Nankoku, Kōchi

Nankoku 南国市
City
View of Tosa Bay and Pacific Ocean from Zenjibu Temple
Flag Seal
Location of Nankoku in Kōchi Prefecture
Nankoku Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°35′N 133°38′E
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Kōchi Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Toshihito Hashizume
Area
• Total	125.35 km2 (48.40 sq mi)
Population  (1 February 2021)
• Total	47,776
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	2301 Ōsone Kō, Nankoku-shi, Kōchi-ken 783-8501
Website	www.city.nankoku.lg.jp
Symbols
Bird	Onagadori (Long tail chicken)
Flower	Tachibana (Citrus tachibana)
Tree	Yamamomo

Nankoku (南国市, Nankoku-shi) is a city located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Strong in the fishing industry and the market industry, Nankoku-shi supplies most of Kochi's agricultural needs, because of the amount of fields and plantations. Kōchi Ryōma Airport, which serves the city of Kochi, is located southeast of Nankoku-shi. The city was formally named on October 1, 1959. As of 1 February 2021, the city has an estimated population of 47‚776, with 21‚952 households and a population density of 380 persons per km². The total area is 125.35 km².

Transport

Downtown of Nankoku

Kōchi Airport

Gomen Station

Airport

• Kōchi Ryōma Airport

Railway

JR Shikoku

• Dosan Line

Tosa Kuroshio Railway

• Tosa Kuroshio Railway Asa Line

Tosaden Kōtsū

• Tosaden Kōtsū Gomen Line

Tourism

Tosa Kokubunji

• Kōchi Prefectural Museum of History
• Okō Castle : Chōsokabe clan's prime castle
• Tosa Kokubunji
• Zenjibuji

Notable people from Nankoku

• Hiroshi Miyama, enka singer
• Yuji Okabayashi, professional wrestler

External links

• Nankoku City official website (in Japanese)
• Kitaro Shikoku Peace Bell Project
• Geographic data related to Nankoku, Kōchi at OpenStreetMap
• Nankoku travel guide from Wikivoyage