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Shimanto River / Ashizuri

Category

Leisure / Hobbies

Kaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto

4.0

44 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kouchi Pref. Takaokagunshimantochou Utsuigawa 1458-1

Kaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto is a museum housed in the gymnasium of the former Utsuigawa Elementary School which closed in 2009. There are many pieces on display such as Kaiyodo’s world famous figures, plastic models and garage kits. The huge Catalan ship is an impressive sight. There is also a diorama classroom where visitors can make mini-figurines.

I am not a hobbist but it brings back some nostalgic moments of ultra man..worth a visit. my wife loves it. amd fancinating art work of miniatures.
Shimanto Canoekan (Canoe House)

4.5

18 Reviews

Shopping

Kouchi Pref. Shimantoshi Nishitosamochi 1111-11 Shimanto/River station Canoe pavilion

Canoekan (Canoe House) is a canoeing facility located on the middle reaches of the Shimanto River, around 20 minutes’ walk from JR Ekawasaki Station. This is a very popular spot, at which everyone—including beginners, children and senior citizens—can enjoy canoeing while experiencing the magnificent natural beauty of the Shimanto River. Canoekan also runs canoeing experience activities and canoe tours. There is a comprehensive range of facilities, including a café and a shop which sells local specialty products, as well as a camp site and log cabin accommodation, etc. Visitors can spend a whole day enjoying the Shimanto River.

日本バーベキュー協会及び地元四万十の行政主催のイベントに参加する為に2泊で訪問しました。綺麗に整備されたキャンプ場で、設備が整っています。当日はみぞれが降る様な寒さで、キャンプはせずに近くのホテルに宿泊しましたが、四万十川の横にありとても感じも良く、近くにスーパー、道の駅もあり不自由ありません。次回は夏場に行きたいと思います。
SEASIDE GALLERY

4.5

16 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kouchi Pref. Hatagunkuroshiochou Irino

The SEASIDE GALLERY is not hosted in a building. At this museum along the Irino Beach spreading in front of Kuroshio Nakamura Line’s Tosa Irino Station, nature and people as a whole are the “work.” Irino Beach is a vast sandy area about four kilometers long and 200 meters wide that has been chosen as one of Japan’s top beaches for its rich natural landscape. It hosts events like the “T-shirt art exhibition” where about 1,000 T-shirts are hung along the beach, and the “National Seaside Barefoot Marathon” where participants run barefoot across the sand.

GWに、Tシャツ展を見に。ビーチの砂もサラサラしていて、サーフィンをしている人がいたり、家族ではしゃいでいる人がいたり、とてもピースフルな時間が流れていました。ビーチの外には、出店が出ていたり、子供が走り回れる芝生があったり、ゆったり楽しく過ごせました。
Kochi Prefectural Ashizuri Kaiyokan Aquarium

Leisure / Hobbies

Kouchi Pref. Tosashimizushi Misaki 4032

This aquarium is located on the side of Ashizuri Sunny Road in Imashiba, Misaki, Tosashimizu City. The aquarium, which has a theme of “the Waters of Tosa and the Fish of the Kuroshio Current,” is home to around 3,000 fish and aquatic invertebrates representing 200 varieties of sea life. The facility includes a central cylindrical marine tank, which is nine meters wide and six meters tall, a sunfish tank, a multipurpose tank used to raise green sea turtles and spotted seals, a touching tank where visitors can touch sea creatures such as hermit crabs and sea urchin, and more.
Shimanto River Kawa-asobi Park and Furusato Koryu Center

4.0

3 Reviews

Shopping

Kouchi Pref. Takaokagunshimantochou Shouwa 671-2

Shimanto River Kawa-asobi Park and Furusato Koryu Center has a campsite with extensive green lawns, located in the middle reaches of the Shimanto River. Campsite users are free to set up their tents anywhere on the grass within the camping area, making for a relaxing, casual camping experience. There are toilets, showers, and a cooking area, and camping equipment is available for rental. This is also a popular place for enjoying riverine leisure activities on the Shimanto River. There are guided rafting tours that take visitors from Mishima (further upstream) down the river through rapids, and canoes are available for rental. Visitors are sure to have a really enjoyable Shimanto River experience here.

You can be a variety play in the Shimanto River. Please contact us by phone for more information. By Train ・Walk from JR Yodo Line Tosa Showa Station 5 minutes. By Car ・Getting to campsite from...
Shimanto Auto Camp Site Welcome

5.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kochi Takaoka-gun Shimantocho Eshi 546

GW、７人でのグループ利用をしました。２サイト並びで滞在。混雑しているにもかかわらず、各サイトにある流しもトイレも、管理が行き届いた綺麗なキャンプ場でした！キャンプ場で買える鮎や鰹のタタキも予約し、受付時に受け取り。鮎は七輪で^ ^ とても美味しかったです...
Kawarakko canoeing and camping center

4.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kochi Shimanto-shi Tadenokawa 24

数年前のテレビドラマで観て、行きたいと思っていた四万十川。サイトには流し台が設置されていて、便利です。お風呂はありませんが、24時間稼働のシャワーが3台あり、3分100円で、途中ストップも出来るので要領よく洗えば100円で事足ります。ジュース自販機、ビールやちょっとした野菜やお弁当は売店で購入出来ます。最寄のスーパーまでは、20〜30分程度掛かります。家族連れが多いので、夜も静かに過ごせました。カ...
Tosa Seinan Great Park Auto Camping Field Tomarotto

4.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kochi Shimanto-shi Shimoda 3548

キャンピングカーを借りて初めての利用でした。あいにくの雨でしたが、時折の止み間にかなり広いわんぱく広場的な公園ではしゃいで、BBQサイトで夕食を取り、電源付車中泊なのでサーキュレーターで乗り切りました。個人的にはテントと違い、雨が余り苦にならない感じ。四万十いやしの湯も併設なので便利。キャンプ一泊：3,500＋750（電源）温泉：600（大人）
Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime prefecture, Kochi prefecture

This park, established in 1972 is the 26th national park of Japan and features mild and beautiful subaquatic scenery and varied coastal scenery. Due to the unique climate of the mountainous region located inland which is influenced by the Kuroshio Current, it is possible to see a wide range of vegetation distribution from warm-temperate to cold-temperature zone in the area. Within the region is Kashiwajima Island known as a “sacred place for diving” as well as Usubae known for its famous landscape sights and fishing, as well as Japan’s foremost canyoning spot Nametoko Gorge. There are many visitors throughout the year enjoying the leisure activities of the area.
Nakamura Castle Ruins (Tamematsu Park)

Travel / Tourism

Kouchi Pref. Shimantoshi Nakamura

This public park is located near the Shimanto Historical Museum. It was the former site of Nakamura Castle (also known as Tamematsu Castle), which was built by Tamematsu during the Onin War. The park on a hill where you can see the townscape of Nakamura brings to mind Kyoto and extends in a square pattern, and is known as a popular cherry blossom viewing spot. Planted with approximately 500 Yoshino cherry trees, you can enjoy them when in full bloom from late March to early April, and also fantastic night cherry blossoms when paper lanterns are illuminated during the Shimanto River Flower and Cherry Blossom festivals.
Tatsukushi Marine Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Kouchi Pref. Tosashimizushi Tatsukushi

This marine park is located in Tatsukushi Bay in Misaki, Tosashimizu City. Designated as Japan’s first “underwater park” (currently called “marine park”), this region of ocean is home to Japan’s largest Shikorosango Pavona decussata coral cluster. In addition to being known as a diving spot, glass-bottomed boats that allow visitors to observe the underwater life from above the waves also operate here.
Shimanto Study & Play Museum (Akitsuio)

Leisure / Hobbies

Kouchi Pref. Shimantoshi Gudou 8055-5

This facility is composed of a dragonfly museum and a freshwater aquarium. There, visitors can learn about a variety of subjects including the place of drinking water, global warming, and nature conservation through the lens of dragonflies and fish from around the world. Each of its fun exhibits, which are focused on the Shimanto River, has a message that is useful in everyday life.
Shimanto Astronomical Observatory

Travel / Tourism

Kouchi Pref. Shimantoshi Nishitosamochi 1100

This astronomical observatory is located in Mochii, Nishitosa, Shimanto City. Shimanto City is the only municipality in the prefecture certified as a “Hoshizora no Machi” by the former Environmental Agency. Visitors can observe the starry sky over the city with the naked eye or with the high-quality telescope. The observatory also holds stargazing parties where visitors can observe the seasonal constellations and numerous celestial bodies with commentary provided by the attendant (reservation required).
Kanyoto Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Kouchi Pref. Sukumoshi Oshima

This park is located on Oshima Island, an uninhabited island in Sukumo Bay in Oshima, Sukumo City. The park is equipped with a sandy area where visitors can enjoy beach volleyball and other activities, play equipment, showers, and other facilities. Kanyoto Island, the island on the opposite shore from Oshima Island, can be accessed on foot during the low tide. It is known for being a place to enjoy a Daruma Sunset from mid-November to mid-February.
Okitsu Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Kouchi Pref. Takaokagunshimantochou Okitsu

This beach is located in Okitsu, Shimanto Town, Takaoka County. The approximately two-kilometer long beach, which faces Komuro Bay, has been selected for the Ministry of the Environment's list of Best Beach 100 of Japan. It also hosts Marine Festa Okitsu at the beginning of July to mark the opening of the beachgoing season. Attendees at the festival can participate in a beach volley tournament and other activities.
Tosa Seinan Great Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Kouchi Pref. Hatagunkuroshiochou

This park is located in Irino, Kuroshio Town, Hata County. It is equipped with a range of athletic facilities including a natural turf athletic field, a soccer field, a track, a gymnasium, a baseball park, tennis courts, and a skate park. The park, which is located along a sandy beach, also features a Seaside Culture Zone in which there are facilities such as a camping ground, cycling road, accommodations, and a diner.
Irino Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Kouchi Pref. Hatagunkuroshiochou Irino 1- B

"Located an approximately 50-minute drive from the Shimantocho-Chuo Interchange on the Kochi Expressway, this beach has sand that stretches for about four kilometers and is about 200 meter wide. Also known as Tsukimigahama, it has been selected as one of the Japan's 100 Best Beaches. Many events are held here, such as the ""T-shirt Art Exhibition"", in which the sandy beach itself is regarded as a museum and about 1,000 t-shirts are exhibited on the sandy beach. With the sandy beach in the background, there is a Japanese black pine forest called ""Irino Matsubara"" and a camping ground, and it is full of tourists who come to enjoy swimming and surfing in the summer."
Shimanto-cho Okitsu Youth Travel Village, Okitsu Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Kochi Takaoka-gun Shimantocho Okitsu 2135

A beautiful beach that has been selected by the Ministry of the Environment as one of Japan's 100 Best Bathing Beaches. The shallow seas make it popular with families. Parasols, floats, and body boards are available for rent. It is right in front of the Okitsu Youth Travel Village and there are ample beach houses and camping facilities.
Shimanto River Wild Bird Nature Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Kochi Shimanto-shi Masaki 1001-1

A bird park in the Masaki district at the mouth of the Shimanto River. A visit will help you learn about local ecology while observing insects, plants, fish, wild birds, and more. The property has three hides, a 900-meter promenade, the “Inviting Forest” and the “Floating Island.” The surrounding area is an important habitat for birds found in grasslands and wilderness areas, including great reed warblers, fan-tailed warblers, and meadow buntings.
Kosanji Shimin no Mori

Leisure / Hobbies

Kochi Shimanto-shi Sakamoto Kawahira Yama 974-1

A municipal park built around Mt. Kozanji. An ideal place for hiking and forest bathing, its many migratory birds makes it a popular birding spot. The park is dotted with historic sites including Kozanji Temple, with its ties to Kobo Daishi.

Kochi Shimanto River / Ashizuri

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Kochi Areas

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.