Kōchi Prefecture

Kōchi 高知県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Romaji	Kōchi-ken
Flag Symbol
Location of Kōchi in Japan
Coordinates: 33°26′N 133°26′E
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Island	Shikoku
Capital	Kōchi
Government
• Governor	Seiji Hamada
Area
• Total	7,104.87 km^2 (2,743.21 sq mi)
• Rank	14th
Population  (October 1, 2005)
• Total	796,196
• Rank	45th
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	JP-39
Prefectural flower	Yamamomo (Myrica rubra)
Prefectural tree	Yanase Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
Prefectural bird	Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
Number of districts	6
Number of municipalities	34
Website	www.pref.kochi.lg.jp/english/

Kōchi Prefecture (高知県, Kōchi-ken) is a prefecture in the Shikoku region of Japan on the island of Shikoku.^[1] The capital city is Kōchi.^[2]

History

Before to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province.^[3]

Geography

Kōchi is in the southwestern part of Shikoku. The prefecture faces the Pacific Ocean. Ehime Prefecture is to the northwest. Tokushima Prefecture is to the northeast.

Kochi is famous for its clear streams. The most famous stream is Shimanto. The head of the Yoshino River is in Kōchi.^[4]

Mount Inamura (Inamura-yama) is the highest peak in the prefecture. Its height is 1,506 m (4,941 ft) above sea level.^[5]

Cities

Aki Kami Kōchi (capital) Kōnan Muroto Nankoku

Shimanto Sukumo Susaki Tosa Tosashimizu

Rivers

• Shimanto river
• Niyodo river
• Kagami river
• Kuma river

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district.

Agawa District Ino Niyodogawa Aki District Geisei Kitagawa Nahari Tano Tōyō Umaji Yasuda

Hata District Kuroshio Mihara Ōtsuki Nagaoka District Motoyama Ōtoyo

Takaoka District Hidaka Nakatosa Ochi Sakawa Shimanto Tsuno Yusuhara Tosa District Ōkawa Tosa

National Parks

National Parks are established in about 7% of the total land area of the prefecture.^[6]

Shrines and Temples

Tosa jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. ^[7]

Great person

Ryoma Sakamoto Katsutoyo Yamauchi Shintaro Nakaoka Taisuke Itagaki

Related pages

• Provinces of Japan
• Prefectures of Japan
• List of regions of Japan
• List of islands of Japan

References

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōchi prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 538; Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO), Kōchi Prefecture, Regional Information Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-6.
2. Nussbaum, "Kōchi" at p. 538.
3. Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
4. Berga, L. (2006). Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century, Vol. 1, p. 41.
5. World Index, Imamura-yama; retrieved 2011-211-29.
6. Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
7. "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-9.

Other websites

Media related to Kochi prefecture at Wikimedia Commons

• Kōchi Prefecture (in English) Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)