TabiWalkTRAVEL LETTER240 / KŌCHI

Japan · Kōchi

A little travel guide with Tabi

Your first visit
to Kōchi

Start slowly, with one place.
Find a view and a small meal.

Kōchi Castle keep and stone walls in 2008高知市
Easy walkLocal sceneryA small meal

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This guide covers Kōchi City. Begin around the central castle park and market; plan separate transport to Katsurahama and do not treat its coast as a swimming beach.

This guide covers places within Kōchi, rather than places immediately beside your app check-in.

01 · EXPLORE

Three places to begin

Three places with different atmospheres. Start with the one that appeals to you instead of visiting them all.

Kōchi Castle keep and stone walls in 200801

A first-visit stop

Kōchi Castle

高知城

Explore stone walls and a keep with surviving Edo-period castle architecture. The photo dates from 2008. Check park and interior visiting arrangements separately, allowing for hills and steps.

Getting there
Check access to the central castle park

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Katsurahama coast in 201002

A first-visit stop

Katsurahama Park

桂浜公園

A coastal park with ocean views. The 2010 photo predates the 2023 park renewal. The city warns of high waves and strong currents: stay out of the sea and keep away from waves.

Getting there
Check separate transport to the coastal park in Urado

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03

A first-visit stop

Hirome Market

ひろめ市場

Browse regional food in a market of eateries and shops. Follow shared-table and shop guidance; this guide does not guarantee any shop’s quality, current menu or prices.

Getting there
Check market entrances and opening guidance in Obiyamachi

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02 · A LITTLE BITE

What could you try?

Katsuo tataki dish example photographed in Kōchi City in 2025
Dish example; not a shop endorsement or guarantee of current menus or prices.

Katsuo tataki is a Kōchi specialty of bonito seared on the surface and served with condiments. Seasonings vary by shop. The 2025 Kōchi City photo is a dish example, not a shop endorsement or guarantee of current menus or prices. Check ingredients.

Official guide

03 · YOUR FIRST WALK

Keep your first walk simple

Try the castle park area → Hirome Market. Start on public streets around the park’s base and check steps and entry before visiting the keep. Plan Katsurahama separately and keep away from the sea and waves.

Check the walking route

Check actual distances and travel times on the map. This suggested walk is separate from your app movement record.

Before you set off

  • Check current entry rules, opening information and return transport.
  • Choose an outing suited to steps, slopes and weather.
  • Respect worship spaces and photography rules; check food ingredients at the shop.
Sources and photographs

Information checked:

Photo credits

Resized, metadata removed and converted to WebP; display crops vary by screen. Adapted CC BY-SA photos retain the original license.

Photos are historical material dated in the credits, not a guarantee of present scenery or operation. Places without photos use decorative name panels.