Kochi, Japan
Kōchi Castle
Kōchi Castle is an Edo Period Japanese castle in the city of Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is located at Otakayama hill, at the center of Kōchi city, which in turn is located at the center of the Kōchi Plain, the most prosperous area of former Tosa Province on the island of Shikoku. From 1601 to 1871, it was the center of Tosa Domain, ruled by the tozama Yamauchi clan under the Tokugawa Shogunate.
- City
- Kochi
- Country
- Japan
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Kochi
- Makino Botanical Garden
- Tosa Shrine
- Chikurin-ji
- The Museum of Art, Kōchi
- Zenrakuji
- Sakamoto Ryōma Memorial Museum
Background: Wikipedia