Schedule
Day1: Tokyo-Kochi airport, Stay in Kochi chity.
Day2: If you have a rental car, then you can go around and back to Kochi city.
Day3: go back to Tokyo.
Record
*'Kochi Castle' has been built in 1601 by the first feudal lord, Kazutoyo Yamauchi.
The castle tower and other building are designated as Important Cultural properties.
https://kochipark.jp/kochijyo/
**Katsurahama beach is so famous for the large statue of Ryoma Sakamoto (1836-1867) who is one of the leading spirits in the Meiji Restoration. His statue is looking toward to the pacific ocean since Ryoma Sakamoto always looks abroads in the Edo national isolation period.
https://www.ryoma-kinenkan.jp/
***Susaki city is the typical fishing port and has serious risk of Tsunami attack at Nankai megaquake estimated around in 2030 plusminus 5 years. The residence people have only around 10 minutes to evacuate from the huge height of Tsunami. Therefore they have build the Tunami evacuation tower in the center of the town.
https://www.city.susaki.lg.jp/language/
****Yusuhara is the old town in the deep Shikoku mountains and locates in the road to be left the domain of Tosa (Kochi). Many spirits like Ryoma Sakamoto in the Meiji Restoration have visited the Yusuhara town to leave the domain of Tosa. Unfortunately many of them died violently without seeing the Meiji Restration.
http://tsuno-yoshimura-torataro.com/en/
Ryoma Sakamoto and his colleagues has often used this route. Harimaya bashi (bridge). Kochi castle.
Susaki shore, it is dangerous area during Tsunami disaster. Tsunami evacuation tower. Dericious seafoods.
One wood bridge in the upper stream of Shimanto river. Yusuhara town. The goverment office was designed by Mr. Kengo Kuma who is famous designer in Japan. He also designed the new Olympic stadium in Tokyo.
The old house of Izumi Kakehashi, who was the strong financial supporter of Ryoma Sakamoto and his colleagues.
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