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 ...

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 ...