Kōchi Prefecture (高知県, Kōchi-ken) - A
prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku.
The capital is the city of Kōchi.
Kōchi Prefecture comprises the southwestern part of the
island of Shikoku, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is the
largest but least populous of Shikoku's four prefectures.
Most of the province is mountainous, and in only a few areas
such as around Kōchi and Nakamura is there a coastal plain.
Kōchi is famous for its many rivers.
Eleven cities are located in Kōchi Prefecture:
Aki
Kami
Kōchi (capital)
Kōnan
Muroto
Nankoku
Shimanto
Sukumo
Susaki
Tosa
Tosashimizu
Information source: “Kōchi Prefecture.” wikipedia.org. Article
date: 20 Feb. 2008. Retrieved: Wikipedia. 4 Mar. 2008 <Kōchi Prefecture>. |
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