Top Things to do in Kochi
What to do and see in Kochi, Shikoku: The Best Things to do Good for Kids
Discover the best top things to do in Kochi, Japan including Sunday Market, The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, Yosakoi Matsuri, Katsura Hama, Katurahama Aquarium, Kochi Yosakoi Information Community Square, Kochi Tourist Information Center Tosa Terrace, Tosaden Kotsu - Rail System, Yokoyama Memorial Manga Museum, Ampan Man & Baikin Man Statue.
Restaurants in Kochi
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. 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
3. 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.
4. Katsura Hama
5. Katurahama Aquarium
6. Kochi Yosakoi Information Community Square
7. Kochi Tourist Information Center Tosa Terrace
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 155 reviews
Tosa Terrace not only has sightseeing pamphlets - it also has a business center and provides accommodation information. The building is also a good venue to relax as there are cedar, hinokia cypress, and Tosa shikui plants inside.
8. Tosaden Kotsu - Rail System
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 301 reviews
The opening of the streetcar of TOSADEN TRAFFIC is MAY2,1904. By four small streetcar of 27 capacity,a driver of the gold button- style boarded it and appeared in the town of Kochi breezily. In the open streetcar,We have the oldest history now in Japan. Please enjoy the trip by the streetcar.
Reviewed By grumpee-58 - Brisbane, Australia
Rail line goes north,south,east & west within Kochi City. With a 1 day pass you can hop off & on where you like, tickets can be purchased on board the train for 500 yen per adult.The ticket also entitles you to discounts & benefits at some of the tourist attractions along the train routes. Just get yourself a map and work out what you want to see, it is fairly easy to navigate the routes.
9. Yokoyama Memorial Manga Museum
10. Ampan Man & Baikin Man Statue
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