Kochi Prefecture officials were faced with several obstacles. A standard bridge would have obstructed ship access to the port and obscured its historic scenery. To get around these issues ...

INO, Kochi Prefecture--Stone skipping may be considered a pastime or something one does simply to impress a date during a waterfront stroll. But for others, it is a serious sport. A nonprofit ...

According to preliminary figures from the Japan Tourism Agency, around 130,000 foreign tourists visited Kochi Prefecture in 2023 — about 35% higher than in 2019 before the pandemic. Watch video 7:35 ...

KOCHI -- Western Japan's Kochi Prefecture has teamed up with the character Quagsire from the popular Pokemon franchise to promote the prefecture. The prefecture and The Pokemon Company signed a ...