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Nankoku

Nankoku is a city located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

Nankoku
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The place

Nankoku is a city located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 46‚459 in 22499 households and a population density of 370 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 125.30 square kilometres (48.38 sq mi).

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Nankoku

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Kōchi Castle

    Kōchi Castle is an Edo Period Japanese castle in the city of Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is located at Otakayama hill, at the center of Kōchi city, which in turn is located at the center of the Kōchi Plain, the most prosperous area of former Tosa Province on the island of Shikoku.

    9.8 km · Japanese castle in Kōchi city · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Chikurin-ji Temple

    Chikurin-ji is a Shingon temple in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Temple 31 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Monju Bosatsu.

    6.6 km · Shingon temple in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 31 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    The Museum of Art, Kōchi

    The Museum of Art, Kōchi was established in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan in 1993. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.

    6.1 km · art museum in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Tosa Shrine

    Tosa jinja is a Shinto shrine located in the Ichinomiya-shinane neighborhood in the northeastern part of the city of Kochi, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of the former Tosa Province.

    5.3 km · Shinto shrine in Ikku-shinane, Kōchi, Japan · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Zenjibu-ji Temple

    Zenjibu-ji is a Shingon Buddhist Temple located in Nankoku, Kōchi, Japan. It is the 32nd temple of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.

    6.6 km · Shingon temple in Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 32 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Tosa Kokubun-ji Temple

    Tosa Kokubun-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Chisan-ha sect, and its honzon is a statue of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu.

    1.8 km · Shingon temple in Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 29 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Makino Botanical Garden

    The Makino Botanical Garden, also known as the Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located at Godaisan 4200-6, Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is open to the public daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged.

    6.6 km · garden in Kōchi, Japan · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Dainichi-ji Temple

    Dainichi-ji is a Shingon Buddhist Temple located in Kōnan, Kōchi, Japan. It is the 28th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.

    6.7 km · Shingon temple in Kōnan, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 28 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Zenraku-ji Temple

    Zenrakuji is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan. It is the 30th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.

    5.3 km · Shingon temple in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 30 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    University of Kochi

    University of Kochi is a public university in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1944, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.

    7.5 km · public university in Kōchi, Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Nankoku

Airports
Kochi Ryoma (KCZ), 5 km · Takamatsu (TAK), 79 km · Matsuyama (MYJ), 90 km
Stations
Kōchi Airport, 5.3 km · Gomen Station, 1.2 km · Kōchi Station, 8.5 km · Iriake Station, 9.7 km · Tosa-Nagaoka Station, 2.8 km
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No local-transport research exists yet for Nankoku

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Nankoku. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Muuido and the Incheon islandsKR

    9 ways of moving, 20 sources

    778 km
  2. 02
    Zamami and the Kerama IslandsJP

    12 ways of moving, 19 sources

    1,020 km
  3. 03
    Taketomi and the Yaeyama islandsJP

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    1,385 km
  4. 04
    Matsu IslandsTW

    9 ways of moving, 34 sources

    1,552 km
  5. 05
    SakhalinRU

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    1,682 km

If you know how people move in Nankoku – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Nankoku

Nankoku is 10 km from Kochi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Kōchi-shicapital city of Kochi Prefecture, Japan9.8 km
  • Kamicity in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan5.4 km
  • Kōnan-shicity in Kochi Prefecture, Japan6.6 km
  • Akaokadissolved municipality in Kami district, Kōchi prefecture, Japan9.3 km
  • Tosayamadadissolved municipality in Kami district, Kōchi prefecture, Japan5.4 km
  • Yoshikawadissolved municipality in Kami district, Kōchi prefecture, Japan7.7 km