Culture Okumonobe Lake Water Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Held every August on the banks of Nagase Dam, the Okumonobe Lake Water Festival has been running for over 60 years and is aff...
Cape Muroto Lighthouse Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Kochi's Cape Muroto Lighthouse was first illuminated in 1899, and it looks out over the waters of the Pacific Ocean. A festiv...
Activities Kochi Prefecture's Salt Road Chiara Terzuolo In Kochi Prefecture you can take a day trek following one of the ancient roads that was used to transport prized salt to market.
Planning So You Want to Move to Rural Japan Chiara Terzuolo So you are tired of the city and want to run off to the mountains/ocean/valleys of rural Japan... but are you sure you have a...
Culture Local Character Festival in Susaki 2026 Kim Bergström The Local Character Festival in Susaki is a fun celebration of Japan's mascot culture, known as yuru-chara. The event is set ...
Activities The Magical Ioki Cave Chiara Terzuolo Blink and you might miss the entrance to this little gem just one train stop away from the retro samurai town of Aki, in Koch...
Shopping Kochi's Historic Sunday Market Chiara Terzuolo A must-see when visiting Kochi City, the Sunday Market features hundreds of stalls stretching all the way from the gate of Ko...
Culture Mini Shikoku 88 Temple Trek Chiara Terzuolo While trekking all 1200 km of the famous Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage may be a goal for some, it might be a bit unrealistic f...
Culture Kure: A Historic Fishing Town Chiara Terzuolo The twisting streets and retro market of this fishing town in Kochi Prefecture make you feel like you have stepped back in time.
Activities Ashizuri Underwater Observation Tower Chiara Terzuolo The Ashizuri Underwater Obseration Tower is unusual old-school tower in Kochi Prefecture giving visitors a retro glimpse of l...
