Kōchi Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Kōchi
Kōchi is a city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, home to about 326,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Kōchi.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- KCZ13 km · Kochi Ryoma Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Kōchi
Kōchi is the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture located on the island of Shikoku in Japan. With over 40% of the prefectural population, Kōchi is the main commercial and industrial centre and the "primate city" of the prefecture.
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site. Clicking on "Multilingual Information" link leads to the prefecture's tourism website.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Kōchi
See
- Kochi Castle
- Museum of Art, Kochi
- Tosa Shrine
- Zenraku-ji
- Sakamoto Ryoma's Hometown Museum
- Harimayabashi Bridge
- Chikyū 33 Banchi
- Kochi People's and Liberty Museum
- Hamaguchi Osachi House
- Sekkei-ji
- Chikurin-ji
- Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden
Do
- Yosakoi Matsuri
- Sunday Market
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Places to stay in Kōchi
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
|---|
| Toyoko Inn Kochi hotel |
Where to stay
More hotels in Kōchi
11 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Nikko Kochi Asahi Royal | 1.7 km | |
| Auberge Tosayama | 9.4 km | |
| Comfort Hotel Kochi | 1.6 km | |
| Dormy Inn Kochi Dormy Inn | 0.8 km | |
| En Hostel & Bar | 1.6 km | |
| Jyoseikan | 0.7 km | |
| Kochi Ryoma Hotel | 1.6 km | |
| Royal Hotel Tosa | 23.9 km | |
| Sansuien | 0.4 km | |
| Sanyoso | 15.8 km | |
| The Crown Palais New Hankyu Kochi | 0.2 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Kōchi
Kōchi has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; June is the wettest, with about 319 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kōchi: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kochi Ryoma Airport (KCZ), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Matsuyama Airport (MYJ, 83 km) and Takamatsu Airport (TAK, 86 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Pint-sized Kōchi Ryōma Airport (KCZ) has flights from Osaka-Itami, Tokyo-Haneda, Nagoya-Komaki and Fukuoka. Buses to Kochi station (35-45 min, ¥700) leave roughly twice an hour. The JR Dosan Line (土讃線) runs down from Okayama on Honshu via Takamatsu and the Oboke gorge, passing through Kochi on its way to the terminus Kubokawa. The fastest way to get to Kochi from Okayama is to take the Nanpu Limited Express train, which departs every hour. It costs ¥5990 (no cost with the Japan Rail Pass) and takes 2½ hours.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
KCZ · Kochi Ryoma Airport
MYJ · Matsuyama Airport
TAK · Takamatsu Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Kōchi
Drink
Denizens of Kochi drink a lot; see the prefecture article for the full scoop. Gokkun-Umajimura (ごっくん馬路村) is a famous non-alcoholic drink. It is made of yuzu which is a kind of citrus fruit and is well-known product in Umajimura, Kochi. It tastes sweet-and-sour so that is easy to drink for everyone, from little children to old people. It is sold in every place in Kochi, for example supermarkets, stations and airport. It's fantastic when mixed with shochu on the rocks.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Questions
Kōchi: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kōchi?
Kōchi has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; June is the wettest, with about 319 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kōchi?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kochi Ryoma Airport (KCZ), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Matsuyama Airport (MYJ, 83 km) and Takamatsu Airport (TAK, 86 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kōchi?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Kōchi
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.