Top Things to do in Kochi Prefecture
Top Hotels in Kochi Prefecture
Countries
10 Things to do Good for Kids in Kochi Prefecture That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Kochi Prefecture, Japan including Sunday Market, Noichi Zoological Park of Kochi Prefecture, Kashiwajima Island, Kami City Takashi Yanase Memorial Museum Anpanman Museum, The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, Muroto Dolphins Center, Yosakoi Matsuri, Yusuhara Kumo no Ue Community Library, Ryugado Cave, Jardin de Monet Marmottan au Village de Kitagawa.
Restaurants in Kochi Prefecture
1. Sunday Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 348 reviews
Reviewed By BZimm08 - Iwakuni, Japan
The Kochi Sunday Market is a must if in the area. I altered my plans for a trip just to make sure I would be in Kochi on a Sunday. Prior to going, I read that the market has been going on for hundreds of years. It starts near the castle on a single road that stretches over a kilometer. I started early here, around 7:30 am and spent a couple hours here walking up and down looking at everything the vendors had to offer. For the most part the market was full of fresh produce. But there were other vendors here selling goods like knives, antiques, plants, etc. There were a few food vendors here as well, I tried the tempura sweet potatoes and went back for seconds, they were great! Markets, are a great way to immerse yourself in local cultures and the Kochi Market should not be missed.
2. Noichi Zoological Park of Kochi Prefecture
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 123 reviews
“Visitors and animals in their natural state”is the theme of our park. Based on this theme, our green and lush zoo has eliminated cages and fences, and recreated the animals natural habitats with plants and rocks, etc. The zoo is divided into several zones, including the Temperate Forest, Tropical Forest, Africa and Australia Zones, and the Jungle Museum. More than 1000 animals from about 110 sp
3. Kashiwajima Island
4. Kami City Takashi Yanase Memorial Museum Anpanman Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 125 reviews
Kahoku-cho in Kami City, kochi Prefecture is the land of Takashi Yanase, creator of Anpanman. Located in this tiniest of towns, the Anpanman Museum is a spiritual home for those who love Anpanman. There is no difficult art here, and there are no suggested paths. Wander around however you like and see if you can find Anpanman and his friends hiding here and there throughout the museum.
5. The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 250 reviews
Reviewed By CapeTownCapetown
The Makino Botanical gardens are built on the slopes of Godaisan - a small mountain East of Kochi's downtown. We were a group of 4 people and sadly only had one day in Kochi so we tool a taxi from our cruise ship directly to Makino to save time The gardens were built to honour the Kochi botanist Dr Tomitaro Makino, who was regarded as the father of Japanese botany At the reception entrance you can pick up maps of the grounds, we were very lucky to be there for the first flush of the cherry blossoms. Visitors are encouraged to walk on the grass and in amongst the trees which made for a really special experience. The conservatory was absolutely beautiful with a stunning collection of orchids well worth a visit and right next to the hillside temple of Chikurin-ji temple so you can visit both places in one journey
6. Muroto Dolphins Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
You can touch & swim with dolphins very closely.
7. Yosakoi Matsuri
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
Brightly colored costumes and amazing feats of dance: The Yosakoi Festival sees dozen of troupes and hundreds of dancers take to the street with floats and fanfare to features traditional moves alongside more modern scores in a high-energy show. Dancers use the traditional 'naruko' clappers (a wooden hand instrument), and include a part of the original "Yosakoi Naruko" song in their routines, which take months to design and learn. Squads can be up to 150 members large, and the dances; often choreographed by locals; are performed over and over again on the street in parade style-- wearing only tabi socks! Yosakoi is always a visual feast.
Reviewed By Fuzzybeanerizer - Hancock, United States
I took my 6 year old daughter to the yosakoi festival in August 2019 and while she may have been slightly overwhelmed by the whole trip at that age, we certainly had a great time. The dancers are so energetic! The whole city was alive with them, with team after team dancing past, and others running back and forth from one venue to another, despite the temperatures near 90 degrees F every day and plenty of humidity. At home I'd be huddled indoors by an air conditioner in such weather, but in Japan the energy was contagious and I had no problems hoofing around the city for hours on end. I sure sweated out a lot of liquids, though. If you are not familiar with the yosakoi dancing, these huge teams of dancers from all over Japan come to Kochi City. They have these big trucks with powerful loudspeakers and DJ's aboard, and usually pretty girls too, and sometimes live musicians.The trucks crawl down the city streets with the dance teams following behind. The music is so loud you can definitely feel it booming through your body, though it seemed much less hard on the ears than I remember from 15 years before... maybe they have shifted to lower sound frequencies? The dance teams and their music vary from modern styles, perhaps hip-hop influenced or whatever, to more tradional Japanese sounds and costumes. Many of the teams have these muscular guys taking turns waving HUGE flags around and around. The whole event is really colorful and loaded with beautiful people of both sexes.
8. Yusuhara Kumo no Ue Community Library
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By ruthmL5008YP - Kamakura, Japan
The floors were heated, big pencil-like wooden beams hung protectively from the ceiling, a piano graced the entrance and little children laughed. What a beautifully designed library. I had always liked the work of Kuma Kengo including how he is designing the new National Stadium and the wonderful lookout he built on the Nihondaira mountain, but this library...this library is a home. A home for books, families and the love of learning. The city itself is quaint and welcoming and I will definitely stay longer next time.
9. Ryugado Cave
10. Jardin de Monet Marmottan au Village de Kitagawa
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 113 reviews
Reviewed By chiaraterz
So very pretty. This is not a copy of the garden at Giverny, but rather a garden that recreates the feel and scenes of Monet's paintings. I was fortunate enough to visit in August, when the waterlilies were in flower.
