University of Kochi, Kōchi

Name: University of Kochi
Address: Kōchi, Japan

#20 among attractions in Kōchi

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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. In April 2011, the school changed its name from Kochi Women's University and became coeducational. ()

Local name: 高知県立大学 Established: 1949 (75 years ago)Coordinates: 33°31'49"N, 133°34'59"E

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Nearby attractions include: Kōchi Castle, Sakamoto Ryōma Memorial Museum, Ryōma's Birthplace Memorial Museum, Kōchi Castle Museum of History.

3.7 miNW
Historic site with exhibits and city views
Kōchi Castle, Kōchi
94 min walk • Kōchi Castle is a castle located in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.
2.4 miS
Museum, History museum
Sakamoto Ryōma Memorial Museum, Kōchi
62 min walk • The Sakamoto Ryōma Memorial Museum opened in the grounds of the former Urado Castle in Katsurahama, Kōchi, Japan on 15 November 1991. The collection includes correspondence and other documents by Sakamoto Ryōma and his contemporaries and there is also a library of over two thousand books relating to the Meiji Restoration.
3.8 miNW
Museum, History museum
Ryōma's Birthplace Memorial Museum, Kōchi
97 min walk • Ryōma's Birthplace Memorial Museum opened in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan in 2004. It is dedicated to the life and times of Sakamoto Ryōma and to the local area of Kami-machi and Kōchi more generally during the Bakumatsu period.
3.5 miNW
Museum
Kōchi Castle Museum of History, Kōchi
89 min walk • Kōchi Castle Museum of History opened in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, in 2017. Located beside the main gate of Kōchi Castle, the collection tells the history of the Tosa Domain and of the Prefecture, and comprises the 67,000 items formerly preserved, researched, and exhibited at the Tosa Yamauchi Family Treasury and Archives.
4.3 miN
Temple
Zenraku-ji, Kōchi
109 min walk • Zenrakuji is a Shingon Buddhist Temple located in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan. It is the 30th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
3.6 miNW
Museum
Kōchi Literary Museum, Kōchi
92 min walk • Kōchi Literary Museum opened in the grounds of Kōchi Castle, Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan in 1997. It is dedicated to the men of letters and literary life of the area from Tosa Nikki, through locally born Five Mountains master Gidō Shūshin, up until today.
3.1 miSW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Sekkei-ji, Kōchi
79 min walk • Sekkei-ji is a Shingon Buddhist Temple located in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan. It is the 33rd temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
5 miNE
Forts and castles
Okō Castle, Nankoku
128 min walk • Okō Castle was a castle structure in Nankoku Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Located on a 97-meter mountain. The site was designated a National Historic Site. It was the original base of power for the Chōsokabe clan who were feudal lords of Tosa Province and famous as the birthplace of the warlord Chōsokabe Motochika.
1.2 miN
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Chikurin-ji, Kōchi
30 min walk • 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. The temple is said to have been founded by Gyōki in the early eighth century. The temple houses a number of important sculptures and its late Edo-period gardens are a Natural Monument.
1.2 miN
Garden, Park, Botanical garden
Makino Botanical Garden, Kōchi
30 min walk • 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.
2.2 miN
Museum, Art museum
The Museum of Art, Kōchi
56 min walk • 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. The permanent collection includes works by local artists as well as Marc Chagall and there is also a stage for Noh and other performances.