In 2019, before the onset of the pandemic prompted restrictions on inbound tourism to Japan, fewer than 60,000 international visitors made the trip to Kochi Prefecture. The figure, around 0.2 ...

KUROSHIO, Kochi Prefecture--Meet Ikura, a Boston terrier whose idea of a walk on the beach is to help her owner collect discarded or washed up plastic bottles, rather than play fetch with a ball ...

There's an annual festival held in the Japanese prefecture of Kochi that culminates with a competition to see who can drink ...

Kochi is the 12th prefecture in Japan to appoint a "recommended ... The light-blue character will cooperate fully in promoting tourism, local products and regional revitalization.