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It might be good luck to touch Shinjo-kun’s bellybutton!  (Saki-chan is on the left.) Who is Shinjo-kun?    Shinjo-kun is Susaki Cit...

Our staff was also surprised at just how cute Hatappy was! Who is Hatappy?    Hatappy is a daruma sunset* fairy who was born in 2013 t...

Check out Kochi’s internet broadcasting agency Bringing Kochi’s Appeal Nationwide!    Kuroshio-kun, Kochi’s “poster child,” was born in...

   Today, we will give an example of the progression from when you hear that an acquaintance has died, through the end of a Buddhist funera...

A photo taken onstage with a selfie stick at the 2015 Tosaben Musical    Won’t you add a bit of “GENKI” to your life? Each year, GENKI...

The new Bijofu labels, released in October, use photographs taken locally. Bijofu: Out of the Depths    “Bijofu,” which has won Gold P...

The 90m long sake storehouse built around 1850. A Time-Warp Back to the Edo Period    Walking just a few minutes from the JR Sakawa Sta...

Entrance to the brewery. They steam chestnuts in the large stoves inside. Chestnut Shochu for Rural Revitalization    In the mounta...

   Wedding banquets in Kochi are grand affairs, with long guest lists, lots of alcohol, and classic Kochi-style sawachi ryori (large pla...

   Nojima designed and created this cluster of trees and boulders near the Yakushi-do building of Dainichi-ji temple.    It’s been ...

Clay-making. The clay passes through the waterway from right to left, where it is deposited.    Shinichiro Tani began his porcelain jou...

He says the most difficult brushwork for the face is the nose.    Around the time of Children’s Day (May 5th), originally a celebration...

Q: I’ve been seeing photos of people with star-shaped pins on their lapels, or people wearing star-shaped rainbow sunglasses. What’s goi...

Learn about Kochi Sushi (making Kokera Sushi) Learn about Kochi Drinking Culture ( Hashiken , chopstick game and Shibaten Dance)   ...

    “VISIT KOCHI JAPAN,” an official website introducing information on tourism in Kochi Prefecture, is open now (Sep. 7). Of all regions o...