Kochi Prefecture officials were faced with several obstacles. A standard bridge would have obstructed ship access to the port and obscured its historic scenery. To get around these issues ...

The sample Somei-Yoshino cherry trees monitored by the Japanese Meteorological Agency bloomed in the cities of Kochi and Kumamoto ... Miyazaki Prefecture, where the mercury hit 28.3 degrees.

According to preliminary figures from the Japan Tourism Agency, around 130,000 foreign tourists visited Kochi Prefecture in 2023 — about 35% higher than in 2019 before the pandemic. Watch video 7:35 ...