Tourist attractions in Tosashimizu, Kōchi
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| Tosashimizu (土佐清水市, Tosashimizu-shi) is a city located in the southwest of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 12,407 in 7004 households, and a population density of 47 persons per km². The total area of the city is 266.34 square kilometres (102.83 sq mi). | ||||||
| population：11,634人 area：266.34km2 | ||||||
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Tosashimizu, Kōchi in Temple
| 1．Kongōfuku-ji ・Tosashimizu, Kōchi-ken ・Shingon, Chisan sect | ||||||
| Kongōfuku-ji (金剛福寺) is a Buzan Shingon temple in Tosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Temple 38 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the deity that is worshipped at this temple is Sahasra-bhuja, or Senju Kannon Bosatsu (千手観音菩薩) in Japanese.[1] The temple is said to have been founded by Gyōki in 822. | ||||||
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Tosashimizu, Kōchi in coast
| 2．Cape Ashizuri | ||||||
| Cape Ashizuri (足摺岬, Ashizuri-misaki) is a headland at the southernmost tip[1] of the Japanese island of Shikoku, in the city of Tosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture.[1] The promontory extends into the Pacific Ocean[2] and is situated within Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park.[1] Above the cape is Cape Ashizuri Lighthouse [ja], which started operating in 1914,[3] and two observatories,[2] while a short distance inland stand Kongōfuku-ji, the thirty-eighth temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage,[4] and a bronze statue of Nakahama Manjirō, who was born nearby.[5] Due to coastal erosion, there are a number of caves around the cape, including Hakusan Cave [ja], said to be the largest granite cave in the country and a Prefectural Natural Monument.[6][7] | ||||||
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