Neighborhoods, culture & station routes
Kochi — choose your neighborhood
Choose castle-town history and Yosakoi, Godaisan’s botany and pilgrimage heritage, or Ino’s Tosa washi culture.
Before choosing a date
The Paper Museum is scheduled to close for renovation; its physical shop also closes. On the final opening day before closure, 15 November, exhibitions open 09:00–20:30 and the shop 09:00–19:30.
2026-11-16 — 2027-03-31
The MY-YU Bus stop at Kochi Station moves to bus terminal stop 5 on the north side.
2026-11-09 — 2026-11-16
Makino Botanical Garden is closed for maintenance.
2026-11-30 — 2026-11-30
Schedule still needs checking
An undated homepage banner says December 20–25 maintenance and January 1 reopening, while the 2026 annual schedule lists December 27–January 1 closure. Do not assert year-end opening dates without further clarification.
JR Kochi Station · before you set off
These are route patterns, not live itineraries. Check service destinations and operating days before departure. Walking times apply only to the named station-to-venue segment, not the whole district.
Kochi Castle Town & Harimayabashi
Tosa history and Yosakoi culture
What to enjoy
Pair Tosa-domain history at the castle museum with the origins of Yosakoi near Harimayabashi. The Yosakoi center is a permanent venue, not a date-specific festival listing.
Museums & what to learn
Permanent venues, not festival dates. Displays and programs can change.
Kochi Castle Museum of History
Explore Tosa-domain and Kochi history through documents and arts associated with the Yamauchi family.
Kochi Yosakoi Information Exchange Center
Learn how Yosakoi began in Kochi and developed into a wider dance culture.
Getting there: Kochi Castle Town & Harimayabashi · route 1
Take a tram from Kochi-Ekimae to Harimayabashi. Transfer to a service toward Kagamigawabashi, Asakura or Ino, alight at Kochijo-mae and walk approximately 2 minutes.
Getting there: Kochi Castle Town & Harimayabashi · route 2
Walk approximately 15 minutes from JR Kochi Station.
Official sources & current conditions
Checked 2026-10-31. Routes are examples, not live journey results.Godaisan & Makino Botanical Garden
Botany and a hillside pilgrimage temple
The MY-YU Bus stop at Kochi Station moves to bus terminal stop 5 on the north side.
2026-11-09 — 2026-11-16
Makino Botanical Garden is closed for maintenance.
2026-11-30 — 2026-11-30
What to enjoy
Explore plants and the life of botanist Makino Tomitaro, then visit Chikurinji on the Shikoku pilgrimage route. This hillside area combines natural observation and religious heritage.
Museums & what to learn
Permanent venues, not festival dates. Displays and programs can change.
Makino Botanical Garden & Makino Tomitaro Memorial Hall
Observe living plants and explore Makino Tomitaro’s research through notebooks, diaries and reproduced botanical drawings.
Getting there: Godaisan & Makino Botanical Garden · route 1
Take the MY-YU Bus from Kochi Tabi Hiroba on the south side of JR Kochi Station to Makino Botanical Garden Main Gate. On November 9–16, 2026, use station bus terminal stop 5 instead.
Getting there: Godaisan & Makino Botanical Garden · route 2
Use the MY-YU Bus serving Chikurinji from JR Kochi Station. Check the stop, operating schedule and return services.
Official sources & current conditions
Checked 2026-10-31. Routes are examples, not live journey results.Ino & Tosa Washi
Discover the materials and making of washi
The Paper Museum is scheduled to close for renovation; its physical shop also closes. On the final opening day before closure, 15 November, exhibitions open 09:00–20:30 and the shop 09:00–19:30.
2026-11-16 — 2027-03-31
What to enjoy
Explore Ino through Tosa washi. Its paper museum explains the craft’s history and production, but is scheduled to close from November 16, 2026 through March 31, 2027; do not plan a museum visit or workshop during that period.
Museums & what to learn
Permanent venues, not festival dates. Displays and programs can change.
Ino Paper Museum
Learn about Tosa washi through its uses, plant materials, processing and papermaking tools. Unavailable during the stated closure.
Getting there: Ino & Tosa Washi · route 1
Take the JR Dosan Line to Ino, then walk approximately 10 minutes to the paper museum. This visit route is not recommended during the renovation closure.
Official sources & current conditions
Checked 2026-10-31. Routes are examples, not live journey results.