Kochi Hotels - Japan

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <h2 align="center">Kochi Hotels</h2> <p>Find a hotel in Kochi, Japan. Get the best discounts on <a href="http://www.hotels-travelnow.com/asia/japan/">Kochi hotels</a> - up to 70% off the regular rate. Make reservations online. Japan travel information.</p> <p><b>Holiday Inn Kochi<br> Hotel Nikko Kochi Asahi Royal</b></p> <p>The castle is still the highlight of any visit to Kochi. To see anything else of interest requires a short journey out of the city centre. The most immediately rewarding trip is to Godai-san-koen , a mountain-top park overlooking the city, and the nearby Chikurin-ji , the 31st temple on the pilgrimage circuit. South of the city lies Katsurahama, with its celebrated beach and Tosa fighting dogs, though in fact the most interesting attraction here is the Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum , dedicated to a local hero of the Meiji Restoration.</p> <p>Kochi-ken is predominantly rural, and the people here are refreshingly down-to-earth, something you'll discover if you time your visit to coincide with a three-hundred-year-old institution, the weekly Sunday market on Kochi's Otesuji-dori when farmers from all over the prefecture bring their produce to town. Even so, the capital is no hick town. On the contrary, Kochi has a distinctly cosmopolitan feel, with its wide, palm-lined avenues, network of rivers and shopping arcades, and gently trundling trams. Also it's well worth attending the Yosokoi Matsuri , Kochi's O-bon festival - with 14,000 plus dancers, it might not be as big as Tokushima's Awa Odori, which it immediately precedes from August 9-12, but it's just as colourful.</p> <p>Baffone , 1-2-10 Yanagimachi. At the Harimaya-bashi end of Kochi's famous drinking street, you can watch the drunken revellers pass by from this continental-style café's outdoor tables. The daily menu is a mixture of French and Italian styles. Around ¥2500 per head.</p> <p>Beans Deli , Harimaya-machi. Good for light lunch or snack, this modern café facing onto a pleasant promenade boasts "the best homemade sandwiches and coffee in town".</p> <p>Hakobe , Obiya-machi Arcade. The place for okonomiyaki and yakisoba . You cook up the dish yourself at the hotplate on your table. Difficult to spend over ¥1000. Closed Wed.</p> <p>Hirome Ichiba , at the end of the Obiya-machi Arcade. Lively market of stalls selling a range of Japanese food and cheap beer; you're almost always guaranteed to find one of the local expat community here. Also has a good Chinese food stall.</p> <p>Jacaranda , Obisan-dori. Small, second-floor restaurant serving set menus of Southeast Asian cuisine. Attention to detail means you pay a little more (around ¥1500) but it's certainly worth it. In the evening, try the nearby garlic restaurant Ninnikuya . Only open for lunch 11.30am-3pm; closed Sun.</p> <p>Jungri-la , Densha-dori. Above the corner pachinko parlour, this pub/restaurant has palms and vines which sprout up and around the large dining space, built around a fake waterfall. The standard izakaya food is a lot less adventurous, but they do serve alligator and have Guinness on tap.</p> <p>Mamma Italia , Nijudai-cho. Opposite the Manhattan Hotel , this stylish Italian is run by an English-speaking chef, who learned his craft in Rome. The speciality is pizza baked in a wood-fired oven. Around ¥2500 a head. Closed Wed.</p> <p>Mephistopheles . Opposite the west end of Obisan-dori. Dark, comfy and convivial, this café serves a wide range of coffees and set-meal menus from as little as ¥650. Occasionally has live music, including jazz. Faust , next to Jacaranda , is run by the same company and very similar. Daily 7am-9.30pm.</p> <p>Tosahan , Obiya-machi Arcade. The place to go to savour Tosa ryori , the local speciality fish cuisine.</p> </body>