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Sunday · 2026/11/01

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Expo & Convention · Kochi · Shikoku

Kochi Anicre

Kochi's anime festival presents the prefecture as an emerging animation hub, drawing thousands of visitors to creator collaborations and industry booths.

Kochi · 11–12 Apr 2027

Shopping · Kochi · Shikoku

Hirome Market

Food market in Kochi with 65 stalls serving local dishes such as seared bonito and country-style sushi, eaten at shared tables from day into the evening.

Kochi

Festival · Kochi · Shikoku

Yosakoi Festival

Every August, Kochi fills with dance: thousands of performers move through the streets with clacking naruko, in a carnival that reinvents itself each year.

Kochi · 9–12 Aug 2027

Castle · Kochi · Shikoku

Kochi Castle

The only castle in Japan whose honmaru buildings all survive in original form, including the tenshu and the daimyo palace, with no post-war reconstruction.

Kochi

Expo & Convention

Kochi Anicre

Kochi's anime festival presents the prefecture as an emerging animation hub, drawing thousands of visitors to creator collaborations and industry booths.

11–12 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKochi

Festival

Yosakoi Festival

Every August, Kochi fills with dance: thousands of performers move through the streets with clacking naruko, in a carnival that reinvents itself each year.

9–12 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKochi

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Castle

Kochi Castle

The only castle in Japan whose honmaru buildings all survive in original form, including the tenshu and the daimyo palace, with no post-war reconstruction.

Kochi

Shopping

Hirome Market

Food market in Kochi with 65 stalls serving local dishes such as seared bonito and country-style sushi, eaten at shared tables from day into the evening.

Kochi

Festival

Okawakami Birafu Shrine Autumn Grand Festival

Featuring an Intangible Folk Cultural Property procession, this November festival unites a community through ceremony, dance, and spiritual communion.

3 Nov 2026Kami · Kochi

Expo & Convention

Kochi Anicre

Kochi's anime festival presents the prefecture as an emerging animation hub, drawing thousands of visitors to creator collaborations and industry booths.

11–12 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKochi

Festival

Yosakoi Festival

Every August, Kochi fills with dance: thousands of performers move through the streets with clacking naruko, in a carnival that reinvents itself each year.

9–12 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKochi

Castle

Kochi Castle

The only castle in Japan whose honmaru buildings all survive in original form, including the tenshu and the daimyo palace, with no post-war reconstruction.

Kochi

Shrine

Okawakami Birafu Shrine

A revered Kochi shrine with 10th-century origins, featuring a prefectural cultural property hall and an annual autumn festival.

Kami · Kochi

Museum

Ino Paper Museum

Museum dedicated to traditional Japanese papermaking featuring displays of techniques, history, and opportunities to create paper yourself.

Ino · Kochi

Museum

Yanase Takashi Memorial Hall Anpanman Museum

A museum dedicated to Anpanman, the superhero character created by Yanase Takashi, featuring original illustrations and interactive exhibits.

Kami · Kochi

Shopping

Hirome Market

Food market in Kochi with 65 stalls serving local dishes such as seared bonito and country-style sushi, eaten at shared tables from day into the evening.

Kochi