Kochi Prefecture

Kochi prefecture (高知県)

Kochi prefectural symbol
Capital	Kochi
Region:	Shikoku
Island:	Shikoku
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 14th 7,104.70 km² 0.2%
Population  - Total (2000)  - Density	Ranked 45th 813,980 115/km²
Districts:	7
Municipalities:	53
ISO 3166-2:	JP-39
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Yamamomo (Myrica rubra)
Pref. Tree:	Yanase Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
Pref. Bird:	Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)

Kōchi prefecture (高知県 Kōchi-ken) is located on the south coast of Shikoku, Japan. The capital is the city of Kochi.

History

Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kochi was known as Tosa Province.

Geography

Cities

• Aki
• Kochi (capital)
• Muroto
• Nakamura
• Nankoku
• Sukumo
• Susaki
• Tosa
• Tosashimizu

Districts

• Agawa
  • Agawa
  • Gohoku
  • Haruno
  • Ikegawa
  • Ino
• Aki
  • Geisei
  • Kitagawa
  • Nahari
  • Tano
  • Toyo
  • Umaji
  • Yasuda
• Hata
  • Mihara
  • Nishitosa
  • Ogata
  • Otsuki
  • Saga
  • Taisho
  • Towa
• Kami
  • Akaoka
  • Kagami
  • Kahoku
  • Monobe
  • Noichi
  • Tosayamada
  • Yasu
  • Yoshikawa
• Nagaoka
  • Motoyama
  • Otoyo
• Takaoka
  • Hayama
  • Hidaka
  • Higashitsuno
  • Kubokawa
  • Nakatosa
  • Niyodo
  • Ochi
  • Onomi
  • Sakawa
  • Yusuhara
• Tosa
  • Hongawa
  • Kagami
  • Okawa
  • Tosa
  • Tosayama

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

• Yosakoi Festival

External links

• Official Kochi prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.kochi.jp/english/index.htm)

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