Tungkol sa lokasyong ito: Kochi Castle
Ang Kochi Castle, itinayo 1611 at muling itinayo 1747, ay isa sa 12 natitirang orihinal na tenshu. Ito ang nag-iisang kastilyo na nagpapanatili sa buong honmaru (panloob na complex); ang nag-iisang lugar kung saan parehong nananatili ang main keep at honmaru palace. Klasiko sa tagsibol na sakura.
Mga pangunahing tampok
- Honmaru keep (18.5 m) — rebuilt 1749, one of Japan's 12 surviving originals, with an irimoya hip-and-gable roof; interior open, with a city panorama from the top
- Honmaru Palace — uniquely at Kochi, both keep and palace survive together within the inner bailey, in elegant shoin-zukuri style with kyo-ma tatami
- Otemon Gate — a designated Important Cultural Property rebuilt in 1801; during cherry-blossom season it frames the keep in the classic «sakura and castle» composition
- About 220 Yoshino cherry trees — selected among Japan's «Top 100 Cherry Blossom Sites,» in full bloom late March to early April with evening illumination
- Sugi-no-Dan stonework — robust black quartzite walls, especially distinctive when overgrown with moss
