Listings for Kochi (2)

Kochi is one of Japan’s leading breadbaskets, and the main products include eggplant, cucumbers, garlic chives, myoga ginger, shishito peppers, melons, capsicum, spring onions, okra and fruit (citrus, nashi pear etc.). With 84% of Kochi prefecture covered in lush forests, forestry is a vital part of our economy. Also, Kochi has a long history of fishing culture. Kochi annual catch in 2005 amounted to 110,000 tons, earning 48 billion yen. Katsuo (bonito) and tuna are our main catch.