Kochi Prefecture is known for mountains, forests and above all, rivers. On the Niyodo River, we learn a special technique for catching sweetfish so good they're mostly bought by exclusive Kyoto ...

KOCHI--Two strangers who differed vastly in ... Having visited nearly 30 rivers in Japan with an underwater camera, Takahashi was convinced that the Niyodogawa has a high level of transparency ...

In central Kochi Prefecture, the Niyodogawa river is famous nationwide for its ... selected by the Environment Ministry for its list of Japan’s 100 exquisite waters. In Bungo-Ono, Oita ...

KOCHI -- Western Japan's Kochi Prefecture has teamed up with ... peacefully in the clear waters of Kochi's Shimanto and Niyodo rivers. The light-blue character will cooperate fully in promoting ...

‘Please eat with wasabi or salt first!!!’ It’s midday in Kochi, an agricultural city on Shikoku, the smallest of Japan’s four main islands. I’m at Katsuobune Tosa Tataki Dojo, a ...

There's an annual festival held in the Japanese prefecture of Kochi that culminates with a competition to see who can drink sake the fastest. Men get given 1.8 litres of sake in a big cup and ...

In a land of mountains, forests and fast-flowing rivers, we try our hand at catching ... midsummer ride through Kochi. Let's go! A major attraction is the morning market, held four times a week ...