由でした。ここが高知であり四国の破壊者兼放火魔の長曾我部に焼失させられなかった...

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  • Kami City Art Museum
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    Kochi Kami-shi Tosayamadacho 262-1 Plaza Hachioji 2F
    This art museum is located on the second floor of Plaza Hachioji, to the west of Hachiojigu Shrine adjacent to the Kami City Welfare Center and the Kami City Volunteer Center. It houses about 800 items, including Japanese pictures, oil paintings, prints, ceramics, and sculptures. Five or six special exhibitions and displays of their collection are held annually.
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  • RYUGADO MUSEUM
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    Kochi Kami-shi Tosayamadacho Sakakawa
    An open-air museum in Ryugado, one of Japan's leading tourist-accessible limestone caves. Exhibits include scientific explanations of the cave's geology and creatures that inhabit the cave, as well as the preserved site and artifacts of ancient cave dwellers. The museum also has academic documents pertaining to the area's natural environment and exhibits covering a range of fields including geology, biology, archaeology, and anthropology.
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  • Treasure House Otoyo
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    Kochi Nagaoka-gun Otoyo Cho Ananai 2210
    An exhibition facility with ogre statues visible from the national highway. Showcasing the Japan’s vintage Showa period (1926-1989), the main building mainly displays items from the mid-1920s and 1930s that might be nostalgic for older Japanese people and interesting for others. The annex has everything from items from the late Showa period to displays on stars from the 1980s.
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  • Former Tajikawa Bansho Shoin
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    Kochi Nagaoka-gun Otoyo Cho Tajikawashimomyo 28
    The Nihon Koki, a classic Japanese history text, says Tajikawa post station was established in 797, meaning this former bansho guardhouse has a long history. It was particularly important as a headquarters for troops during the feudal period and was considered one of Tosa's three main guardhouses along with Iwasa kuchi-bansho and Ikegawa kuchi-bansho. The current building was taken over by the local municipality in 1973 and was designated a national Important Cultural Property with its present name in 1974.
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  • Jofukuji Temple
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    4 Reviews
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    Kochi Nagaoka-gun Otoyo Cho Ao 158

    We drove for more than an hour to go to Teifukutera Temple, just to find that it was quite run-down and there was not much for us to see. Its just a simple, small temple on a hill, the road leading...

  • Shirakidani International Contemporary Art Museum
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    3 Reviews
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    Kochi Nankoku Shirakidani 36

    This has to be one of the most underrated places Ive visited in Kochi Prefecture. The museum has both indoor and outdoor components. It is a truly unique art museum. While the remote location of the...

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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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