Let’s make a “Ryoma Passport” and travel around Kochi!

   The Ryoma Passport is an item which gets you special perks simply by showing it at various tourist facilities, hot springs, road stations, and restaurants serving local dishes. Might as well use it if you’re
living in Kochi! You’ll be surprised at how many places there are near to you where you can use it. In this issue, KIA staff and CIRs will show you some of the ways to use the Ryoma Passport.

 

The flag

How to get a Ryoma Passport
1. First, get the pamphlet for the Ryoma Passport at various places like the Kochi Station Tourist Information Center, and cut out the registration postcard on the back. (We also have the pamphlets at KIA.)
2. Collect three kinds of stamps on the postcard at applicable facilities. For example, ①Enter the main keep of Kochi Castle→②Spend at least 500yen on food or goods at Hirome Market→③Visit The Museum of Art, Kochi. You will already have three stamps this way.
3. Next, if you go to the Kochi Travel Plaza in front of JR Kochi Station, you can exchange the postcard for a “Blue Passport” on the same day.
＊ You can also mail the registration form. Once you collect the necessary stamps for the “Blue Passport”, you can trade it in for a “Red Passport”. There are five levels (Blue→Red→Bronze→Silver→Gold).

How to use the Ryoma Passport
① Check for the blue and red Ryoma Passport flag once you get to the facility.
② After you are done eating, experiencing an activity or shopping, let the cashier know before you pay that you would like to use your Ryoma Passport.
③ Have a store staff member stamp the Passport.
④ Finished! You may get perks depending on your Passport, like a discount off of the price, or free goods. The higher your Passport level, the bigger the perks!

 

The Ryoma Passport (left) and
registration form (right)

It’s fun to increase your collection of stamps! The stamp designs are also different depending on the facility!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a store staff member stamp your
Passport!!!!