Kōchi Prefecture
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| Kōchi Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Kōchi | ||||||||
| Region | Shikoku | ||||||||
| Island | Shikoku | ||||||||
| Governor | Masanao Ozaki | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 7,104.87 km² (14th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 0.2% | ||||||||
| Population (October 1, 2005) | |||||||||
| - Population | 796,196 (45th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 115 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 6 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 34 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-39 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.kochi.lg.jp/english/ | ||||||||
| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Yamamomo (Myrica rubra) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Yanase Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha) | ||||||||
| - Fish | |||||||||
 Symbol of Kōchi Prefecture |
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Kōchi Prefecture (高知県 Kōchi-ken) is a prefecture in the Shikoku region of Japan on the island of Shikoku.[1] The capital city is Kōchi.[2]
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History[change]
Before to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province.[3]
Geography[change]
Kōchi is in the southwestern part of Shikoku. The prefecture faces the Pacific Ocean. Ehime Prefecture is to the northwest. Tokushima Prefecture is to the northeast.
Mount Inamura (Inamura-yama) is the highest peak in the prefecture. Its height is 1,506 m (4,941 ft) above sea level.[4]
The head of the Yoshino River is in Kōchi.[5]
Cities[change]
Towns and villages[change]
These are the towns and villages in each district.
National Parks[change]
National Parks are established in about 7% of the total land area of the prefecture.[6]
Shrines and Temples[change]
Tosa jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [7]
Related pages[change]
References[change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōchi prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 538; Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO), Kōchi Prefecture, Regional Information; retrieved 2012-4-6.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Kōchi" at p. 538.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ World Index, Imamura-yama; retrieved 2011-211-29.
- ↑ Berga, L. (2006). Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century, Vol. 1, p. 41.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-2-9.
Other websites[change]
Media related to Kochi prefecture at Wikimedia Commons- Kōchi Prefecture (English); (Japanese)
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